NEW ZEALAND BEATEN BY EIGHTY-TWO RUNS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18182, 15 June 1927, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND BEATEN BY EIGHTY-TWO RUNS.

SECOND INNINGS AGAINST NORTHANTS SAW VISITORS MAKE SMALLEST SCORE OF TOUR TO DATE. Deadly bowling proved too much for the New Zealander.* at Kettering. They were beaten by 82 runs. The Leicestershire match begins to-day. It will be interesting to see whether Geary, the English test player, is included in the county team.

By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright Aus. and N.Z. Cable Association. : (Recevied June 15, noon.) LONDON, June 14. Though the wicket was somewhat worn, it played truly enough and con sequently the New Zealanders’ display was a great disappointment. Blunt played a restrained, confident game, but Lowry failed to settle down. He attempted one big hit but mistimed it so badly that he fell back on the deensive game. M’Girr and Dacre established a partnership which promised for a while to save the game. M’Girr, who realised his responsibility, batted especially well, but still full of confidence. He scored eleven from one of Jupp's overs. Dacre hit a sixer and then -fell to To well. The batting after lunch was rather scratchy and the game reached an undistinguished conclusion. Northants’ bowling was steady and the good length bowlers sometimes got much work on the ball, but this did not account for the New Zealanders’ poor showing. The match will long be remembered at Kettering for its sporting qualities. Scores:— NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. First Innings. C. N. Woolley, c James b Blunt .. 24 A. C. L Wills, b Alcott 68 B Bellamy, c Page b Blunt 14 V. W. C. Jupp, c Alcott b Blunt .. 31 F. Walden, c Lowry b Alcott .... 2 W. W Timms, c Oliver b Blunt .. 55 Tow r ell, c James b Blunt 0 F A Pennington, b Blunt 0 P. A. Wright, c Page b Blunt .... 9 Matthews, c James b Merritt .... 28 A. E. Thomas, not out 4 Extras 2 Total 237 Bowling analysis—M’Girr no wickets for 13 runs; Alcott, two for 46; Page, none for 13: Oliver, none for 9; Blunt, seven for 109: Bernau, none for 9; Merritt, one for 36. Second Innings. C. N. Woolley, c James b Blunt .. 34 A. C. L. Wills, b Merritt 7 B. Bellamy, lbw b Merritt 0 F. Walden, b Page 43 W. W. Timms, stpd James b Merritt 46 Towell, run out 0 V. W. C. Jupp, b Blunt 17 F. A. Pennington, c Oliver b Merritt 33 P. A. Wright, b M’Girr 43 Matthews, c Bernau b Page .... 7 A. E. Thomas, not out 10 Extras 20 Total 260 Bowling analysis.—M’Girr. one wicket for 30 runs; Bernau, none for 29; Merritt, four for 63; Alcott, none for 36; Blunt, two for 72; Page, two for 10. NEW ZEALAND. First innings.

Bowling anah-sis.—Matthews, no wickets for 17 runs; Wright, none for 61; Thomas, one ior 35: Jupp, seven for 92; Towell, two for 7; Wills, none for 28.

Bowling analysis—Wright, one for 19; Towell, three for 56; Jupp, three for 56; Thomas, three for 29. A CORRECTION. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright Aus. and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, June 14. The following official correction has been issued:—ln Northants* second innings Jupp was bowled by Blunt for 37 runs, consequently the bowling analysis is: Merritt foul' for 63, Blunt two for 72. LEICESTERSHIRE HAVE A STRONG ELEVEN. Although Leicestershire came thirteenth in the county championship last season the New Zealanders are not like- : ly to find them an easy team to beat, ! that is, if the county field their strongest side against the tourists. The match between Leicestershire and New Zealand will be begun at Leicester today and will be continued to-morrow and on Friday. On the batting side Leicestershire were a weak team last season, but their bowling was so good that it had to be treated with respect by even the strongest of the county teams. Had their batsmen been more reliable, Leicestershire would undoubtedly have finished much higher up in the county championship. Leicestershire played twenty-eight county matches last season. won five, lost twelve, ten were diawn and one was abandoned. So far this season the team appear to be doing better, as out of eight county matches that they have played they have won six, lost one and drawn one. They have beaten Worcestershire, Gloucestershire. Sussex, Essex, Glamorgan and Northamptonshire, have been beaten by Surrey, one of the strongest county teams in England, and have drawn w’ith Hampshire. In addition, they have beaten the Oxford University eleven. Leicestershire have several bowlers of more than average ability, but two who stand out above the rest are G. Geary and W. E. Astill. The name of Geary is known to all followers of the game. He is one of the best bowlers in England today, anji he is also a

good batsman. He played for England in the third and fifth tests against the Australians last year. Though he did not meet with much success with the ball in either test, in the third he assisted Macaulav in a ninth wicket partnership for 108, which extricated England from a very awkward situation. Geary has headed the Leicestershire bowling averages for the last four seasons, and he has also made marked progress as a batsman during recent ' e - a £ S ' * s a - me^uai pace bowler with a high delivery and an easy ackeeps an accurate length, and, if the wicket is at all tricky, his bowling is by no means easy to play. Last season Geary took 103 wickets at a cost of 1831 runs for Leicestershire in county games, an average of 17.77. This season against Sussex he took five wickets for 45 runs. Astill is the best all-rounder in the Leicestershire team. Last year, for the I sixth season in succession, Astill scorj ed over 1000 runs and took over 100 wickets in first-class matches. In county matches for Leicestershire last | season he scored 1196 runs, and his average was 31.47. He also took 93 wickets for 2308 runs, an average of 23.55. lie appears to be playing well ! t “ ls season, as against Worcestershire he took six wickets for 30 runs and scored 101 not out against Hampshire an » no * ou * against Glamorgan. Besides Geary and Astill, Leicestershire have a quartette of good bowlers in A. Skelding, H. C. Snary, F. Bale and A. Shipman. Injuries prevented Skelding from playing regularly for Leicestershire last year, but, when he did play, he was most useful to his side as bowler, and he came out secon l to Geary in the bowling averages f r the season. During the present sea?' n Skelding met with marked success against Gloucestershire, when he took five wickets for 32 runs and six for 38. He also took six for 93 against Essex, five for 67 against Glamorgan, five for S 5 against Northamptonshire, and five for 103 against Surrey. Though he met with fair success as a batsman, Shipman did not do a great deal with the ball last season. He has one or two good bowling performances to his credit this season, three for 15 v. Worcestershire, five for 36 v. Oxford University, and four for 19 v. Glamorgan. He also made 108 against Essex. Snary is a good steady bowler, who requires careful watching, and Bale is a slow lefthander, who adds variety to an otherwise right-handed attack. E. W. Dawson, who made 57 not out and 107 for Cambridge University against the New Zealanders, also plays for Leicestershire, but probably his engagements to the University team will prevent him from taking part in today’s game. He took part in 12 matches for Leicestershire last season, and was one of their most successful batsmen. E. G. Hayes, the ex-Surrey player, and coach to the Leicestershire team, played in five matches for Leicestershire last season and headed the batting averages, his figure being 36.28. Hayes is now fully fifty j'ears of age, but last season he played with much of that old dash which made him such h useful batsman to Surrey. G. B, F. Rudd and C. H. Taylor, the Oxford “blue,” both batted well for Leicestershire last season, but, like Dawson, they were unable to play regularly for their county. If Leicestershire had had the services of these three throughout the season, they might have done much better. T. E. Sidwell was wicketkeeper for Leicestershire last season, and in this capacity he was a big help to the bowlers. He also met with fair success with the bat. In N. F. Armstrong, Leicestershire have a promising young batsman, who is thought to have a future of considerable possibilities in front of him. The other day, against Northamptonshire, he made 113 not out. L. G. Berry and G. 11. S. Fowke, who captained Leicestershire last season, are both fairly good batsmen.

N.Z. TEAM WORTHY OF COUNTIES’ STEEL.

« SPORTING LIFE ” GIVES EXPLANATION. Ey Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. A.P.A. and Sydney " Sun ” Cables. LONDON, June 14 In replying to the criticism that the leading players are being omitted from the county cricket teams against the New Zealanders, “Sporting Life” hastens to give an assurance that the sole intention is to give the bowlers a rest, which is badly needed owing to the unj usually hard grounds. The idea that the counties can win I as they please against the New Zealanders is not held here. The visitor* have proved worthy of the steel of any county side.

AUSTRALIAN XI. BEATS MALAYA EASILY.

By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright Aus. and N.Z. Cable Association. SINGAPORE. June 13 In their match against Northern Malaya. the Australians made 346 for seven wickets, declared. Northern Malaya in their first innings made 50. Macartney took seven wickets for 10, Andrews three for S. In their second innings. Northern Malaya made 168 for eight wickets. Macartney took four wickets for 41.

J. E. Mills, b Jupp R. C. Blunt, lbw b Jupp T. C. Lowry, b Towell M. L. Page, b Jupp K. C. James, b Jupp 7 C. C. Dacre, c Walden b Jupp .. ... 31 H. M. M'Girr, c and b Jupp .. 19 C. Oliver, lbw b Towell .. 30 C. Alcott, c and b Jupp E. H. Bernau, not out .. 34 \V. E. Merritt, b Thomas Total

Second Innings. T. E. Mills, b Wright 0 R. C. Blunt, b Jupp 25 T C. Lowry, c Jupp b Thomas 13 M L, Page, c Bellamy b Thomas 7 C. Oliver, b Thomas 0 II. M. MGirr, c Pennington b Jupp 30 C. C. Dacre, b Towell 32 K H. Bernau, c Wills b Towell .. 18 Iv. C. James, b Jupp VI C. Alcott, b Towell 8 W. E. Merritt, not out 9 Total IGi