New Zealanders Pile On 476 In Match Against Northumberland Eleven.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18189, 23 June 1927, Page 1

New Zealanders Pile On 476 In Match Against Northumberland Eleven.

COUNTY BOWLERS FLOGGED BY DASHING DOMINION BATSMEN.

Against Northumberland, the New Zealanders made 476 in exhilarating fashion. Blunt’s fine score of 195 makes his total for the tour 1002.

By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.

Aus. and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received June 23. noon.) LONDON# June 22. The New Zealanders began their latch-against Northumberland at New-astle-on-Tyne to-day. The attendance 'as 3000.

Winning the toss, with a perfect v.'icet and under splendid weather ccndiions, the visitors gave a most sparkling xhibition of batting. Blunt opened ith Dempster, and this pair rattled n 62 for the first wicket in half an our, the latter hitting one sixer and vc fours in his total of 21).

Associated with Page, Blunt saw 100 3 up in an hour, but was twice missed,

at point and in the slips. After this he went on in his busiest style, reaching his century in ninety-five minutes. This partnership was responsible for 122 in sixty-five minutes. Page was eventually out to a brilliant catch by Machonachie in the slips. . Lowry then joined Blunt, and by lunch time the score was two for 213, which eloquently testified to the aggressiveness of the batsmen. On resuming the most forceful display of the day was given, 154 more being piled on in an hour and a quarter before Blunt was caught when just on the threshold of his double century, lie simply flogged the bowling, hitting one six and thirty-three fours. IJis splendid innings lasted three hours, and averaged over a run a minute. *■ Lowry also played another aggressive innings and was stumped on the eve of another century. At the tea adjournment the score had reached five for 300, but, with the exception of Merritt, the tail end did not do much and the innings closed for 476. On going in Bruce batted well for the county, but rain caused stumps to be drawn with the score 50 for one wicket. Scores:— NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. R. O. Blunt, c Bruce, b M'Conachie 105 C. S. Dempster, b Hetherton .... 29 M. L. Page, c Machonachie, b Iletherton 36 T. O. Lowry, stpd Peacock, b Milne 05 C. Oliver, b Towler 3 O. Alcott, c and b Milne 21 W. E. Merritt, not out 3S E. IT. Bcrnau, c Hetherton, b Milne 1 K. C. James, c Machonachie, b Milne 32 W. Cunningham, c Milne, b Iletherton '. 3 M. L. Henderson, b Maconachie .. 15 Extras 28 Total 476

Bowling analysis—Milne, four wickets for 147 runs: Hetherton. three for 157; Towler, one for 50; Maconachie, two for

NORTHUMBERLAND. First Innings. T. Maconochie, c Blunt, b Page .. 0 J. B. Bruce, not out 33 C. F. Stranger-Leathes, not out .. 3 Extras 5 Total for one wicket .... 50