ESSEX FOLLOW-ON.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 201, 25 August 1931, Page 1

ESSEX FOLLOW-ON.

Last Four Wickets Fall for 10 Runs. STRONG BOWLING ATTACK. (Special to Press Association.) (Received August 25, 9.5 a.m.) SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, August 24. The New Zealand bowlers definitely held the upper hand against Essex when the match was continued today. Pope was dismissed shortly after lunch by a low catch by Matheson at square leg off Vivian. Nichols and Bray were the only others to offer any resistance to the accurate bowling of Vivian and Merritt. Vivian was exceptionally steady. He bowled twenty-nine overs, including fourteen maidens, The last four wickets fell for ten runs. Eastman was unable to bat owing to an injured hand. The innings lasted 195 minutes. Lowry enforced a follow on, and Essex batted for an hour before stumps were drawn. Merritt again bowled well, and deserved more than one wicket. The weather throughout was bitterly cold and there were several adjournments on account of light showers. The attendance was four thousand. Scores: — NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. C. S. Dempster, b Smith 88 G. L. Weir, b Nichols 34 J. L. Kerr, b Nichols 7 M. L. Page, lbw b Daer 22 H. G. Vivian, c Daer b Eastman . . 5 T. C. Lowry, c Bray b Nichdls . . 129 R. O. Talbot, c Pope b O'Connor . . 49 4. E. Mills, lbw b Daer 36 A. M. Matheson, b Nichols 0 W. E. Merritt, c and b Nichols .. 7 I. B. Cromb, not out 19 Extras 16 Total 412 Bowling analysis.—Nichols, five for 75; Daer, two for 80; Eastman, one for S 3; Smith, one for 80;; O’Connor, one for 62; Crabtree, none for 16. ESSEX. First Innings. N. G. Wykes, b Matheson 16 G. N. Crabtree, b Matheson 2 O’Connor, b Merritt l D. F. Pope, c Matheson b Vivian .. 33 C. Bray, c Mills b Vivian 27 M. S. Nichols, »t Lowry b Merritt . . 40 H. W. F. Franklin, c Lowry b Vivian 16 A. G. Daer, not out 8 J. R. Sheffield, lbw b Merritt 1 H. T. O. Smith, c Cromb b Vivian . . 1 L. C. Eastman (absent hurt) .... 0 Extras 5 Total 150 Bowling analysis.—Matheson, two for 29; Cromb, none for 15; Merritt, three for 65; Vivian, four for 36. Second Innings. N. G. Wykes, b Merritt 18 D. F. Pope, not out 31 G. W. Crabtree, not out 3 Extras j Total for one ticket 53