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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19846, 21 May 1927, Page 8

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NEW ZEALAND S LEAD CAMBRIDGE MAKES RECOVERY BLUNT IN GOOD FORM. IMPROVEMENT TN FIELDING... The New Zealand team made a great effort to get the Cambridge eleven out quickly in order to compel them to follow on. T*ie attempt was. however, frustrated, but the Cambridge score was sixty short of the visitors’ total. The Dominion tourists had scored 151 for four wickets when stumps -were drawn on the second day. SCORES. New Zealand 315 and 4 for 151 Cambridge ....~- 255 LONDON, May 19. On resuming the New Zealand bowlers met with such success before lunch ihat six wickets had fallen for 137 at the adjournment, and it looked certain that Cambridge would have to follow on. With this in prospect Seabrook changed his tactics after two more wickets had gone, while Machin, the tenth man, stonewalled determinedly. The former hit out merrily and helped himself to runs freely. Blundell was tried, but met with no success, and the pair, adding 106 for the ninth wicket, pulled the game round. Seabrook, who was eventually caught off Bernau, saved his side by remaining for two hours and compiling 106, which included eleven fours. Blunt and Merritt both bowled with much success and were able to turn the ball markedly.

On going in again Blunt was in his best form and made Mills look like a mere plodder. He accounted for 50 out of the first 70, and went on batting with the greatest confidence while wickets were going cheaply. He left at 112, of which his share was 72, made in 110 minutes, and including nine boundaries. James and Dempster then offered a good resistance and advanced the total without further loss to four wickets for 151 runs. The New Zealand fielding is improving appreciably, but the need of a really first-class bowler is still a great handicap. Details are as follow: Cambridge. First Innings. Morgan, 1.b.w.. b Merritt 3 Dawson, run out 57 Killick, c McGirr, b Bernau 0 Long Rigg, c James, b Blunt 34 Cobbold, b Merritt 5 Robins, 1.b.w., b Blunt 0 Seabrook, c James, b Bernau 106 Longfield, c Dempster, b Merritt 7 Allom, b Merritt 6 Machin, b Blunt 24 Lowe, not 0ut.... 2 Extras .... u Total 255 Bowling Analysis.—Merritt took four wickets for 77 runs; Blunt, three for 44; Bernau two for 46; Blundell, none for 33; McGirr, none for 28; and Lowry none for 16. New Zealand. First Innings ... 315 Second Innings. Blunt, b Longfield 72 Mills, c Robins, b Allom 37 Lowry, b Robins 7 Page, c Long Rigg, b Morgan 9 James, not out 21 Dempster, not out ]»; Extras „ 9 Total, four wickets for 151