THROWN AWAY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19868, 16 June 1927, Page 5

THROWN AWAY

SPORTING CRICKET New Zealanders Lose Match With Northamptonshire VISITORS’ BATTING WEAK New Zealand cricket enthusiasts, though naturally disappointed that the touring team in Britain suffered defeat in their match with Northamptonshire, will nevertheless be pleaded that the sporting spirit in which the visitors have treated the batting has appealed to spectators. As with the eleventh game, at Kettering, the whole of the tour will be remembered by the sporting qualities displayed. Scores. Northants 237 and 269 New Zealand 251 and 164 LONDON, June 14. Though the wicket was somewhat worn it played truly enough, and consequently the New Zealanders’ display in their second innings against Northamptonshire was a great disappointment. Blunt played a restrained, confident game, but Lowry failed to settle down. Ho attempted one bit hit, but mistimed it so badly that he fell back on the defensive game.

MeGirr and Dacre established a partnership which promised for a while to save the game. MeGirr, who realised his responsibility, batted especially well, but was still full of confidence. He scored eleven from one of Jupp’s overs. Dacre hit a sixer and then fell to a shooter. Scratchy Batting Display. The batting after lunch was rather scratchy, and the game reached an undistinguished conclusion. The Northants bowling was steady, and good length bowlers sometimes got much work on the ball, but this did not account for the Now Zealanders’ poor showing. The match will long be remembered at Kettering for its sporting qualities. Northants won by 82 runs. Scores were as follows: Northants. First Innings 237 Second Innings. Woolley, c James, b Blunt .... 34 Wills, b Merritt •' 7

Bellamy, 1.b.w., b Merritt .... 0 Walden, b Page 43 Timms, st. James, b Merritt .... 46 Towdl, run out 0 Jupp, b Blunt 17 Pennington, e Oliver, b Merritt . . 33 Wright, b MeGirr 43 Matthews, c Bernau, b Page .. 7 Thomas, not out 10 Extras 20 Total 269 Bowling analysis.—MeGirr took one for 30; Bernau none for 29; Merritt four for (53; Alleott none for 36; Blunt two for 72; Page two for 10. New Zealand. First Innings 251 Second Innings. Mills, b Wright 0 Blunt, b Jupp 25 Lowry, c Jupp, b Thomas .13 Page, c Bellamy, b homas .... 7 Oliver, b Thomas 0 MeGirr, c Pennington, b Jupp . . 36 Dacre, b Towell 32 Bernau, c Wills, b Towell .. .. 18 James, b Jupp 12 Alleott, b Towell 8 Merritt, not out t 9 Extras 4 Total 164 Bowling analysis.—Wright took one wicket for 19 runs; Towell three for 56; Jupp three for 56; and Thomas three for 29. VISITORS’ ITINERARY COMNG ENGAGEMENTS. The next engagements of the New Zealand team now touring Britain are as follows: — June .15, 16, 17. —v. Leicester, at Leicester. June 18, 20.—v. Durham, at Sunderland. June 22, 23.—v. Northumberland, at Newcastle-on-Tyne. June 24 and 25. —v. Scotland, at Glasgow. June 27 and 28.—v. Scottish Counties, at Droughty Ferry, Dundee. June 29 and 30.—v. Edinburgh Clubs, at Edinburgh. July 1. —v. South of Scotland, at Galashiels. July 2, 4 and s.—v. Yorkshire, at Bradford.