CRICKETERS TOUR

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 143, 19 June 1931, Page 8

CRICKETERS TOUR

NEW ZEALAND BOWLING MINOR COUNTIES MATCH MERRITT’S FOUR WICKETS [Ej Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright] GAINSBOROUGH, June 17. Heavy rain, prevented the start before lunch of the cricket match at Gainsborough between New Zealand and Minor Counties, the ground being sodden. After some further delay a start was made, the home side batting first. It the team adjournment the score stood at 70 for no wickets, Cook having made 27 (not out) and Homer 39 (not out). The teams were as follows:

New Zealand.—Lowry, Blunt, Page, Dempster, Mills, Kerr, Allcott, Merrirt, Weir, James, Talbot. Minor Counties.—Elderton, Cook, Remnant, Kingsley, Fordham, Homer, Rafferty, Frearson, Ward, Walters, Lock. Lowry lost the toss. Hemer and Cook started well, adding 85 for the first wicket. They were separated after tea when Cook was smartly stumped. Merritt then took three wickets fairly rapidly, bowling Kingsley, last year’s Oxford captain, with a well-pitched googley. Fordham and Frearson resisted the New Zealand attack, but Lowry made an effective change bowler and took three wickets cheaply, Frearson and Walters with successive balls.

The wicket played easily and the ball turned but slowly. Merritt bowled well. Allcott deserved more success than fell to his share. A “DUCK” FOR DEMPSTER NEW ZEALAND STARTS BADLY SECOND DAY’S PLAY Received June 19. 1.20 a.m. GAINSBOROUGH, June 18. The New Zealand cricketers continued their match against Minor Counties in fine weather. The wicket was ea sy. The Counties wore dismissed for 191, Allcott and Lowry taking tho last three wickets cheaply. New Zealand opened badly. Dempster and Weir both being caught in tho slips. Mills and Merritt we.ro associated in a free scoring partnership. Scores wore as follows: Minor Counties. First Innings. Cook, st. James, b Merritt . . .. 33 Homer, c Dempster, b Merritt .. 7.1 Remnant, c Page, b Merritt .... 1 Kingsley, b Merritt 0 Fordham, c sub, b Lowry 32 Frearson, b Lowry 13 Walters, lbw, b Lowry H Elderton, c and b Allcott 13 Rafferty, b Lowry 18 Ward, b Allcott 4 Lock, not out 0 Extras S New Zealand First Innings. Dempster, b Remnant i) Mills, not out . 40 Weir, c Kingsley, b Ward .... 2 Merritt, not out .. .. 17 Extras * ’ .. 3 Total, two wi kels for .... 62