GAINSBOROUGH MATCH

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 144, 20 June 1931, Page 10

GAINSBOROUGH MATCH

N.Z. CRICKETERS’ TOUR MILLS SCORES CENTURY LEAD OVER MINOR COUNTIES [By Telegraph—Pros Association— Copyright.J GAINSBOROUGH, June 18. The New Zealand cricketers continued their match against Minor Counties in line weather. The wicket was easy. The Counties were dismissed for 191, klicott and Lowry taking the last three tickets cheaply. New Zealand opened badly, Dempster Hid Weir both being caught in the slips. Mills and Merritt were associated in a free scoring partnership, but Merritt I * was dismissed after lunch. Mills carried on to score a brilliant century. He attacked the bowling front the start, and although he gave several ihances he was always master of the ittack. He went off to the only really tveak shot of his innings. He batted 218 minutes for 150, and hit 17 fours. Kerr showed signs of a return to bi* •ustomary enterprising batting. Lowry and Talbot both gave vigor )us displays. The Counties’ bowling was not difli suit, although the wicket played occas bnal tricks. New Zealand declared with the score it 361 for eight wickets. The Counties batted for half an hour before stumps, scoring 14 without loss. Cook was dropped in the final over of the day. Scores were as follows: Minor Counties First Innings. Cock, st. James, b Merritt 53 Homer, c Dempster, b Merritt .. 71 Remnant, c Page, b Merritt .... 1 Kingsley, b Merritt 0 Fordham, c sub, b Lowry 32 Frearson, b Lowry 13 Walters, lbw., b Lowry 0 Elderton, c and b Alleott 13 Rafferty, h Lowry 16 Ward, b Alleott . 4 Lock, not out 6 Extras 8 Total 191 Bowling: Merritt, four for 72, Alleott two for 38, Lowry four for 14. Talbot none for 10, Weir, none for 15, Blunt none for 18. Page none for 16. Second Innings. Cook, not out 9 Homer, not out 5 Total, no wickets for 14 New Zealand. First Innings. Dempster, c Rafferty, b Remnant .. 0 Mills, c Remnant, b Lock 150 Weir, c Kingsley, b Ward 2 Merritt, b Remnant 38 Alleott, c Frearson, b Lock .... 3 James, b Lock .. .. 8 Kerr, lbw, b Lock 26 Lowry, b Ward 52 Talbot, not out 43 Page, not out 7 Extras 32 Total, 8 wickets (dee.) for . 361 Bowling: Remnant took two for 68; Fordham, none for 21, Ward, two for 77, Lock four for 113, Walters, none for