NEW ZEALAND LEADS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 147, 24 June 1931, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND LEADS

match with northants IMPROVEMENT IN BATTING VIVIAN'S FINE DISPLAY. |By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.] PETERBOROUGH, June 22. The New Zealand cricketers continued their match against Northampton shire in line weather. The wicket was easy. The batsmen played cautiously to the steady bowling. Mills was unfortunate as he played on. Page was caught hi two minds by Jupp and was out with a weak shot to short leg. Improved batting allowed the New Zealanders to gain the lead. A fine fighting partnership by Weir and Low ry added 139 for the fourth wicket in 115 minutes. Lowry was cautious at the start, bur later attacked the bowling with power ful drives and square cuts. He hit 13 fours and one six. Weir was caught in the slips after a chanceless innings for 81. in 224 minutes. It was an invaluable innings. He hit eight fours. Vivian gave the finest batting exhibi tion. In the first ten minutes he made 33, of which three were sixes and three fours. With Cromb he added 87 for the seventh wicket, placing New Zealand ahead. Vivian showed improved defence and neglected no scoring opportunity. His driving was delight fully free and he was especially severe' on Jupp’s off spinners. He was out! last wicket as the result of a fine catch at cover. He batted 103 min utes. and hit four sixes and eight fours. The county bowling was steady, an occasional ball keeping low. Northamptonshire batted 40 min utes without loss. Bakewell early gave a difficult chance to Page in the slip? off Cromb. At stumps the county score stood at 20 without loss. Scores were as follows: New Zealand. First Innings. Mills, b Matthews 16 Weir, c Timms, b Matthews .... 81 Kerr, b Jupp 12 Page, c Cox. b Jupp 12 Lowry, c Timms, b Cox 85 Talbot, st. Bellamy, b Jupp 0 Vivian, c Timms, b Cox 73 Cromb, 1.b.w.. b Jupp 44 James, st. Bellamy, b Cox 0 Matheson, b Jupp 1 Merritt, not out 0 Extras ? 22 Total 346 Bowling.—Thomas, none for 69; Mar shews, two for 57; Wilson, none for 26: Fupp, five for 99; Cox, three for 73. Northants. First Innings Second Innings. Bakewell, not out 10 Bellamy, not out 10 Extras 2 Total, no wickets for 22 ENGLAND’S ELEVEN A STRONG COMBINATION. NEW ZEALAND PROBABLES. LONDON, June 22. * The team chosen to represent Eng land against New* Zealand in the Tes f match to start on Saturday at Lords is on all sides regarded as a strong com bination. The critics commend the selectors for having given preference to youth, the average age being 26, Sutcliffe alone being over 30. England’s batting will bo exceptionally strong, all except Peebles having scored centuries in first-class matches. Larwood is now bowling at top form. Voce, a left-hander, has also been successful this season. No stock right medium bowler has been selected, hut it appears that Hammond may fill the role. Howard Marshall, in the Daily Tele graph, says that England will be represented by about the strongest side available. That is as it should be, for the New Zealanders will undoubtedly prove w’orthy opponents. Lowry says: ‘"The English selectors have paid us a compliment by placing a very strong team in the field, and one which should form the nucleus for th? ( next side to visit Australia.” New Zealand’s Test eleven is still uncertain. Nine players appear assured of places. Matheson will probably be tenth man. providing his leg remains sound. There will be keen competition between Talbot. Kerr. Vivian, and Al cott for eleventh place. The weather will probably be the deciding factor. SHOULD NEW ZEALAND WIN. WHAT ARTHUR MAILEY SAYS. NO MORE “SPARE PARTS.” Received June 23. 9.5 p.m. SYDNEY, June 23. Arthur Mailey, writing in the Sun, describes England’s test match team against New Zealand as a fine side. He says it will be interesting to see what will happen should New Zealand win. It may be the .electors will then fall back on old campaigners like Woolley, Hendren, Hobbs, Parker and Tait, or they might persevere with the youngsters. The English selectors have apparently said 1 ‘good-bye” to the busi nesg of collecting “spare parts” fur Teat cricket.