ANOTHER VICTORY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 148, 25 June 1931, Page 8

ANOTHER VICTORY

SIX WICKETS MARGIN ti.L LN NORTHANTS MATCH LOWRY AND KERR PLEASE IBy Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright] PETERBOROUGH, June 23. The New Zealand cricketers contin ued their match, against Northamptonshire in line weather. Bellamy was unable to bat owing to an injury. Piay opened sensationally. Lowrj bowling the leg theory round the wicket, took three cheap wickets, Timms and Cox, with successive balls. Bakewell again struck tom and batted with conlidence and vigour. Bakewell and Woolley added 90 tor the fourth wicket, but the remaining batsmen made a poor showing against Merritt, adding only 39. Bakewell was undefeated throughout his innings. An occasional tendency to nibble at a ball outside the off could not spoil bis line effort. He batted 170 minutes and hit eleven fours. A feature of the New Zealand attack was Lowry’s bowling. In the last two matches he has bowled accur ately and with design, and he fully deserved his wickets. New' Zealand was left with a score of 155 to get after lunch for victory, and the task was accomplished with 75 minutes to spare. The visitors thus scored a meritorious victory, winning by six wickets. Three New Zealand wickets fell for 49, but Kerr showed a return to his New Zealand form, and with Page, added 49 for the fourth wicket. He was especially powerful on the leg side. The success of Kerr and Vivian will increase the difficulty of selection of the Test eleven. Scores w’ere as follow: North anta. First innings 331 Second Innings. Bellamy, absent 10 Bakcwell, not out 83 Timms, c and b Lowry 0 Cox, c Vivian, b Lowry 0 Matthews, c Kerr, b Lowry .... * Woolley, b Merritt 2G Jupp, c Page, b Merritt 0 Snowden, c Lowry, b Talbot .... 2 Brown, c Page, b Merritt 1 Thomas, b Merritt 13 Wilson, run out 0 Extras 21 Total .. 160 Bowling: Cromb none for 18; Matheson, none for 9; Vivian, none for 6; Page, none for 9; Lowry, three for 32; Merritt, four for 55; Talbot, one for 16. New Zealand First innings 346 Second Innings. Mills, Cox, b Jupp 11 Weir, 1.b.w., b Jupp 6 Lowry, b Thomas 0 Page, c Cox, b Wilson .. .. 34 Kerr, not out 73 Vivian, not out 9 Extras 22 Total, four wickets for . . .. 155 Bowling: Matthews, none for 23; Thomas, one for 34; Jupp, two for 44; Wilson, one for 19; Cox, none for 13. COUNTY MATCHES SUTCLIFFE’S CENTURY LONDON, June 23. Tne county cricket matches resulted l as follow; Yorkshire, first innings 302 (Sutcliffe, retired hurt, 120; Mitchell 82). Middlesex, first innings 111 (Bowes five for 39), and followed on making 126 (Bowes six for 63). Yorkshire won by an innings and 65 runs. Essex, first innings 162; second innings 152 (Fender four for 42). Surrey, first innings 394 (Sandham 85). Surrey won by an innings and 80 runs. Gloucester, first innings 101 (R. Tyldesley seven for 39); second innings 61 (Sibbles four for 18, Hopwoou four for 1). Lancashire, first innings four for 309 declared (Hallowes 100, E. Tyldesley 126). Lancashire won by an innings and 147 runs. Worcester, first innings 250 (Nichol 99); second innings 119 (White live for 35). Somerset, first innings 157 (Perks four for 40); second innings four for 90. Worcester won on the first innings. Glamorgan, first innings 220; second 178. Warwick, first innings 212; second innings five for 188 (Croom not out 103). Warwick won by five wickets. Notts, first innings 186 (Gunn not out 85); second innings nine for 345 declared (Carr 74). Kent, first innings 119 (Larwood nine for 41); second innings 106 (S. Staples five for 33). Nottingham won by 306 runs. Hampshire, first innings 209 (Mitchell five for 47); second innings 164 (Slater five for 36). Derby, first innings 326 (Smith 108); second innings two for 49. Derby won by eight wickets. Sussex, first innings 243 (Tate not out 71, Fames five for 51); second innings 172 (Duleepsinhji 66). Cambridge, first innings 229; second innings 165. Sussex won by 21 runs. SEASONED BATSMEN OPPOSITION FOR TOURISTS. VARIETY IN THE BOWLING. The announcement of the names of tba English test team to meet New. Zealand on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday nqxt shows that the selectors are leaving nothing to chance, says the New Zealand Herald. They have ; chosen a team which, on paper, looks much too strong for the touring side, and the opposition could not have been very much more solid had an English team been selected to take the field against Australia. Besides choosing p'ayers with Ihe idea of allowing them a trial for the tour of Australia next year, the seh'c- ■ stiffening of seasoned big-match play e«s. For instance, Jardine. Sutcliffe, Hammond. Larwood and Ames toured Australia with the English team in

1928-29, while Hammond, Voce ana Peebles were members of the M.C.C. combination which was in South Africa during the season recently concluded. Jardine, of Surrey, is captaining England for the first time. His appointment has been freely criticised by English writers, and it will be interesting to see how he fares. He is one of the most solid batsmen in England. Duleepsinjhi (Sussex) was long ago hailed as a coining test match batsman, and it is no surprise to see his name among the eleven. He pleased the New Zealand crowds with his lino displays when he toured this country with A. H. H. Gilligan’s team in the 1929-30 season Good Break Bowler in Peebles. Peebles, Middlesex, is regarded as one of the best leg break and jgoogly bowlers in England. In the recent county match against New Zealand he tuok five wickets for 66 and three for 62 in the respective innings. Robins, another fine Middlesex bowler, did not play against the New Zealanders. Sutcliffe (Y'orkshire) and Hammond (Gloucestershire) require no introduction, as both names arc a household w r ord throughout the cricket world. Sutcliffe’s opening partnerships with Hobbs on the last Australian tour, and the numerous centuries he has scored througout his career, have ranked him as one of the greatest batsmen the game has known. Hammond captained Gloucestershire against New Zealand in the recent county match, which was spoiled by rain. He scored 47 and 28, being out leg before to Cromb in both innings. He is one of the best all round players his country has produced. Larwood is another famous test match player, who did well on the last Australian tour. Ho was not so successful in the return scries of tests in England, but he appears to have struck his best form again this season. ‘Tic has also been batting with improvement. Ames (Kent) acted as second wick-et-keeper to Duckworth on the last tour of Australia. He is a very fine exponent behind the stumps, and is also capable of making many runs. Young Opening Batsmen. Voce (Nottinghamshire) vies with Larwood and others as one of the most successful county bowlers in England. In South Africa last season he took 55 wickets at an average of just over 19 runs apiece. Bakewell (North ampshire) and Arnold (Hampshire) are regarded as the successors to Hobbs as opening batsmen with Sutcliffe. BakeweH scored 109 on Saturday against the New Zealanders. Arnold scored only one when he played for Hampshire against. New Zealand, being dismissed leg before by Merritt. Nichol (Worcestershire), the 12th man, played for his county against New Zealand last month. He scored 39 anl 48 not out. It will thus be seen that, the New Zealanders are faced with a most difficult, task in not only dismissing the opposition with what is deemed to he a moderate-class attack, hut. in keeping their wickets intact against, such wellperformed howlers as Larwood, Peebles, Robins, Voce and Hammond. After the finish of the present man’ll against. Northampshire the New Zealanders will have a spell of three days. There is also a day reserved for tomorrow week in case rain interferes with play on any of ti e three days set down for the test match.