WON BY AN INNINGS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 190, 13 August 1931, Page 7

WON BY AN INNINGS

GLOUCESTER MATCH NEW ZEALAND PLEASES BOWLERS DO WELL (Special to Press Association) BRISTOL, Aug. 11. The New Zealand cricketers gamed an easy victory over Gloucestershire by an innings and 25 runs. The weather was overcast for the continuation of play. New Zealand’s innings, yielding 257 runs for nine wickets, was declared closed, and Gloucestershire had to- make 134 runs to avert defeat by an innings. The New Zealand victory immediately preceding the Test is highly gratifying. In Gloucestershire’s secund innings the New Zealand bowlers immediately gained the upper hand. Seabrook was bowled by a beautiful ball from Matheson in the first over, and Sinfield was caught in the slips off Crumb in the second over, Neale and Stephens offering stubborn resistance until Allcott bowled Stephens. When Ford was dismissed by Matheson immediately after lunch the total was 89 for six wickets. Blunt and Vivian quickly disposed of the tail, the last three wickets falling without the addition of a run.

The New Zealand bowlers held the advantage. Alatheson bowled particu larly well, swinging away late and de serving more success. Crumb also was very steady, his sixteen overs including six maidens. Details arc as follows: < New Zealand First Innings. Total for nine wickets 257 (Innings declared closed). Bowling.—Rogers took one wicket for 18 runs, Sinfield none for 53, Goddard two for 77, Parker six for 101. Gloucestershire First innings 1-3 Second Innings Seabrook, b Alatheson 0 Sinfield, e Blunt, b Cromb 0 Barnett, lbw, b Alatheson 4 Neale, lbw, b Cromb 24 Stephens, b Allcott 1Ford, lbw, b Alatheson 24 Smith, c Cromb, b Vivian 25 Parker, c Vivian, b Blunt. 10 Kogers, c Cromb, b N ivian 2 Goddard, b Blunt 0 Benson, not out 0 Extras Total 109 Bowling: Alatheson took throe wickets for 31 runs. Cromb two for 15, Vivian two for 25, Allcott one for 14, Blunt two for 12, and Page none for 4. COUNTY MATCHES DISASTROUS WEATHER LONDON, Aug. 11. County cricket clubs are faced with financial disaster owing to the extraordinary unseasonable weather. Kain curtailed jnost of the latest county games to one day. There was no piay in the Lancashire v. Humpshire match at Manchester. Somerset v. Worcestershire, at Mes-ton-Super-Marc. — Worcester 164 (Lee four for 36), and 100 (White four for 17). Somerset 159 anil 106 for three. Somerset won by seven wickets. Glamorgan v. Essex, at Cowbridge.— Essex 149 (Mercer five for 65), and 137 for five (declared). Glamorgan 89 (Smith five for 30), and 45 for one. Essex won on the first innings. Yorkshire v. Northants, at Bradford. —Northants four for 0 (declared) and 86 (Verity seven for 62). Yorkshire four for 0 (declared'), and 88 for five. Yorkshire won by five wickets. Notts v. Derbyshire, at Nottingham. —Notts .147. Derbyshire 86 for six. Drawn. Sussex v. Kent, at Hastings.—Sussex 361 for nine (declared), (Bowley 102). Kent. 262 for eight. Drawn. Warwickshire v. Leicestershire, nt Birmingham.—Leicestershire - one for 0 (declared), and 197 for none (declared), (Bern- not out 97). Warwick none foi 0 (declared), and 85 for three. Drawn. Surrev v. Middlesex (friendly), nt Oval.—Surrey 167 (Lee six for 60). Middlesex 155 for eight. Drawn.