ANOTHER DRAWN GAME

Waikato Times, Volume 110, Issue 18378, 11 July 1931, Page 7

ANOTHER DRAWN GAME

NEW ZEALAND CRICKETERS

THE YORKSHIRE MATCH-

VISITORS AGAIN DECLARE

COUNTY SCORE 189 AND 192 FOR 4

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(Received July 11, 10.30 a.m.) HARROGATE, July 10

The cricket match between New Zealand and Yorkshire resulted in a drawn game. New Zealand batted first and declared with 303 runs for the loss of eight wickets, and Yorkshire had lost nine wickets for 169 runs when stumps were drawn yesterday. Continuing their innings in fine weather this morning, Yorkshire compiled 189 before the last wicket fell. The visitors, in their second venture, declared at 123 for 8 wickets, and the County, in their second knock, had compiled 192 for the loss of four wickets, when stumps were drawn. When play was resumed to-day the last Yorkshire wicket yielded 20. Wood was dropped by Dempster off Merritt —the second hall of the day but eventually the batsman was caught in lhe slips. New Zealand’s second innings opened badly, three wickets being down for 65 at the 'luncheon interval. The New Zealand batsmen attempted to force the pace in an effort to secure a definite result Blunt hatted brilliantly for two hours. He showed steady defence and did not miss a single scoring opportunity. His \square cutting was outstanding. - Vivian and Talbot batted briskly. The latter hit two sixes. One was a straight drive out of the ground off a ball from Verity. Veritv was using the drying wicket admirably. He was spinning appreciably and making considerable pace off the pitch. Lowry declared at three o’clock leaving Yorkshire under three hours to score 238 runs. Merritt and Matheson howled well before tea although the wicket was becoming easy. Weir howled Holmes with a late inswinger. Oldroyd and Mitchell were dismissed by catches in the slips. After tea a fine free partnership between Leyland and Barber endea New Zealand’s hopes of victory. Leyland was well stumped during the flnai over of the day. Details of the score are:— NEW ZEALAND.

First Innings (decl. for 8) .... 303 Second Innings. Dempster, lbw, b Verity 6 Weir, b Verity 3 Vivian, c Barber, b Verity 18 Page, c‘ Fisher, v b Verity 0 Lowry, c Holmes, b Verity .... 5 Blunt, not out 52 Talbot, c and b Fisher 17 Merritt, c Leyland. b Fisher .... 2 Allcott, lbw; b Verity 0 James, not out 12 Extras 8 Total for 8 wickets (dccl.) . . 123 Bowling Analysis.—Verity took six wickets for 67 runs, Fisher two for 23, Leyland none for 8, Macaulay, none for 17. YORKSHIRE.—First Innings. Holmes, c Weir, b Lowry 20 Mitchell, run out 12 Oldroyd, lbw, b Merritt 1 Leyland, c Lowry, b Merritt .... 23 Greenwood, b Merritt 25 Barber, c Talbot, b Allcott 16 Dennis, b Allcott 4 Fisher, st James, b .... 1 Macauley, b Allcott 6 Wood, c Page, b Allcott 62 Verity, not out 11 Extras 8 Total 189

Bowling Analysis.—Merritt took four wickets for 79 runs, Allcott four for 29, Vivian, none for 25, Lowry one for 33, Blunt none for 15. i Second Innings. Holmes, b Weir x 5 Mitchell, c Merritt, b Mathleson 31 Oldroyd, c Page, b Merritt .... 8 Leyland, st. James, b Merritt ... 65 Barber, not out 66 Extras 17 Total for four wickets .... 192 Bowling Analysis.—Mathleson took one wicket for 17, Weir one for 33, Allcott none for 21, Merritt two for 56, Blunt none for 4, Talbot none for 31, Lowry none for 13.