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England v New Zealand 1st Test

New Zealand tour of England - 1931 (1931) · Lord's, London · 27 June 1931

Match drawn

Match drawn. Les Ames top-scored with 137 for England. Ian Peebles took 5/77.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
New Zealand tour of England - 1931 (1931)
Ground
Lord's, London
Dates
27 June 1931 to 30 June 1931
Toss
New Zealand, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Tom Lowry (New Zealand), Douglas Jardine (England)
Debuts
Jack Kerr (New Zealand), Ian Cromb (New Zealand), Fred Bakewell (England)
Umpires
F Chester and J Hardstaff snr

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat. Jack Kerr, Ian Cromb and Fred Bakewell played their first Tests.

New Zealand batted first and made 224 all out. Stewie Dempster top-scored with 53. Ian Peebles took 5 for 77 for England. That was well below the 1930s average first-innings total at Lord's, 321 across 10 Tests.

England replied with 454 all out. Les Ames top-scored with 137, and Gubby Allen made 122. Bill Merritt took 4 for 104 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 246-run stand for the eighth wicket between Les Ames and Gubby Allen, 54% of the total. England led by 230 on first innings.

New Zealand made 469 for 9 in their second innings. Stewie Dempster top-scored with 120, and Curly Page made 104. Ian Peebles took 4 for 150 for England. The innings was built on a 142-run stand for the fourth wicket between Roger Blunt and Curly Page.

Set 240 to win, England made 146 for 5. Wally Hammond top-scored with 46.

Match drawn.

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 224 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Jackie Millsbowled34
Stewie Dempsterlbw53
'Dad' Weirlbw37
Jack Kerrst Les Ames2
Roger Bluntc Wally Hammond7
Curly Pagebowled23
Tom Lowryc Wally Hammond1
Ian Crombc Les Ames20
Cyril Allcottc Wally Hammond13
Bill Merrittc Douglas Jardine17
Ken Jamesnot out1

Extras 16 · Total 224 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Bill Voce101400
Gubby Allen152451
Wally Hammond10.3581
Ian Peebles263775
Walter Robins133383

FALL OF WICKETS

1-58 (Jackie Mills), 2-130 (Stewie Dempster), 3-136 ('Dad' Weir), 4-140 (Jack Kerr), 5-153 (Roger Blunt), 6-161 (Tom Lowry), 7-190 (Ian Cromb), 8-191 (Curly Page), 9-209 (Cyril Allcott), 10-224 (Bill Merritt)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstStewie Dempster and Jackie Mills58
secondStewie Dempster and 'Dad' Weir72
third'Dad' Weir and Jack Kerr6
fourthRoger Blunt and Jack Kerr4
fifthRoger Blunt and Curly Page13
sixthTom Lowry and Curly Page8
seventhCurly Page and Ian Cromb29
eighthCurly Page and Cyril Allcott1
ninthBill Merritt and Cyril Allcott18
tenthKen James and Bill Merritt15
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 454 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Fred Bakewelllbw9
Unknown #572c Curly Page0
Wally Hammondbowled7
Duleepc Jack Kerr25
Douglas Jardinec Roger Blunt38
Frank Woolleylbw80
Les Amesc Ken James137
Ian Peeblesst Ken James0
Gubby Allenc Tom Lowry122
Walter Robinsc Tom Lowry12
Bill Vocenot out1

Extras 23 · Total 454 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Ian Cromb3771133
'Dad' Weir81383
Roger Blunt4691240
Cyril Allcott173340
Bill Merritt2321044
Curly Page30180

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (Unknown #572), 2-14 (Fred Bakewell), 3-31 (Wally Hammond), 4-62 (Duleep), 5-129 (Douglas Jardine), 6-188 (Frank Woolley), 7-190 (Ian Peebles), 8-436 (Les Ames), 9-447 (Gubby Allen), 10-454 (Walter Robins)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstUnknown #572 and Fred Bakewell5
secondWally Hammond and Fred Bakewell9
thirdWally Hammond and Duleep17
fourthDouglas Jardine and Duleep31
fifthFrank Woolley and Douglas Jardine67
sixthFrank Woolley and Les Ames59
seventhIan Peebles and Les Ames2
eighthLes Ames and Gubby Allen246
ninthWalter Robins and Gubby Allen11
tenthWalter Robins and Bill Voce7
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 469 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Stewie Dempsterbowled120–
Jackie Millsbowled02
'Dad' Weirbowled40–
Curly Pagec Ian Peebles104–
Roger Bluntbowled96–
Jack Kerrlbw0–
Ian Crombc Bill Voce14–
Bill Merrittbowled5–
Tom Lowrybowled34–
Cyril Allcottnot out20–

Did not bat: Ken James

Extras 36 · Total 469 for 9

Bowler (England)OMRW
Bill Voce3211600
Gubby Allen258472
Wally Hammond212501
Ian Peebles42.461504
Walter Robins3751262

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Jackie Mills), 2-100 ('Dad' Weir), 3-218 (Stewie Dempster), 4-360 (Curly Page), 5-360 (Jack Kerr), 6-389 (Ian Cromb), 7-404 (Roger Blunt), 8-406 (Bill Merritt), 9-469 (Tom Lowry)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstStewie Dempster and Jackie Mills1
secondStewie Dempster and 'Dad' Weir99
thirdStewie Dempster and Curly Page118
fourthRoger Blunt and Curly Page142
fifthRoger Blunt and Jack Kerr0
sixthRoger Blunt and Ian Cromb29
seventhRoger Blunt and Bill Merritt15
eighthTom Lowry and Bill Merritt2
ninthTom Lowry and Cyril Allcott63
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 146 FOR 5
BatterHow outR
Fred Bakewellc Roger Blunt27
Unknown #572c Roger Blunt34
Wally Hammondrun out46
Duleepc Ken James11
Frank Woolleybowled9
Les Amesnot out17
Douglas Jardinenot out0

Did not bat: Ian Peebles, Gubby Allen, Walter Robins, Bill Voce

Extras 2 · Total 146 for 5

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Ian Cromb255442
'Dad' Weir51180
Roger Blunt145541
Cyril Allcott102261
Bill Merritt1020

FALL OF WICKETS

1-62 (Fred Bakewell), 2-62 (Unknown #572), 3-94 (Duleep), 4-105 (Frank Woolley), 5-144 (Wally Hammond)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstUnknown #572 and Fred Bakewell62
secondWally Hammond and Unknown #5720
thirdWally Hammond and Duleep32
fourthFrank Woolley and Wally Hammond11
fifthWally Hammond and Les Ames39
sixthDouglas Jardine and Les Ames2
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