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New Zealand in England, 1931 
Essex v New Zealanders 
County Ground, Leyton 
6,7,8 May 1931 (3-day match) 
Result: New Zealanders won by an innings and 48 runs 
Toss: New Zealanders 
Umpires: F Chester and J Hardstaff sen
 
Close of play:
  Day 1: New Zealanders 343/6 (CS Dempster 201*, RO Talbot 11*)
 Day 2: New Zealanders 425, Essex 264
New Zealanders 1st innings
CS Dempster                              b Nichols            212
JE Mills              c Sheffield        b Nichols             33
ML Page               lbw                b Nichols              5
RC Blunt                                 b Daer                25
GL Weir                                  b Daer                 0
JL Kerr                                  b Daer                25
*TC Lowry             st Sheffield       b Eastman             33
RO Talbot                                b Daer                21
+KC James             lbw                b Daer                 7
CFW Allcott                              b Smith               18
WE Merritt            not out                                  35
Extras                (b 5, lb 5, nb 1)                        11
Total                 (all out, 137.3 overs)                  425
FoW: 1-77, 2-89, 3-137, 4-140, 5-216,
     6-291, 7-362, 8-366, 9-379, 10-425.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Nichols                     32      5     92      3
Daer                        31      4     74      5
O'Connor                     9      1     32      0
Smith                       27.3    0    125      1
Hipkin                      14      3     34      0
Eastman                     24      4     57      1
Essex 1st innings
JA Cutmore            lbw                b Blunt                5
DF Pope               run out                                  20
J O'Connor            c Mills            b Merritt            129
LC Eastman                               b Talbot              22
MS Nichols            c Allcott          b Blunt               18
+JR Sheffield         lbw                b Blunt                7
C Bray                c Lowry            b Merritt             12
*HM Morris            not out                                  12
AB Hipkin             lbw                b Merritt              9
AG Daer               c James            b Weir                 3
TPB Smith                                b Merritt             15
Extras                (b 6, lb 6)                              12
Total                 (all out, 116.2 overs)                  264
FoW: 1-10, 2-64, 3-118, 4-164, 5-179,
     6-208, 7-227, 8-244, 9-247, 10-264.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Talbot                      17      6     49      1
Weir                        22     13     32      1
Blunt                       31     10     67      3
Merritt                     40.2   13     89      4
Allcott                      6      2     15      0
Essex 2nd innings (following on)
JA Cutmore            c Allcott          b Merritt             18
DF Pope               c James            b Merritt              7
J O'Connor                               b Merritt             23
LC Eastman            c Page             b Merritt              0
MS Nichols                               b Page                11
+JR Sheffield                        c & b Merritt              3
C Bray                not out                                  24
*HM Morris                               b Blunt                0
AB Hipkin                                b Merritt              2
AG Daer                                  b Merritt             23
TPB Smith             st James           b Merritt              0
Extras                (b 1, lb 1)                               2
Total                 (all out, 54.2 overs)                   113
FoW: 1-19, 2-26, 3-26, 4-57, 5-62,
     6-67, 7-74, 8-79, 9-111, 10-113.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Talbot                       3      0      9      0
Weir                         5      2      5      0
Blunt                       11      3     39      1
Merritt                     24.2    6     41      8
Allcott                      4      1     12      0
Page                         7      5      5      1
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