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New Zealand in England, 1931 
Worcestershire v New Zealanders 
County Ground, New Road, Worcester 
20,21,22 May 1931 (3-day match) 
Result: Match drawn 
Toss: New Zealanders 
Umpires: J Hardstaff sen and JH King
 
Close of play:
  Day 1: Worcestershire 286, New Zealanders 30/1 (CS Dempster 7*, JL Kerr 4*)
 Day 2: New Zealanders 215, Worcestershire 112/7 (M Nichol 48*)
Worcestershire 1st innings
+BW Quaife            c Lowry            b Matheson            29
CH Bull                                  b Merritt              8
M Nichol              c Page             b Merritt             39
HHIH Gibbons          run out                                 118
SH Martin             lbw                b Matheson             4
*CF Walters           c Vivian           b Page                23
FD Ahl                run out                                  26
TL Winwood            c Merritt          b Allcott              5
CF Root                                  b Matheson             5
GW Brook              st James           b Merritt              2
RTD Perks             not out                                  14
Extras                (b 10, lb 3)                             13
Total                 (all out, 116.3 overs)                  286
FoW: 1-12, 2-72, 3-84, 4-105, 5-140,
     6-193, 7-202, 8-223, 9-226, 10-286.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Allcott                     19      9     42      1
Vivian                      31     16     52      0
Merritt                     30      3     98      3
Page                        11.3    4     19      1
Matheson                    22      5     54      3
Talbot                       3      0      8      0
New Zealanders 1st innings
CS Dempster           c Quaife           b Root                16
JE Mills              lbw                b Perks               19
JL Kerr                                  b Ahl                 42
ML Page               c Ahl              b Brook               24
HG Vivian             c Root             b Perks               49
RO Talbot                                b Martin              26
*TC Lowry             c Quaife           b Root                10
CFW Allcott                              b Root                 8
+KC James             lbw                b Martin               2
WE Merritt            c Ahl              b Perks                6
AM Matheson           not out                                   2
Extras                (b 5, lb 4, nb 2)                        11
Total                 (all out, 83.4 overs)                   215
FoW: 1-25, 2-47, 3-87, 4-117, 5-180,
     6-193, 7-199, 8-201, 9-207, 10-215.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Root                        29      9     60      3
Perks                       16.4    6     27      3
Martin                      19      6     31      2
Brook                       11      1     53      1
Ahl                          6      1     18      1
Nichol                       2      0     15      0
Worcestershire 2nd innings
+BW Quaife            c Lowry            b Vivian              37
CH Bull                                  b Merritt              6
M Nichol              not out                                  48
FD Ahl                st James           b Vivian               4
*CF Walters                              b Merritt              5
TL Winwood            run out                                   5
HHIH Gibbons                         c & b Merritt              0
RTD Perks             c Lowry            b Merritt              0
Extras                (b 2, lb 4, w 1)                          7
Total                 (7 wickets, 64.5 overs)                 112
DNB: SH Martin, CF Root, GW Brook.
FoW: 1-17, 2-81, 3-91, 4-100, 5-105, 6-108, 7-112.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Allcott                      9      4      9      0
Vivian                      11      4     21      2
Merritt                     29.5   13     52      4
Matheson                     2      0      8      0
Talbot                      13      7     15      0
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