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Somerset v New Zealanders
New Zealand in British Isles 1927
VenueClarence Park, Weston-super-Mare on 6th, 8th August 1927 (3-day match)
Balls per over6
TossNew Zealanders won the toss and decided to bat
ResultNew Zealanders won by 94 runs
UmpiresWR Cuttell, HI Young
Close of play day 1Somerset (1) 110/8 (Wellard 26*, Greswell 15*)
New Zealanders first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
JE Millsb Greswell6     
CS Dempsterc Hill b Greswell5     
ML Pageb Wellard0     
RC Bluntc Lee b Greswell44 856- 
*+TC Lowryc Wellard b Greswell25 1101- 
HM McGirrc Young b Greswell0     
CCR Dacrec Wellard b White16   1 
EHL Bernaurun out (White)18     
WE Merrittb Lee27 35   
CFW Allcottc Greswell b Lee3     
WHR Cunninghamnot out0     
Extras(5 b, 1 lb)6
Total(all out, 195 minutes, 72.3 overs)150
Fall of wickets:
1-9 (Dempster), 2-10 (Page), 3-20 (Mills), 4-75 (Blunt), 5-78 (McGirr), 6-92 (Lowry), 7-102 (Dacre), 8-146 (Merritt), 9-150 (Allcott), 10-150 (Bernau, 72.3 ov)
Somerset bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Greswell28   11415--
Wellard18   4291--
White19   6411--
Lee7.31332--
Somerset first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
A Youngb McGirr1     
JW Leeb Bernau0     
JCW MacBryanb Allcott37 4541 
EF Longriggb McGirr0     
*JC Whiteb Bernau7 65   
CCC Caseb Bernau10     
RA Inglest Lowry b Merritt0     
GF Earleb Bernau0     
AW Wellardb Merritt29     
WT Greswellnot out19 65   
+ML Hillabsent
Extras(6 b, 5 lb, 1 nb, 2 w)14
Total(all out, 140 minutes, 48.1 overs)117
Fall of wickets:
1-3 (Lee), 2-3 (Young), 3-3 (Longrigg), 4-47 (MacBryan), 5-58 (White), 6-65 (Ingle), 7-65 (Earle), 8-86 (Case), 9-117 (Wellard, 48.1 ov)
New Zealanders bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
McGirr10   752--
Bernau9   0274--
Blunt6   1220--
Merritt15.17282--
Page4   2100--
Allcott4   2111--
New Zealanders second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
JE Millsc Case b White16     
CS Dempsterlbw b White42  6- 
ML Pagec Longrigg b White4     
RC Bluntlbw b White26     
*+TC Lowryc Greswell b White0     
HM McGirrb Lee0     
CCR Dacrec MacBryan b White5 5   
EHL Bernaub White13     
WE Merrittlbw b White1     
CFW Allcottb Greswell15     
WHR Cunninghamnot out0     
Extras(1 b, 5 lb)6
Total(all out, 140 minutes, 52.4 overs)128
Fall of wickets:
1-56 (Mills), 2-61 (Dempster), 3-64 (Page), 4-64 (Lowry), 5-69 (McGirr), 6-74 (Dacre), 7-105 (Blunt), 8-109 (Merritt), 9-113 (Bernau), 10-128 (Allcott, 52.4 ov)
Somerset bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Greswell11.41421--
Wellard5   0100--
White22   8288--
Lee14   4421--
Somerset second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
A Youngb Allcott14     
JW Leeb McGirr9     
JCW MacBryanb McGirr4  1- 
EF Longriggb Allcott8     
*JC Whitec Lowry b Allcott3     
CCC Caseb Allcott0     
RA Ingleb Bernau0     
GF Earlec and b Allcott18 13 2 
AW Wellardb Merritt3     
WT Greswellnot out1     
+ML Hillabsent
Extras(7 b)7
Total(all out, 85 minutes, 28 overs)67
Fall of wickets:
1-18 (Lee), 2-22 (MacBryan), 3-36 (Longrigg), 4-37 (Young), 5-37 (Case), 6-38 (Ingle), 7-40 (White), 8-65 (Wellard), 9-67 (Earle, 28 ov)
New Zealanders bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
McGirr9   3122--
Bernau4   1131--
Blunt6   2120--
Page1   010--
Allcott5   335--
Merritt3   0191--
Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> AW Wellard made his debut in First-Class matches
--> RC Blunt (1) passed 4000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 24
--> WE Merritt (1) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 2
--> JC White (2) passed 5500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 1
ML Hill was called away on the second day due to a family bereavement; with the agreement of the New Zealanders, WT Luckes kept wicket as substitute for the remainder of the match