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Civil Service v New Zealanders
New Zealand in British Isles 1927
VenueCivil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick on 16th, 18th, 19th July 1927 (3-day match)
Balls per over6
TossCivil Service won the toss and decided to bat
ResultNew Zealanders won by an innings and 15 runs
UmpiresHR Butt, A Morton
Close of play day 1New Zealanders (1) 38/1 (Dempster 19*, Blunt 13*)
Close of play day 2Civil Service (2) 28/0 (Rippon 9*, Webb 15*)

Civil Service first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
WT Cookc Bernau b Blunt22     
AES Ripponst Lowry b Merritt11     
FW Mussonc Page b Merritt28     
WLT Webbc Fox b Henderson59     
EH Bennettb Page73     
WL Evansc Mills b Page8     
H Everettb Blunt2     
AG Chapmanc Lowry b Allcott22     
*RS Collinsb Allcott11     
AP Sharlandc Lowry b Henderson2     
+A Rossnot out0     
Extras(13 b, 4 lb, 1 w)18
Total(all out, 93.4 overs)256
Fall of wickets:
1-34, 2-56, 3-100, 4-171, 5-199, 6-220, 7-220, 8-247, 9-252, 10-256 (93.4 ov)
New Zealanders bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Bernau8   390--
Oliver7   360--
Allcott6.41232--
Blunt11   2362--
Merritt24   4892--
Page23   6422--
Henderson14   4332--

New Zealanders first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
CS Dempster hit wkt b Sharland28     
RH Foxc Collins b Chapman4     
RC Bluntc Cook b Chapman90     
CJ Oliverb Collins14     
EHL Bernauc Musson b Collins4     
*+TC Lowryc Evans b Chapman26     
ML Pageb Cook21     
JE Millsnot out104     
CFW Allcottnot out102     
WE Merrittdid not bat      
M Hendersondid not bat      
Extras(23 b, 5 lb)28
Total(7 wickets, declared, 123.2 overs)421
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-57, 3-98, 4-108, 5-176, 6-197, 7-231
Civil Service bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Chapman21   1733--
Sharland16   2671--
Evans17   4520--
Cook22   3631--
Musson16.23570--
Collins23   4472--
Everett8   1340--

Civil Service second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
AES Ripponst Lowry b Blunt24     
WLT Webbb Blunt17     
WT Cookc Allcott b Blunt12     
FW Mussonrun out0     
EH Bennettc Dempster b Henderson60     
*RS Collinsb Henderson0     
WL Evansnot out15     
H Everettc Dempster b Henderson0     
AG Chapmanc Lowry b Henderson0     
AP Sharlandb Henderson0     
+A Rossb Blunt1     
Extras(8 b, 5 lb, 3 nb, 5 w)21
Total(all out, 53 overs)150
Fall of wickets:
1-30, 2-49, 3-55, 4-62, 5-63, 6-137, 7-137, 8-145, 9-145, 10-150 (53 ov)
New Zealanders bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Henderson14   4275--
Bernau14   2380--
Merritt3   170--
Blunt18   4454--
Allcott4   1120--

Notes
--> WLT Webb made his debut in first-class matches
--> WL Evans made his debut in first-class matches
--> H Everett made his debut in first-class matches
--> AG Chapman made his debut in first-class matches
--> RS Collins made his debut in first-class matches
--> AP Sharland made his debut in first-class matches
--> A Ross made his debut in first-class matches
--> FW Musson made his last appearance in first-class matches
--> WLT Webb made his last appearance in first-class matches
--> EH Bennett made his last appearance in first-class matches
--> WL Evans made his last appearance in first-class matches
--> H Everett made his last appearance in first-class matches
--> AG Chapman made his last appearance in first-class matches
--> RS Collins made his last appearance in first-class matches
--> AP Sharland made his last appearance in first-class matches
--> A Ross made his last appearance in first-class matches
--> RH Fox made his last appearance in first-class matches
--> EH Bennett (1) passed his previous highest score of 10 in first-class matches
--> CJ Oliver (1) passed 1000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 12
--> JE Mills (1) passed his previous highest score of 76 in first-class matches
--> JE Mills (1) made his first century in first-class matches
--> JE Mills (1) passed 1000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 104
--> AES Rippon (2) passed 3000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 1
--> RC Blunt reached 50 wickets in first-class matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Civil Service second innings

RH Fox, a New Zealander residing in England with previous first-class experience was called into the New Zealand team for this match