CRICKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 52, 10 December 1932, Page 6

CRICKET.

HAWKE'S BAY v. CANTERBURY. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The cricket match Canterbury v. Hawke's Bay was resumed to-day. With a. deficit of 70, Hawke's Bay began their second innings on a slowwicket. Finlayson went early, but Browne and Kavanagh batted steadily. Later O'Brien assisted Kavanagh to wipe oft' the margin. Both played the bowling easily, and reached 100 up in 100 minutes. Then Kavanagh was caught in slips when 35. At the luncheon adjournment Hawke's Bay had scored 196 for five wickets. O'Brien, who batted forcefully and well, was not out 93. Details are:—

HAWKE'S BAY. Second Innings. Finlayson, b Burrows ... ... 1 Kavanagh, c Bellamy, b Lester ... 35 Browne, c and b Page 19 Beuth, c Hamilton, b C'romb ... G Simpson, b Morris 18 O'Brien, not out 93 Barlow, not out 9 Extras 15 Total for five wickets ... 196 THE HAWKE CUP MATUH.

SOUTH AUCKLAND TN THE LEAD

HAMILTON, This Day

The .cricket match for the Hawke Oup was continued to-day. Showers delayed play. Taranaki's innings closed for 134, leaving South Auckland 109 ahead on the first innings. Birch, who was run out, scored 40. South Auckland collapsed in the second innings on a bowlers' wicket, there being only 35 on the board for the- loss of six wickets at the luncheon adjournment.

AUSTRALIAN TEAM FOR TEST. ENGLISH PRESS COMMENT. (Received This Day, 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, December 9. Critics generally praise the coolness of the Australian selectors of the Test team. The "Evening News" says: "Probably the last has been seen of Kippax, and Grimmett may be given a rest, as the batsmen temporarily have the better of him."

AUSTRALIANS' COMMENT. (Received This Day, 10.50 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Writing in the "Daily Telegraph," Mailey says: "We must have a good side if we can afford to drop Kippax. It seems a pity to call back Ironmonger and Oxenham. Then we have Fleetwood-Smith and Bird, Both young players of promise." The "Herald's" cricket writer says: "It would have required some imagination on the part of the selectors to have included Fleetwood-Smith, but more imagination may be required before the series is completed, with solid Englishmen apparently not greatly worried by the mechanically accurate bowling thev are called upon to face. The unorthocloxy of FleetwoodSmith may vet prove valuable to Australia."