CRICKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 151, 7 April 1933, Page 2

CRICKET.

THE M.C.C. TEAM’S TOUR. A PROFIT EXPECTED. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Although no accurate statement of the financial result can be made until the accounts are finally settled, it is expected that the tour of the Marylebone Cricket Club team will result in a profit to the New Zealand Cricket Council of about £7OO. ho receipts from the first Test match at Christchurch amounted to approximately £2200, and those from the second Test at Auckland to about £ISOO. The third day’s play in each of the Tests was not insured against loss through rain, as the expense would not have been justified, but the Council will receive £SOO for the loss of the first day’s play in the Wellington match as against the £4OO paid altogether in premiums for the whole tom-. ASHBURTON v. CHRISTCHURCH. Of the members of the Ashburton County Cricket Associations third grade representative team selected to play a team from the City and Suburban Association (Christchurch) at Ashburton on Easter Monday, S. W. Kerr and R. Ross are not available and will be replaced by O. Gass (Celtic) and J. Taylor (High School). The

newly-selected emergencies are F. Jordan (Celtic) and J. Mulkern (Kia Ora). The following have been selected to represent the City and Suburban Association : Junior Team—T. Drayton, G. Playle (Templeton), H. Rich (Urlwins), K. Watson (H'arewood), E. Cox (captain), R. Griffiths (Beckenham), J. Hattersley (Railway), W. Silvester (Stewart’s Gully), E. Timms (Riccarton), W. Hobson (Elmwood), W. Walls (St. Albans). Emergency, C.’Hampton (Elmwood). Third Grade —S. French (captain), H. Stribling (Kia Ora), H. Wilson, W. McDonnell (Lyttelton), L. Stead (Ouruhia), E. Sibley (Heathcote), H. Rayner, R. Dineen (Stewart’ s_ Gully), A. Lynch (Northcote), R. Marshall (Avon), H. Gray (Argyle House); twelfth man, J. Spicer (Avon).