CRICKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 80, 16 January 1936, Page 6

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS IN INDIA PATIALA TEAM'S GOOD START. (Received This Day. 10.10 a.m.) CALCUTTA, January 15. Playing on the truest wicket in India and in ideal weather, Frank Tarrant's Australian team commenced a match against Patiala. . Frank Tarrant and the Maharaja ot Patiala, who was responsible for bring-

ing the team to India, are playing for Australia, the Maharaja captaining the side. Yuvraj, a son of the Maharaja, is captaining the Patiala side, which includes the Maharaja Kumar of Ali Raj pur. Yuvraj won the toss from his father. The Maharaja of Patiala's eleven in the first innings scored 301 for five. Wazir Ali 132, Lull Singh 26. Wazir Ali gave a faultless display. He hit 22 boundaries.

DIFFERENCES IN INDIA.

CAPTAINS AND RELIGIONS. (Received This Day, 8.45 a.m.) CALCUTTA, January 15. The trouble which started in the 1932 test match is threatening to ruin the proposed visit of the Indian cricket team to England during the summer. When Nayudu was made captain for the 1932 test several players refused to play under him. The trouble was temporarily smoothed over, but it was brought back to India and fermented during Jardine's team's visit, and has ■now broken out afresh. For the three unofficial test matches against Tarrant's Australian team India had three captains. Amar Singh, who, with Nissar, is India's best bowler, has not played any match, while C. K. Nayudu did not play in the third match when Wazir Ali was captain. Dissensions between Hindu and Moslem players have arisen because it is said the captains will not give players of the other faith a chance. Meanwhile the Nawab of Pataudi, who was elected captain for the tour of England, has not played in any of the three matches. It is announced that he is suffering from ill-health, but he has been practising at the nets for two hours at a stretch to five bowlers.