CRICKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 279, 7 September 1936, Page 3

CRICKET.

EMPIRE CARNIVAL. HOMELAND AND DOMINIONS AGAINST AUSTRALIA. Although the Australian Cricket Board of Control some time ago refused to sanction a proposal that efforts should be made to arrange for the visit of a team representing the rest of the Empire to Australia in connection .with the celebration of the hundred and fiftieth anniversary of New South Wales, efforts are being made by the Celebrations Council to bring about such a cricket carnival. Mr M. A. Noble, the former Australian captain, made the proposal for such a visit, and it was accepted by the Celebrations Council, which included Mr Stevens (the Premier), Mr Bruxner (the Deputy Premier), Mr Dunningham (Minister of Labour) and other leading politicians, as well as Alderman Howie, the Lord Mayor of Sydney. Mr Noble’s scheme is to invite an Empire team of cricketers to visit Australia during birthday celebrations in 1938. The team would comprise players from England, South Africa, India, West Indies, Canada and New Zealand, and would play a series of games against Australia in all States, and maybe wind up with a tour of New Zealand. Mr J. M. Dunningham, who is the Minister in charge of the celebrations, wrote to the Board of Control suggesting that an endeavour be made to arrange the visit, but the board decided that the request could not be granted, as it thought the scheme impracticable. The Celebrations Council decided to make another effort to secure the feature tor the celebrations and Mr Bruxner wrote again to 1110 board seeking reconsideration. He said the council would willingly co-operate and give the board helpful assistance both in the furtherance of the project and toward its practical accomplishment. The Celebrations Council lias now been informed that the matter will be again discussed at the board meeting on September 10. Mr D. G. MacDougall, general organising secretary, who is kept busy arranging many other matters besides cricket matches in the interests of the council, is hopeful that the Boaad of Control will sanction the match.