CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 262, 5 November 1931, Page 15

CRICKET.

NOT A THUMPER

ENGLISH PLACING OE BRADMAN,

LONDON", November 4,

Lord Tennyson, speaking at a dinner of the Ferrets Cricket Club, said Don Bradma.fi wa« perfectly right to refuse the AcCvington Club's offer, Although Bradman was, one of the finest batsmen in the world he had A great deal to lOafn. He was not in the same class as Truiuper, Hill and others, and had not lull the strokes that Hobbts, WoOlley ot Sutcliffe had. The sooner Bradnvan did not want to get hk name in print the better. Mv. Arthur Gillian saicl he agreed with Lord Tennyson. PRIMARY SCHOOLS' COMPETITION. FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY NEXT. The games arranged by the new Primary Schoolboys' Association for Saturday, November 7, are - Y.M.C.A. A v. Y.M.C.A. B, Victoria Fark, 9.30 a.m.; Grev Lynn-Y.M.C.A. A v. Comrades B, Victoria Fark, 9.30 a.m.: North Side v. Grey Lynn Y.M.C.A. B, Victoria Park. 0.30 a.m.: Belmont v. Comrades A, Victoria Park, 9.30 a.m.

ALTERATION IN DRAW. Iu the Auckland Cricket Association"* third grade I? competition. King's Old Boys will pi fry Y.M.C.A. at. Walker Park on Saturday, instead of at King's College, as previously stated. MID-WEEK MATCHES. Yesterday in the Auckland Mid-week Association's competition Nicholson I'ark boat Ellerslie Town Board by 101 runs on the first innings. Scores : — Nicholson Park. —First innings, 320 (Wright 51> Denson 10, MaeConUtck 14, Wheeler 10). Bowling: Bower took two Wickets for 16 runs, DunCaii live for 03. Elierslie Town Board.'—First inningrs, 20. Bowling: Le Coittpe toOk t'OUr wickets for 10 rnnfe, Wright five for 6. SecOtod innings, 120 for eight wickets. A match was played yesterday between the. Pacific Coble Board and the Combined Theatres, the former Winning by two wickets and 47 run*. Th 6 Theatres scored 134 (Mooda.be 51, MeCOfmack 30. Hope 10). For Cabl.e Board StOupe took five wickets for 37 runs, Robertson three for 21, Newdick two for 30. Cable Board scored IST for eight wickets (Christian 4ft, Condon 30, retired, Newdick 27, retired, Pegier 17. retired, Bundle l?.). Hope took three wickets for the Theatres.