M.C.C. TEAM.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 159, 8 July 1935, Page 7

M.C.C. TEAM.

Langridge and Hardstaff

Invited.

WYATT IS UNCERTAIN. (Received 10 a.m.) ■ LONDON, July 7. James Langridge (Sussex) and J. Hardstaff, who made a fine century on Saturday for Notts against South Africa, have accepted an invitation to participate in the Marylebone Cricket Club's tour of New Zealand in 1935-36.

R. E. S. Wyatt, captain of the M.C.C. team to tour New Zealand, is uncertain whether to accept the invitation, owing to the strain of continuous big cricket.

ENGLAND'S ELEVEN.

TEAM FOR THIRD TEST.

(Received 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 7. England's team for the third Test against South Africa, at Leeds, on July 13, will be chosen from Wyatt, Clay, Sutcliffe, Leyland, Verity, Barber, Hammond, Ames, Nichols, Clark (Northamptonshire), Smith (Derbyshire), Hardstaff, Hollies.

OUR WET WICKETS,

AUSTRALIAN CONTROVERSY.

(Received 12.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, this day. Melbourne cricket .opinion differs on a suggestion by Mr. C. Dolling, a former Australian Test selector, that Australia should send more teams to New Zealand to obtain wet-wicket practice. It is admitted that there is much in favour of the suggestion, but difficulties are claimed in that Sheffield Shield and Test match programmes are a bar to frequent visits to New Zealand by a high-class team. Mr. W. J. Johnson, an Australian Test selector, said to-day that he doubted whether the suggestion would help very much. "The more you play on wet wickets, the worse you play on good wickets," he said. "You must take the bad wickets with the good."

GOLF IN BELGIUM.

TIB FOR OPEN TITLE,

BRUSSELS, July 7. Branch, tied with Vandonck (a Belgian) with a total of 283, for the open golf championship of Belgium. Padgham, 285, was third, and Cotton, 286, fourth. Others included: Brews (South Agrica) 288, Perry (British open champion) 296.

BOXING.

SCHMELING BEATS UZCUDUN.

BERLIN", July 7. Before a crowd of 50,000 spectators Schmeling won on points from Uzcudun in a 12-round boxing contest. The Germon was in far better condition and battered the Basque mercilessly in the final rounds.