JOURNEY'S END.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 59, 10 March 1936, Page 15

JOURNEY'S END.

M.C.C. CAPTAIN SPEAKS.

SURPRISING N.Z. STANDARD,

BATTING WEALTH, BOWLING WEAK.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISI CHURCH, Monday,

A heavy southerly storm prevented further play in the fourth and final cricket Test match between M.C.C. and New Zealand, and after a conference at noon it was announced that the match bad been abandoned. M.C.C. in its first innings scored 195. Xew Zealand replied with 334. At the end of the second day's play M.C.C. in its second innings had lost two wickets for 142.

The New Zealand bowling figures for the Englishmen's second innings were; Lromb one wicket for 32, Elmes none for 9, Vivian none for 11, Blundell none for 21, Roberts none for 22, Griffiths none for 41.

The M.C.C. players will leave tomorrow for Wellington, where they will join the Rangitiki for England. Reviewing the tour, E. 11. T. Holmes, captain, made the following comments: — "The standard of play in New Zealand has proved to be higher than we expected, and there is a wealth of batting talent. The weakness at the moment is in bowling, but this may be rectified so far as representative cricket is concerned if one really good spin bowler can be unearthed. If this can be done the New Zealand team that is to tour England in 1937 should win more matches than it loses and should provide stronge opposition for the best players England can produce in representative snatches. "I am perfectly certain New Zealand will make plenty of runs in England, it is possible that the difficulty will be with its bowling. Of the young batsmen whom we played against in New Zealand, Wallace, of Auckland, looked to be the most promising. Hadlee, of Canterbury, should also be heard of again in representative cricket. There is a young player in New Plymouth, Donnelly, who is already a. finished cricketer, and who should be given every encouragement by the cricket authorities. "Kerr is an outstanding player and is in world class. He has every stroke, both in front and behind the wickets. "With regard to the bowling of the younger players, Griffiths, of Wellington, is a genuine spinner, with nip off the pitch, but he'will have to have more control of length if he ever wishes to reach the highest class. This he can do with practice, because the ability is there."

TEST AVERAGES

KERB. AND HARDSTAFF TOP. READ AND ROBERTS MOST WICKETS. •- •«»* The 'averages for the four Tests were: — New Zealand. BATTING. In N.O. Kuns H.S. At. Kerr 5 1 282 132 70.50 Muthcson ..... 2 2 ;70 50« 70.00 Vivian 7 2 289 90 57.80 Hadie" ::::::: i - 47 47 47.00 i ~i 00 IS. i§;2o Wallace "..V.. 3 — 84 38 28.00 3-lmes * .... 5 — 132 99 26.40 "rS« - 124 74 24.50 l.ama e S on 3 — .02 31 20.60 Whitelaw o — 43 -0 14.3^ Moloney 0 — 533- 13.8^ Griffiths 2 — 20 17 13.00 iSSn -•-V-"4 H§ Weir 4 — 24 21 0.00 * Not out. drills also batted twice in the first Test at Dunedin without scoring. bowling. O. jr. It. W. Aver. Blundell 47 10 117 0 19.50 Roberts ....... 104 30 234 10 23.40 Griffiths. ...... ,57 3 *200 7 -9.4Cromb So 9 301 9 dd.44 Matheson ...... 36 10 7o 2 37.u0 Vivian ........ 74 14 204 3 68.00 Klmra ........ 57 8 192 2 96.00 Af nrri 11 23 1 105 1 11M.UU cowie 1&2 11*200 Weir I—o—3 —0 and Moloney 7 —1— 35 —0 also bowled. ; England. BATTING. , In N.O. Kuns H ; S. llardstaff ..... •« 2 2 (i *> ink* 03 33 ar sc .:::: J 2 i°«§ SHSjj IS • • :: : t A IS r- 188 lo 2 3 1: :::::: * i $ % 25.00 Mitehell-Innes . 3 0< f Griffith 4 2 30 24* 18.00 lyttelton ..... 3 = \\ , « Baxter 31 10 10 5.00 * Not out. - . BOWLING. i O. M. R. W. Av. Read ..... 88 11 291 17 17.11 Hohnes 7 — 18 1 18.00 Baxter '.1:'.... 99 21 260 11 24.17 Sims 105 19 3..S 12 29.83 Human ...... 43 7 90 - 40.00 Parks 119 36 271 0 40.16 Lagridgc 70 >23 n 3 «[* p 1 ? Also bowled : Hardstaff, I—o—3 —0 , Mitchell-Innes, 2—o—8 —0.

SUBURBAN ASSOCIATION.

RULING BY CHAIRMAN.

At the meeting of the Auckland and Suburban Association last evening, Mr. J. F. W. -Dickson presiding, a letter was received from the Auckland. Cr Association expressing the Suburban Association's action ln ing its championship gamM,and e . ; reco^ mending its patrons to attend, the : recent M.C.C. v. Auckland fixture. Arising from certain comment on of selection of the team, which met the Englishmen at Piako ' man ruled that in future iio communica iff b o'S»t rf » for three of their players was held over for further consideration.

TE AWA V. KING'S. COLLEGE.

Players to represent Mr; Te. Awa cricket team in a matcn = the King's College first ' eleve". to be at the college grounds tomorrow, m iSU& ifeaar- 5: Crawford-Watson, H. H- c m ith H. GI8!S WSi. 51 «"- W A Duff and R. E. Tnrton.

CITY TE AROHA CHAMPIONS.

Tlie cricket competition c6nclad<xl Saturday, w h "J,, No Vt'o Arolia) who thu* defaulted to City ( Te r0 COinpetisecured a four-point win. Final coxuv tion points:-— w L D. Pis•7 4' 1 27 City (Te Aroha) •••••■ • • I r . 0 25 Lockerbie (Morrinsville) . ' 2 3 24 Suburbs (Te Aroha) .... o 7 2 20 Nottingham (Morrinsville) 3 < CAMBRIDGE SUB-ASSOCIATION. The second series of third round were commenced on featuraay Scores' HIGH SCHOOL V. LBAMINGTO, r^amington.—First inning£, McKln non 9 Kinnon 14 not out, wJclcet p for each). Bowling: - Broderson IS rups, Humphries two for 9», • one for 7, Watt one *9*' _ an'runs tor High School.—First inning._Bo si* wickets (Broderson 34, Boyce x<, lor ll>. Morriss lot. CITY V. UNITED SERVICES. _ 1 WooUey 3^)^ V Bo wlTug Old field' "three for !■ Kelly two for 6. fie wickets not out, Munro 11).