ENGLISHMEN'S TOUR.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 48, 26 February 1937, Page 13

ENGLISHMEN'S TOUR.

NEAR END IN AUSTRALIA.

SIX VICTORIES, FOUR LOSSES,

first game in n.z., march 19

The English team has played 20 matches to date (excluding the one-day fixtures j at Clare and in Tasmania). It lias won six, including the first two Tests, and ' lost four—against New South Wales (twice), and the third and fourth Tests, len matches have been drawn. Results:— Australia.—Won by an innings and 180 runs. England: 469 for four wickets, declared. West Australia: First innings, 142; second innings, 147. Combined Team (at Pel th) .—Drawn. England: rirst innings, 497; second innings, 120 for four wickets. Combined leam: tirst innings, 436u South Australia.—Won by 105 runs. England: First innings, 233; second iniVJ? gs > 238 - South Australia: First innings, 162; second innings, 202. \ ictoria.—Drawn. England: First innings, 344; second innings, 36 for three wickets. Victoria: First innings, 384. .New South Wales.—Lost by 135 runs. England; First innings, 153; second innings, 311. New South Wales: First innings, 273; second innings, 326. An Australian XI. (at Sydney).—Drawn, -bngland: _ First innings, 288; second in"JPSS, 245 for eight wickets. Australian Al.: First innings, 544 for eight wickets, declared. Queensland—Drawn. England: First innings, 215; second innings, 528 for eight wickets, declared. Queensland: First innings, 243; second innings, 227 for nine wickets. Australia. First Test (at Brisbane).— Won by 322 runs. England: First innings, 358; second innings, 256. Australia: First innings, 234; second innings, 58. Queensland Country Team (at Ipswich). —Drawn. England : First innings, 406. Queensland Country; First innings, 300; second innings, 124. Australia, Second Test (at Sydney).— Won by an innings and 22 puns. England: First innings, 426 for six wickets, declared. Australia: First 'innings, 80; second innings. 324. Northern Districts (at Newcastle).— Drawn. England: First innings, 178 for four wickets. Northern Districts: 188 for [ four wickets. | Australia. Third Test (at Melbourne). — Lost by 365 runs. England: First innings, 76 for nine wickets, declared; second innings. 323. Australia: First innings. 200 for nine wickets, declared; second innings, Tasmania.—Won by an innings and four runs. England; First innings, 317. fasmania: First innings, 104; second innings, 208. Combined _ Team (at Hobart). —Drawn. England: First innings, 418; second innings, 111 for one wifcket. Combined Team : Only innings, 134. - South _ Australia.—Drawn. England: First inni*gs. 301. South Australia: First innings, 194 for. four wiekets. Australia. Fourth Test (at Adelaide). — Lost by 148 runs. England: First innings, 330: second innings. 243._ Australia: First innings, 288:'secofid liuiinga, 433. Geelone.—Drawn, . First innings. 282; second innings, 251. Gcelong: First inrfings, 161. County Canberra. —Won bv an innings a'll 140 runs. England: First innings, 380. County Canberra: First innings. 162; second innings. 78. New South Wales.—Lost" by 105 runs. England: First innings. 73: second innings, 29ft. New Sow th Wales: First innimrs. 231; second innings. 246. Victoria.—Drawn. England : FSrst inninse, 187: second innings. 132 for three wickets. Victoria: First innings, 292. t . REMAINING FIXTURES. IN AUSTRALIA. '-T - 'r. Febrtrary 26 until finished.—Fifth Test. March 5 tp 6. —Country, at Benalla. NEW ZEALAND ITINERARY. March 15. —Arrive in Auckland, March 19 to 22. —Canterbury and Otago. March 24 to 27.—Wellington. March 31 to April 2. —Auckland. E.P.S. V. AUCKLAND XI. The following will represent the English Public Schools' Club in a match against the Auckland Cricket Club, to be played at Reniuera to-morrow :—G. A. Pownie, W. Hately, D. F. Xutliall, V. L. Humphreys, ' H. G. St. V. Beeche.v. L. E. Cartridge, J. R. Morriß. M. P. Walker. E. •Williamson. G. Xuthall, C. G. Culverwell. The team to represent the Auckland Cricket Club is as follows :—K. Arkinstall, J. R. CaDstiek, G. M. Davis, O. S. Hintz, P. O. Iggleston. L. E. L. S. , Sims, D. D. Taylor, F. S. Taylor (captain), ' Vincent-Jones, B. H. Warner.

TE ATAWA V. HOWICK,

The Te Atawa team to play a team from the Howick Cricket Club to-morrow, at Howick. commencing at 10.30 a.m. Is as follows:—B. Collier. G. W. Drake. V. W. Inder. D. Jackson. .T. James. A. Jones, ,T. McNeich. C. V. O'Connor, R. Olsen, C. M. Taylor, J. M. Warner. OTAHUHU ASSOCIATION". The weekly meeting of the management committee of the Otahuhu Cricket Association decided to request each club secretary to submit a list of players available for selection to meet teams from the Auckland Friendly Societies on Good Friday. A request from a club to play competition games on Sturges Park was refused, owing to the unsatisfactory state of the ground. Draw for to-morrow :—-Abattoir No. *1 : Returned Soldiers v. Challenge. Abattoir No, 2: Grange v. Railway B. Challenge: Mount Richmond v. Kempthorne United. *