CRICKET.

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CRICKET.

PLUNKET SHIELD.

BOWLING AVERAGES. The following ara lino bovrling averages in i-bia reason's Plunkei Shield matches:

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LORD HAWKE'S ADVICE.

(BT CABLE —PKEOS ASSOCIATION COFEttIQaS.) (AUBTiUiIAN AI«T> IT.Z. CABLE- ASSOCIAISOS.) LONDON, January 34.

Lord Hawke, presiding at tho annual meeting of tho Yorkshire Cricket Club, referred to tho question of amateurs versus professionals. Ho said that many eouthoim iolk considered it would bo a direct insult to tho public if a man wero selected for his amateur status alone. Lord Hawko held strongly to tha view that it was th'j duty of evijry country to select tho best men available^'and tilo most intelligent captain _ eapablo of getting tho best out of his cidc. Ho commended this to tho Selection Committee that wan to choose the team for the forthcoming Australian. tour.

Huns. \Vkt3. At. Anthony (A.) 91 U lo.l A. Galian-.l (.O.) 35 2 17.5 t>. G. Smith (A.) 52S 23 IS.6 D. J. Mcllctk (C.) l'i. 11. McrGirr (\V.) 3)0 17 20 10 20.1 J!, C. JJVunt 21 t 21 •J. S. Uiddlcston ("\V\) .. ICS 5 21.2 "\V. It. I'a trick (C.) G9 3 23 J J. C. Collins (\V.) 1SG 8 23.25 11. Torrance (O.) 259 31 23.5 A. Ailoo (0.) (3CS 21 25.2 V,\ S. Bricc (W.) 507 20 25.3 D. Sandman (C.) 257 r> 23.5 C. Allcolt (AT •• 41." n 29.5 C. Dacre (A.) 60 2 30 Douglas (O.) •• K. McXicod (A.) .. 350 H 31.S 130 ■1 .1-2.5 W ("W.) .15 1 35 W. Cunningham (C!.) 320 si 35.5 Rev 13. O. Blamiros (O.) 2S6 8 35.73 H. "Wilson (A.) 249 6 41.5 It. Itead (C.) 213 5 42.13 E. H. Ij- Bcrnau CW.) •• 141 .1 47 C. A. Holland (W.) 173 3 57.fi J*. G. Sneddon (A.) „ 179 3 59.6 I!. O. Talbot (C.) 6+ 1 64 J. Shepherd (O.) .. 1S6 2 63 Henderson (~W.) •. 148 2 74 Dickincou (0.) 30i 2 153