CRICKET.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18342, 27 March 1925, Page 11

CRICKET.

NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING STAFFS.

A cricket match was played yesterday at Sydenham. Park between teams from "'J.hc Press" and "Lyttelton Times" publiehins "Lvttelton Times" batted first, and scored 220 (Gibson. 10, W. Hill 42, H. Hill 100 retired, and Kyland 32). "The Press" scored 325 (Thomas 102, Johnston 33, Stoneman 74 Hawkings 31, Baldwin 31 not out, Hawkins, jun. 14, and Shaw 10). For "Tho Press" Stoneman' and Thomas bowled best, and for "Times" W. Hill, Eyland, Strong and Freeman bowled best. "The Press, team won by 105.

OLD COLLEGIANS' CLUB. Tho following will represent the Old Collegians' Clqb against Lincoln College on Satuniay, at Lincoln: —C. 12. Baxter, Or. M. Heasloy, L. B. Blaile, S. G. Lester, W. J. V. Hamilton, It. H. T. Hamilton, A. H. &• Xirent, P. Eowarth, G. P. Chapman, F. O. Hartley, R. H. Lake. Tlio team is to assemble at Broadw4y'4 Corner at-1-30 p.m. sharp, in flannels. ■■ • . . The club's photograph will W taken at Clirist'o College at 10 a.m'. on Sunday.

WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION'S DIFFICULTIES. (miss ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.)

WELLINGTON, March 26. The Cricket Association states '..that the season will have to be brought to a premature close through the action of the City Council in giving the ground to the Athletic Association next Saturday. . . At a special meeting of the Association it was stated that there was an understanding that the Reserve would not be let to other bodies- without consulting . .it, and notice had been sent that, tho ground would be required for final matches. ( was never acknowledged,' and the assertion that the Association had. acquiesced was not o6rresolution strongly protesting against the action of the City Council was passed, and will be forwarded to the Council fortnwith. ' . ~ THE VICTORIANS AND GRIMMETT (PRESS 'ASSOCIATION . TBLBO-RUf.) WELLINGTON, March 36. • Members' of the Victorian cricket team repudiate the attacks in Australia, reproduced in New ' Zealand, on E. R. May no, the captain, and Mr Bean, the manager, for allegedly preventing the selection of Grimmett' to represent Victoria. They quote that bowler's performances in his early trials to show that he was not a success; the few wickets he did secure wero expensive. In. a match against Maclaren s team, in which Grimmett took one wicket for 43 runs and one lor 7, Mayne was criticised for not putting Hartkopf on sooner, but the players all knew that ho was trying out Grimmett to give liim' a chance. When Hartkopf was put on he was immediately successful, securing five, wicketa for 23 runs. A member of the team, a club-mato of Grimmett, saul that'to his personal knowledge Mayne gavo Grimmett every chance an the few occasions he had" played, andi this opinion generally was endorsed by the team as a whole.

PROFITS OF TEST MATCHES. USE TO BE MADE OF THEM. (by cable —tress association—cornuGET.) (AUSTRALIAN AND K.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received March 26th, 7.45 p.m.) LONDON, March. 06. The "Duly Chronicle" eays cricketing circles are discussing the use the Marylebone Club will make of the windfall due to the. receipts from the Australian Test Matches. It i» difficult to spend money on further improvementa at -lord's, therefore the Duke of Devonshire's practical suggestion that tome of the. money should bo portioned out to the connties which are financially embarrassed will probably be adopted. It is at least being discussed in all seriousness.-