CRICKET

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21087, 12 February 1934, Page 14

CRICKET

i AUSTRALIAN TOUR 1 CANCELLED FEAR OF FINANCIAL LOSS Because of the likelihood of a heavy ' ; loss being made on the tour, on ac-, ■ count of the defections of many of the -, ' leading players, the New Zealand | Cricket Council decided on Saturday j i to cancel the visit of the Australian ! team which was to have left Sydney ■ i at the end of this week. It was stated i ; that the council had budgeted for a j I loss of £SOO, but it was considered that ' the absence of many players included I ; in the team originally would so scri-1 ously affect its "drawing power" that j : the council might ultimately have to \ face a loss of between £7OO and ■ £IOOO. »- Mr A. T. Donnelly, chairman of the management committee of the council, announced on Saturday afternoon, that the committee had decided to cancel the team's visit, with great regret, because the prospects of a successful tour had been seriously affected by the absence of well-known past and present players in the original selection, by the j daily cablegrams regarding changes in the team, the last being the defection of C. J. Hill, and by the complaints and discussions in the Australian press among officials and players about the rate of allowances to memI bers of the team. A cablegram setting out these reasons for the cancellation of the tour has been dispatched by the council to the Australian Board of Cricket Control. Statement by Mr Donnelly In further explanation of the cancellation, Mr Donnelly stated that when the tour was originally planned the New Zealand Cricket Council's management committee budgeted for a loss of about £SOO on the tour. Even on the original estimates there was considerable complaint from affiliated associations about the amounts oi' guarantees asked of them for matches. In view of what had happened sine?; , the team was originally chosen the original estimate of the loss on the | tour would certainly be increased if | the team were accepted. There had I been a good deal of criticism in the I press and by guaranteeing associations I and their guarantors of the changes i in the team. i It appeared to the committee that j the council would have to face a loss , of from £7OO to £IOOO on the tour if j it were proceeded with in present eoni ditions. In these circumstances and considering what had happened lite council did not feel justified in incurring that loss. I NO SURPRISE IN SYDNEY 1 DOUBT ABOUT DRAWING POWER OF TEAM H (fmUD fRISS ASSOCIATION — ST EI.KCTRIC H TELEGRAPH— L'Ol'-y EIGHT.! W SYDNEY, February 11. W i The decision of the New Zealand f j Cricket Council has not surprised ! cricket circles here. The view is e:-- ! pressed that after the selection of tlu English team another combination foi New Zealand must include some whose i local status is third-class and uni likely to have a drawing power m ; ? ; Dominion tour. ! Mr Heydon, secretary of the New I ! South Wales Cricket Council; expi e-ssed surprise at the decision, but would not comment beyond sayinj that he thought the team finally settled yesterday would have given i good account of itself. Mr R. Oxlade, chairman of the Boarc j of Control, said he had heard nothing official from New Zealand, and wai i not ready to comment on the latesi , development: J An Adelaide message says that the 1 cancellation of the tour caused a sen- : sation in cricket circles there. It was J assumed that the Dominion was dissatisfied with the Australian side ' selected. IN OTHER CENTRES ') ' (Wi£S3 ASSOCIATION TJSJL,EJftM( S.) WELLINGTON, February 11. The seventh series of the cricket competition concluded on Saturday on heavy wickets. Eight pointer win; were recorded by University, Wellington, and Petone. Results:— Wellington, 242 for seven, declared and none for 51, beat Hutt, 134 anc 153 (Champness 51). Petone 220 and three for 111 fAllcott 55), beat Old Boys, 146 and 178 foi four (Parsloe 67 not out, Du Chateai > 61). ■" University, 147 and 98 for fou: (Tricklebank five for 49) beat Kilbirnie 118 and 122. ' tf

i | dill 98. Duslin 68). beat Institute. 100! and six for 172 (Duffy 62). i DUNEDIN, February 11. . The senior cricket competition was' ' continued on Saturday under ideal ; t conditions:— Results:— j Dunedin 106 and. 10.") ißaelcoek 86. m ; ■55 minutes, Claridge 32, Groves five j : for 73) was defeated by High School I | Old Boys 155 'Claridge four for 33. Dadcock four for 57 > and 100 for six I wickets i Douglas-three for 25). ! Grange 99 and 118 < Chettleburgh 58,. iNimmo four for 41, Dunning four for: j 49, D. Cameron two for 11) was dc- '■ featccl by Carisbrook 118 and 100 fori ■ five wickets (Cox 42, D. Cameron 31,' ! Chetlleburgh three for 12>. i , Kaikorai 150 and 132 for four wic- ; ikets (R. Cherry 37, Holden not out 68> ! i was defeated bv Albion 154 «Dalziel: ] 40. Barron 30, Cook six for 59, Me- i Gregor two for B>. i University 228 and ,'!.'! for three wiei kets defeated Christian Brothers 196 \ j (Rodgerson 07. A. Cameron five for '; 1 ! 83). ; M.C.C. V. INDIA j \ -.-.. 1 j HOME TEAM WEAKENED :'' HNGLAND 7 FOR 2M ' '■\ I i.\';;'i I'.n »svj<tvU"" i." t. r.' ..- r i TKI.EGHM'H c - >>i-y ;;■.'.n ..' ] i Received February 11, D.LIli p.m.i | j CALCUTTA. February 11. i Th<? ?\larylcbone Cricket Club be- I '. gan the final test against India. M. 1 Nissar was ill and unable to play, and | " Waxir Ali. the all-rounder, was hancli- j | capped by a sprained arm. Scores:- - ] 5 MARYL2BONE CRICKET CLUB. | i j First Innings. ] I A. 11. Bakewell, c Nayuda, b - Amarnath .. . . 85 j .' C. F. Walters, lbw, b Amar Singh 59 j J; T. B Mitchell, lbw, b Amarnath 25 j y J. Langridgc, lbw, b Amar Singh 1 c D. R. Jardine. not out .. 54 f C. S. Barnett, c Yuvaraj, b Amar d Singh- . . . . . . 4 e ' M. S. Nichols, b Amar Singh , . 1 s ! L. Townsend, b Amar Singh 10 s ; H. Verity, not out .31 Extras .. . . 11 : s ., Total tor seven wickets .. 281 1 Tr.e opening pair took the score to '*| 111.