MORE TOURS BY AUSTRALIANS

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27913, 9 March 1956, Page 12

MORE TOURS BY AUSTRALIANS

CRICKET

Suggestion By Keith Miller “SHOULD DO MORE FOR N.Z. CRICKET” (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 9 p.m.) SYDNEY. March 8. Australia's vice-captain, Keith Miller. 1 said today that New Zealand's weak showing against the West Indies had raised the important point of whether Australia, its next door neighbour, had done as much as it should for New Zealand cricket. Writing in the “Sydney Sun,” Miller said: "After all. Australia is just six air hours away and we have sent only two teams there since the war ended. ‘“The last fully representative Australian team to visit New Zealand was in 1940 when Australia was building up a team which by 1948 turned out to be one of the strongest test combinations this country has known. “This team was captained by Bill Brown who. in his return, recommended that Australia should visit New Zealand as frequently as possible. Not only would visits help to raise the standard of New Zealand cricket: they would benefit Australian cricketers on their tour of Eng"Brown pointed out that conditions in New Zealand and England were very similar and our batsmen would be better prepared to meet bowlers who cut the ball off the wicket—at which English bowlers are past masters—and thoroughly extend the defence of even our best batsmen.” Miller said that having been with Brown on (hat New Zealand tour, he wholeheartedly agreed with his suggestion. "Since that trip in 1946. New Zealand has seen only one other Australian team — and our second eleven, captained again by Brown.” he added. “It is proposed that New Zealand will see another Australian team next year—once more a second eleven.”

TONY LOCK GAINS HAT TRICK

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) KARACHI. March 7. A hat-trick by Tony Lock, the Surrey and England spinner, today helped the M.C.C. A team to beat the Combined Railways and Baluchistan cricket team by an innings and 23 runs. The scores were: M.C.C. 280, combined eleven 126 and 131. It was the sixth win in 13 matches played by the touring side.