CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 510, 18 May 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

i SURitEYj TEAM' TO; MEET AUSTRALIA. : '(Bi.TßHsbnirif—riiEss ■association—corinid'HT.)v; (Reo/'May,. l7,; p.mO ;!',';" ':'; ~ - ■'.■:'■ •■-! '/■ ' ; .'; : yy - ; ' ; '■:.■'••• --London l; May l7. / '';The Surrey team for to-day's match against the.'Australians.is:— Leyeson-Gower, Crawford,; Curvyon, Hayward, Hpbbs/,.Hayes, Lees, Marshal, .Strudwick, Ducat, and-Hitch. ,'.[Tho' SurreV. side is. by, farithe .strongest, iii .air-departments 'that: the so 'far have,''met. ,:'Leyeson-Gower,r.who'skippefs : .-the .c6untj-;iis;ione/of'.the Home ;selectors for' the '■All • England .Elpven', in /.test matches. '■' A; : Dudat lost iseaspn forced' his -wayr.intd. the Siirr rey team.;!'Ho'is.a'hard-hitting.batsnian, plays ■a: strong,: vigprons*-' game, an;}, scores. well. all ;'rpuhd->.tlfe-',iwieket.-".' ; Ducat ,is .a" fair bowlor,; sending,'down, a. ball .with' plenty' of ■life' and spin,, which :gets ■up -quickly off the' ; :pitch.-.'Thi» player joined' the : ,Surrey"gr.ound .■staff;in 1908.'" J. W. Hitch• bids-fair, to enlulate tho bowling deeds of W,- Hi.Lookwood.' Hitch shares:', the ■■honour ,of: being.-one of/the best • bowlers ii.u-lOCS—in the'opinion of 'many ,the greatest siar bf all., Bowling at a fine pace,: he get»;aswcrve on even-his, fastest ball, "and on a fiery wickpt his short, bumping deliveries work havoc: among';the":opposition.' His finest bowl-:irig-perfpniinnco in. 1908 -was against; Kent: in' the ; return''game' at 'The Ovalj when■ the. Hoppickers' wpre-u'tterly:'routed.- :iri the two .iri- ■ liinss \Hitch : claimed' 13.'victims i for' .lli.'runs.' If the'.'Vvickot'at/i'hoOval.'is not spoilt by fain there;ehpuldjbe , soma fair scoring:](:■ j,.'. "' '; j ■;;SM:'CH.^PJQN;C.dUNTr,Di!FEA'TEpi,/ : ' \ : v ::/ y''^'''--: : } ' 'i'■''■'' '■•' London; May 16^ : ; y ;in' the; county cricket; contests,,,Worcestershirej' with s'cores of 203 and ; 231, ."defeated'■ ■Yorkshire (last: year's champions), who, scored 289: and -133 invtho two innings." Y/;;;',''... ; . ■; '■'■ '[The' Yorkshire champions, the unbeaten team of .last 'season';-'have fallen;, to Worcestershire, who ■'were; sixth :in"last season's ..county . bhiiinvpionship.' Worcestershire: is/always' bracketed ■with .the'Foster'family. •In 1903 fe'E.'Foster came to .Australia with Warner's team.-'ahd ■in Decembei;. of. that year compiled'2B7 in'a test matoh.Von the':Sydney. ground—the recordiindividual;score:for■;,tests.] r .•■'-..'■'...:'-.. ■ : •;:-.:-. : ' ~: V/.';!- ■' : '~r '.:.'■ v -. ■y'V"-'- ?-r' : :','\' ' LEq alised ; BQpKM ]; ->. :■•' iTHE CONDUCT 'OF SOME' RACING ' '■■■' \' r 'j-vvv'ir-.':• .CLUBS.";%: : ''::':;'v.''.■-V ■ ; ;. '„'. (p'X TKLFiUIUPII—i'IIESS; ASSOCufIOKI .•■■' ;,;.■■' N ;: Auckland,:May,l7. '-■ ...■Replying ie a that, the /legalising of tho bookmaker, had .'resulted, in. the.'introduction of a: most;.:undesirable,:class , of spielers, into New. Zealand, the Attorney-Gen-' eral:(Dr.' ■F;ndlay),sajdthat.itho , Legislature ;had.assumed : that racing clubs■ w'ould exertiso ■wise-and careful discretion; in' granting such l.icenses,-.and/that'ithey would grant them;to no'bpokniaker.of .'whbsoi.character. and starid'ing'there Wasiany real ; doubt. ; ..'-'I know, , that some, .olubs' .have,'.for the. purpose of 'dis-' granted licenses to 'tiny. ;iperEOTV calling himself, a'.bookmaker who chooses to; pay a. license ice, thiis making.'the bookmaker ;at once a sourco. of profit and a source of discredit to the •racecourse. . It /scorns—at least ,iri some cases-r-that .tho:bit-" ,tcrost critics 'at tho, legislation/ are thoso who have done their best to bring-it. into "disore-, dit. ;: In my experience, 'if ■ proper care and discretion are exercised, by the racing clubs, and only .such men ;are licensed 1 , as bdpk-: makers';as can be relied, upon, to. meet/ their ehgagcments: r and behavo properly)' tho evils co/mplained/of/would 'largely,.if not wholly, disappear. ;.;In/,. my. judgment, /racing clubs owe a .duty /tp'-tlie public who. frequent,.their", courses:to'"•'license: /no • bookmaker without making an investigation .as t0... his,. finances and/oharactcr. , •.';.■:■",'•■.■ ■•■.:■/