CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 763, 11 March 1910, Page 2

CRICKET.

IS THE GAME DETERIORATING? " AEMSTRONG 6A.TS SKO.*- -~ (By Teleeranh.—Press AasoclatlonJ : Christchurch, March .10. I Warwick Armstrong, captain of thai Australian eleven, who is on .his -thirdj .visit to New Zealand,'expresses-, an-em-f phatio opinion that New Zealand crkkefe ~'■ has improved out of all. recognition, since) ■ his first visit to the Dominion. ment has taken place both ,in. batting and bowling, and he felt that : -the-'Ne# Zealand eleven would put up a reallj good fight in,the coming.test-match. Ha ... had seen; some very promisihg material- ".■■_ on his' present visit—men who make.fine batsmen with. 7 a 'little?.ihore coaching. ! The weakest, feature Zealand cricket was the . bowling, andT: that cbnld bo improved only by persists ent practice and good coaching. He paid! a warm compliment'to the caretaker'of ' the Carisbrook ground in Dunedin, which, he said, was almost'as good as the Meli bourne or Sydney.-, wickets. . Lancaster Park, he remarked, was a ' sporting wicket MANAWATTJ BEPEESENTATTVES, Palmerston North, March, The Mahawatu-cricket team selected (a ■ meet the Australians /consists of Ongley, "' - Bartlett,, Greer, Wells, .Trevena, O-Con- ." nor, M-Leah, Goldspring, Holland, Miti V chell, Cable, MTCenzie, Coyne; emergen* '" cies: Mason, Eyre, .Churchill. It is' proJ--'posed to field eleven bnt v hat.thirteen. ;- ■ ;.'; '. TESTMATGH WEATHER.. -•.....; '.'.".'•..,' Chrisjchurrfi,.March JO. ■'.'.' ,For... the, first ..Test matcn* Australia ' against. New Zealand, to-morrow, tha ' , weather it .the time ; of. telegraphing: i»." " unpromising and About five; . o'clock; this; evening a,'light, shower fellif and; since/ thenj the evening has beehJ misty; this being accompanied,by. drijsije3 ■'■:■:,;'■■■ HEAVTT ' — ""- The cricket match, South. CantJarburri ■ - against;, Canterbury, concluded to-day.' •'. Canterbury, when their total 456 - for seven wickets, declared their innings - • closed.. Towards their total Orchard con- - • tributed 96,'Crawshaw not out 80; Hi ■'''• Ellis_s9, T. Calton not out.«, and E. ." Caygill isi In their; second innings. South Canterbury made 77 (Denton- 18,", Lynch' 17, and Bain 18; being, the only ■ double-figure scores).' Canterbury wow '-' by an innings and 256' runs. . ■ ' - BOYS' LEAGUE. • . The following are Boys' League crickeii ;' matches for Saturday :—Senior gradei Telegraph v. Marist: Brothers, at New-'■ town Park; T.M.C.A; Av. South' ■ Wei* .-■> ■ lington, at Newtown PaTk. Junior grades ■'■: St. Aloysius v. Northland, at Newtown" Park; Y.M.C.A. A v. T.M.C.A. B, -Basil*'. Keservei- . ■-'■; >-.- ...• ■■•.,-. .-.■