CRICKET TOUR

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 275, 16 August 1932, Page 9

CRICKET TOUR

Marylebone Team PLAYERS SELECTED One Place Unfilled (By Telegraph.—Pres* Assn.—Copyright) London, August 14. It is announced that M. Leyland (Yorkshire), H. Verity (Yorkshire), and M. W. Tate (Sussex) have been invited to join the M.C.C, team for the tour to Australia and New Zealand. The remaining place is to be filled later. The Press unanimously approves the choice of these three players, “The Times" stating that it is a long time since the selection committee has been so immune from taunts by amateur selectors. “Each time invitations are issued the team becomes stronger, until. when it sails, it will be an' extremely powerful combination.” One critic points out that Leyland, by his last six innings of 52 not out, 91, 153, 113, 45 and 166 (averaging 124), literally forced his way into the team. For some time he has had the experience of batting first with Sutcliffe, and thus the problem of opening batsmen for the team when in Austral! a is virtually settled. The inclusion of Tate, it is generally agreed, will be welcomed both here and in Australia. Concerning Verity, it is suggested that it was imperative to include a slow left-handed spin bowler, and the committee apparently has chosen a younger man in preference to White. It is suggested that Jupp is the best man for the last place in order to replace Hobbs at cover-point.

FIRST-CLASS CRICKET Leading Averages London, August 14. The following are the leading averages for all first-class cricket this season piror to the matches now under way :—

INDIA v. SURREY London, August 14. Playing agaipst the All-India cricket team Surrey made 364 for nine wickets (Allom 60, Whitfield 94 not out). LANCASHIRE LEAGUE PLAY London, August 14. In Lancashire League cricket matches on Saturday, W. E. Merritt (New Zealand) made a score of 61, and A. Fairfax (Australia) compiled 125. McDonald took six wickets for 45 runs. ONE-SIDED MATCH Australians at Vancouver Vancouver, August 14. The Australian cricketers scored 337 for three wickets and declared in their match with a British Columbia All Star team. The latter were all out in the first innings in forty-five minutes for 37, and in less than an hour the second innings closed for 96. McCabe scored seventy runs in half an hour. The Australian scores were;— Richardson, c, Casey, b. Ball .... 49 Nutt, b. Carrhllton 105 Bradman, pot out 103 McCabe, c. Rivers, b. Ivamy .... 70 Kippax, not out 1 Extras 9 Bowling in the first innings McCabe took six wickets for 17; FleetwoodSmith, four for 5..

BATTING. Arg. Buna. Sutcliffe ,.. 2605 78.93 Hobbs ... 1486 59.44 Hanunoud .,. 2115 Ames ... 1733 57.06 Tyldosley ... 18S3 57.08 Jardine ........ ... 1373 54.02 Hendren •»••<*«< ... 1568 54,06 O'Connor ...... ... 1074 53.70 Duleepsinhjl .... ... 1543 51.43 Parks ... 12.T? 47 SR Arnone other averages are the following: Leyland ... 1153 4434 Wratt ... 11QR 41.34 BOWLING. WIekets. Avg. Larwood ....... .... 115 12 42 Verity ......... 129 13 W Tata „ .... 130 14 49 Freeman „ .... 190 15 06 Voce r .,, 110 15 22 Bowes .... 131 108 Sibbles ........ 121 16-57’ White 80 18*71 Macaulay ....... .... 76 IT Ort 8. Staples .... st 171)0 Among other® is tBrown ........ .... 9T 19.W