CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 137, 6 December 1930, Page 22

CRICKET

By "NOT OUT" '././

yisrr from Australia'

rSTRONG TEAM WANTED

PREPARING FOR ENGLISH TOUR

' -'.New Zealand is now negotiating for j a visit from an Australian team : to- ] -(yards the end of the seascrn, am^'there | is Tcason'to bo hopeful about a strong j team making tho trip ininiediut-ely after } the Australian engagements with: the < ;West. Indies touring team are ".'"fulfill- -1 .xcL'.'lt .will not" be until March ,'that j .the Australian, team pays tho. visit, if , saactioned by-the Australian Boaid of ■ Control; but.-that will be.timc.;en6.ugh to giver ihe/New Zealand team some; good match play.;beflore -it Jeaves.'.f^-Eng-. ■ land.'-The.:team, from AustraUay.'liow- • ever,, must .bea strong, teani. .A xecoud- : rate-side is not wanted.' New Zealand as on; the way to Test cricket, and■:. the. - object now must be to. seei .that it is •placed -on "a. plane- higher than.; that ; which: it has., occupied ,in , the ■■ cricket: ■•\vorld.. Visits from ■ second-iato 'iteams . willmot assist in achieving that ob■:jcct.:.- *: ~' -■■.■•■ ;:: ■"■ ■■ ' An Australiaii View. ■_ ~■ '. Australia has given New Zealand a good helping hand in the past,.and tlie hope is that in meeting New Zealand's latest request the Board of Control will see that a first-rate team is sent over to give the New Zealand representatives the light send-off .to the most.important.tour yet undertaken. Iteferance ;to the matter.is made as follows in the "Referee" (Sydney):—'lt is to be hoped tho Board of Control will give very serious; consideration to the request from New Zealand that a team be sent across .this season to play.before the New Zealaiiders leave for Eng- . land..ln making this request,, New Zealand must "have in mind a team exclusive of the Test men against the West 3idies.l In that ease,:it wouldvbe a fine ; «pportunity.f o£ Australia,: to "assist New .Zealand, and simultaneously provide a number of Test possibles of futute sea-. ■ ; sons, with ah • educational ionri;Seeing : tliat-the:Sheffield Shieia as a. coinpetitioa is already seriously' interf ered^ with ■bydemands/onthe Test, playeraj and :. that there can be no certainty that the . ■ best State team-will win,;: there..would ; be -little ot, no sacrifice by any pf the States providing players for-such a :team. - -.■■-. .."■■. ..:■:.■ .';.:•.-::: ■.;;■' ' „ "This New Zealaud.matter ; cannot ' ■wait untilthe board meets at the. end of December. It should be .decided at once. D. E. Pritchard, the South Aus- : tralianj could captain a comMried team •: chosen from- something like the-follow- ; ing: G. :"¥." Harris,"H; G;Nitsehke, P. • K. Lee ,<S.A.), E, J. Hassett, L. P,. . O'Brien, it. Darling, and B. Barnett (Vie), H. Davidson, A. Marks, J. Tin- ; gleton, C. Solomon, and L. Zeabeater ; (N.S.WOy.C.E. Thompson, T. Thurlow, t V. Goodwin, and E. Levy (Q.), and "W. ' Horrocks:("VV.A.)." A committee of three ; could pick such a team." . ( To sendisuch a team as that mentioned would not serve the-.purpose1. At : least some, of the leading . players—and it is understood several are available • —would be required in order to - make ; the'short tour a success. from every . point of view. New.Zealand-is'pn. the . rise to a'higher- status, ana' th«, desire ■ v that its 'strength-v,-shall :be tried - against the best .possible-Hearns. ...",. .Holiday Tours. •;V'>;v;;T V;,^,;.^,; .•; It is likely that-sCT^ral;l,o>ai;&iftk.et teams will be on tour, during ttte-holi'' days. The University '.' Clvb1 is making arrangements for a'visit to eounfr'y; disi tricts and the Hutt; Glub is • a team to Canterbury": A "visit to the Nelson district is also an annual event, and a junioi ■-team will be ,£ping .to, Auckland. Taranakids.also keeir^n- having a visit from a Wellington team..' ••' "Wellington Js'Plunket Shield representatives will be engaged in' Ja match ■with Otago at tho Basin Eeserve during the Christmas holidays, and they will then go to Christchurch for a match' there yjith Canterbury at New, Year. .^f^. ■'i-y.'-j-, ■x.-z^f*'' ■ ■'$ Efforts, ar^' 'feing'^^aile^in^a^i*e| : Bay to ai'rai^f>>'i!^r,;.^*tean^:of^^i^;,&''--td-'visit ■Wellington a^:iS[e^T^tt^|p play^ ers to pay their own e*xpens'e&' % ;;: Manawatu has agreed to a match with the Victoria University College touring team at Palmerston North on the 25th and 26th December... Eangitikei has also agreed to a:'.niaj;c,li v :-\nth tho University team provide'd-s ithat it is not then in possession of tl'ie'llawke Cup. '• ■ '•'•i.,.v-'\.> ■■■ Town and Country. "Stephenson and Eeaney. -are.,; to bo congratulated on gaining; their iplaees in the Country side, and; Mat. O'Brien's, inclusion as twelfth maiiiHTill'be popularly received by locaTfericketing "fans. "Without exactly wishing to be<-sselfish, we trust that all three will be swinging the willow on IViday and Saturday, for O'Brien's recent form eer-; tainly warrants his inclusion in. tho' eleven," writes P. 3T. CaTO, in. .tho "Hawkes Bay Herald." "TliOji- TbwnCountry match is arranged by -the! "Wellington Cricket Association^ - •with ; a vseW\tp_.jlisQOYer.in.g :fresh-,.-tale.iit v .froni, the co.untry; (districts^ J |nid-for..--tliiis! reason I was rather ■flttrprisedstbat 'Woiker and Whytewere included'in the nominations , of.. the local, associatipji, for their ability is already w.ell'known .by the authorities .in the . l3inpiro:.";^Cit'y. Their 'omission from the'final 'selection was, therefore, not altogether unexpected, though either may find a placo in "Wellington's Plunket Shield team. Particular interest is attached to this season's match between the^players of the town and country districtjs/cas form in this game may affjeet the selection of the overseas team later in the season. Newman and Galliehan are already candidates for the New Zealand side. Stephenson Ma not yet caught the eye of the selectors, but with a little luck he^.may.Tun into some .runs this time' and unfold to the authorities iii Wellington; iis. undoubted ability as-.,a finished: and stylisli. batsman." Wellington and Irujtitute. .! Th«',scofing by: Wellington in their first innings against Institute at the Basin; Eeserve last Saturday was disappointingly low for a first grade team. It took tho. batsmeii^ 155 minutes to rsach "the hitrndred niarij and "svhei the innings was closed "they- had 'only scored a total of 131; /The batting was'poor/from, the start, four wickets fall-, ing for ;16.'runs.-; ,- r ;; ...... ". . The most confident; "of the Welling.ton batsmen was B. Morgan, who: stayed at the crease for over two and a; half hours. Scoring mostly singles and-twos, lie ran his total ug .evenly until he reached 47,. when lie stepped in' front of a ball from Bilby.l Morgan •was the'eighth man to be dismissed. The next highest scorer,;vwas Johnson^.; Who made 20 runs before being caiight by .Hankins, a young'; player who showing consistently good form asa wicket-ie.eper. .: : Although Cousins only made "31; he played one of the soundest innings of the match. He batted -very evenly, and -was eventually stumped by Han-, kins. The a rest of the wickets1: fell yery cheaply. .. "' Bilby and Henderson were the most successful of ■ Institute's bowlers. Although the former was compelled to bo_wl into the teeth of a strong northerly .-wind,, he finished; tlie ;djiy with the. fine average of five- wickets for 27----rnns, Henderson rattled down somo gtirhall*, «ud at the close of the

innings-. -had--taken four wickets for 28 runs) a very fine performance.

Wellington are, badly .aliasing the services of Whyte and Hollings,,but with Air.ejvand others : .now...getting more practice the team's performances with the bat should improve. - While, .Wellington's effort was poor Uast Satm'day,-it/was up worse than jnany performances ,in senior cricket in ■various .parts :: of. the country this sea-sonv.^Mo'deEa-te scoring, seems to have teen- the general- rule. • , ■ Hutf and University, , ; • , Steady batting produced good results for/Hutt'iii'their innings • against .U i ij.iversity-:nn ■ tire - Hutt.. Recreation GWiuiid -last- Saturday; ;. Although tbo highest'score-'was 46, there were'seven b&t&ni.ejt ■ Svljro. - reached • double figures, aifid 'their useful contribution's;' brought HittV total- to '334. and .made' them tliip."-oATy-'-senior ■team- to pass the .200 niArk; on ;the day. It; was a good score, considering /the accuracy of; the Uni■vetfsity bowling and -fielding ' and -the facifc that Hutt's'last;four wickets'went for only 17 runs. Lees: top-scored with 46.; Ho was followed closely,by. Ross witih 43. .-/.-. ■-....■ ... Aliin/secured/' the ".best.:"bag": for University.;. takifig.,'four/wickets, for 73 rune. ■'Leys' tppK.;, three. tor .33 and il'Tje'od ;.two :f6r/;iS, /.'The last-named, who 'is..captaining /University "this year, is giving'his' bowlers plenty of opportunities,' "but he/\vould: be well advised to'itik'e a more"p.ro_min"ent".part inthe' atta'Uk hjiiiseif.';He is a really; good slow 'bqwieri apart/altogether., from his value! to. a sido'as/a.fieldsman; and. a bat'sntan...' ■• '/ ■;/ '"■",/■ If ife 'a; treat, to see good fielding, and those ■ people . at" the" Hutt. Be'creation Ground last Saturday were treated to a very fine performance in. the field by the University1 players;. M'Lcod giving his nien. a lead which was followed with great keenness. ' iPetone and Old Boys. Petone were in a-good position at the end >of the. first day,of th eir". matchwith; OM Boys, at the ■ Petono ; Be'crea-'----tiou Gn6und.- Old Boys made 189 runs, the greater /part, ,of which total -was maderbjr four .-batsmen.. V In' P.e(tone's: •. bowling ■ ■ department, Senior h(ad-a field day,., taking- five wickets;. ifpr: 2.3.. ,-runs..; He; bowled well /baelv .frotn the.-.- rcr-ease, and .his deliveries, -flipping up- smartly from the iVieketj ft hßd;some;;of -the. Old Boys batsniC:n.'::pui!saled>' >. ;-. ; '._..; ;.....'..;' • Bmwnekby -(.making 53, :."was the higiesfc..'scorer ioi.'Old, Boys. . He put on liisruxis in; veix sound style, and he appears to be .getting back to his best form, VBujft'ais?.-/.batted, soundly, his. partee]?s.hi^-with,.Browne being one of the Jea%r)ea.,of.v'the, day's plajv .-..■. . '. K'onaldsan and v £amason, v wh6 are "usually 'cle]pendable run-getters for Old Boys, made only a moderate showing. T.*H. dv Cliateau is a promising young batsman, but ..on. Saturday ,he .fell lbw to. ,^ptterii:ana.;.bef'or6': he got into his stride.',; ■:.- i -.-"■> ■ .... ■ Rotherham,.'next to Senior,, was a most useful wivier-for Petone, and flriished up.-^th'.three wickets for"34.runs. Bfie& ■stood. "to^ii from this match,. as hoi'^ouldMDe : " .studying /' form', in: "the .Tomi:Cbi^.try,..matehJ,t.O-daj:,,...,:.... ........... 8.. Roberts, by making 47 not out, was instrumenSfcal in-putting Petone. in, a good positictti. None of the bowlers seemed to trouble him seriously. Hamilton and Smallwpod gave tiini: .-good support. Dunaari bowled well for: Old Boys, taking $h& only two Petono wickets which 'fell before stumps .were drawn. Poof Batting- ; ~.. '"/" '■---. It was a ve^ mediocre',display; of, batting that Kilbirnie ;,gavo against" Midland on Saturday.■. ■Christophersen. and Bilby gave ithe side, quite a good start in puttingjen. 62 for the. opening, partnership, '."bnti ;then something of. a TsJ^t>iii^siip/'sPKflers, Newman and Bait§rj';'/kaiiuigti'la decided ascendancy. Hayiria|sSss?'uuSucky to be sent back the way?¥e-was,-but lie was not playing the "bowling with a great deal of confidence. ~.,-• ■"" .■■••'.' ; • On trial, .in the 'Senior team, 3. Kershaw played earofully, but' on occasions lie produced some nice- shots ■which will be valuable^, to him as soon as he ge.U.,Hiore -dotifidenee." Wafd/who. playod some useful knocks for his side last season, was inclined to be patchy, but despite thi.s he managed to maice top score for 'his sides before losra^p'ia.s wicket through a fc^olish call. %'r.<?r^|c wiia,also..,rather ioplrishlr rug.^'^Man^.iJij^rt.ifrom.Virttie; the reia^^p^:;buWm^e;v)i%.rfed little ref; v^^^er's slows, in conjunction'^it§iSTe'^Sfan's mediuni-pacedJ; left-hand de-' liver.i^ always"hlid the bat'^iien think;ing,^||^a . thes|£|^tfft.undi(jb shared :.t>eMOT||Vlg.l.>€?^lli3e^fß.9#;^eini '•■ iwsl&w&, ii||gtwo iivac.k;ejts^t«iown for 72 rßus^re in ' Very, iifefle*; better position than Kilbirnie wore "at the.same stage of their.innings, and., they,- too, ,had.,..t.hejji; ir jsh.a]co | , ) o£,. bad. luck early, in ithe:iaitnings,b';:il!)okoglrae. -thoughtlessl^: throwing'a;i I vay';hi& wicket- by walking out i'of*>IMs-cfeaJie.vbe£'oi-e.,tlie 'ball was dead; TMs~is"."the 'Sfscond" incident -of this kindii.tliis s.ea'son, Wafnes, the Hutt play.^V, doing,jv.tlie- "sanie1:--thing,, wheii,. strang-e to say;'3playing aga-iiist ilid--1 land'in;tlie p/e%-i<)us game.; ..On this oecasid i sp-'liowey|i;i'.' the Midland wicket--keeper "did not'^persist tin; his appeal to the' umpire, amV-Wanics-stayed to hit up a handsome-score. T|ie; match ■is "in" jiii interesting posi.•tiqnjr" au d.}-; :altlj!O-uglii Midland have" not a great,tally...to get/'.they'..arci up against a' pair --of more than useful bowlers'- in Crook, and rTuckerj wi,th^.Bi;anileyj -Morrisj;;and;sW.a):d^td give,,good support; '. Mercantile league. • , : ;;'Thc"in;s^tiityilt^ .of.'4lie,,'ii.Q.Vv,Unipires' ".Asgosiati«M"':'.vS%s,"..^otlier-. .milestone 'M tlie league's progress, and; at !a fairly early date this association should be in ■ full op" erfitroii". ~ The "■ unipiring has Ibiig Wicii-'d problem' in-'the lcaguo|, for, "aJ.th'o%liVth^;"aycra"ge'p'layer carries out the duties to the best-'bi .'his ability, it lca-ves much room- for improvement. One iristQaic.C'-'ofvthis-was provided.in an "A" grade" match" on .Saturday," when the.vwicket-keep'fii^: appealed.'.: for .. a "stunj^ped^■■decision. .The player of-ficiat'iH'g-as umpire had nis back turned to the.-:.g.ame on account of the cold wind; .blowing, and did not even know that:aivapp£|al had been made. It was left fa.Hhc <Saptain of the fielding side to attract the umpire's attention. Naturally the decision was "not out," as the.i'batsinaH. .had .then, .regained., his crease, .altJiougli^it.i,.was obvious that the' decision-, was 'wrb'n^ Such injstaneels should now. be. ■£'-. thing of the pas!,, and .with. "bjetfey, ; >ubif*ire3 better games'.wili result^!;"1 ";'-i:'. : ;',, ■■"' T\".. .: .:., Anotlifer,'good crop'of'7o's aM SO's was shown in the various score 'books last Saturday, altlibugh only two.men succeeded in passing tiib. 100,; tChese two -; were. Gladding .^Health Department.) 120, and Edmonds" (Todd'S),. 102. Gladdingplras ! made fine scores ;.;during ;the pastAKyo ise^son s, an d; iipart'. ironi his battiiig^is fi'-'flno^all-roun'der. ,-lOd•njojads.'.at'ijjr'^sent is'"an:''.unknoSvn' quantity/but :a 'few-more -sc'oi'es - like- last Saturday's will rapidly gain him recognition." ;: " " -•■ ■• '!T^'.rpr.flj).ose'drpt'vvb",(la ; ys'..' i inatcli with the:';;feil'biriiie..ClLub &t tt'eiNew .Year is'-'praytically :ce^,tain|;.^ut untii'one or tyvoi matters ar^jliiaiised r:i iurther denot available. V- "■ ']'. Overtures have beeja niade by oue of -New Zealand's Jeadiiag:,;'icricketers witn:a view to giving, the.league players (joachingj and the matter "was fully discusWdji^'Tuesdayyiiight's Committee meetif g. ; With the early approach; of the' {/hristnias holidays, and the-'con-sequent; break in,, the., routine, : it was not' ■found practicable to institute any ■definite s.veitem just'yet/'ibut the' question willoe reopened at an -early date, when it is hppt;d to-be-able' to- lay down...a definite table of charges for players' consideration. In the meantime'rany."prayers wisliing 'to have pri.v.ite'."c6ae'hTng~:;cah"'"ct(f"^o"'by' ■"notifying" the secretary (Mr. 11. Lawrence) of their desire.