TEAM FROM INDIA

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 114, 10 November 1934, Page 11

TEAM FROM INDIA

CRICKET TOURS IN VIEW

"DELICATE SITUATION"

The need of more visits' froni overseas was stressed a$ the annual meeting of the New Zealand Cricket Council, hold in Christehurch this week. "The international cricket situation,"said Mr. A. T. Donnelly, chairman of the management committee of the N.Z.C.C., "is pretty.delicate, and we have to remember that our standing is not firstclass compared with such countries as England and Australa, and we have to depend upon negotiation. An English team Will visit us in 1935-36, of about the strength of tho team Gilligan' brought here. In 193G-37 tho English Test team may visit us on its return from Australia. In addition, we have an offer from Dulccpsinhji's brother, the present, Maharajah, to bring a strong team here in. that yeaT."

Mr. D. E. Wanklyn, for Wanganni, moved a remit urging that measures should be taken for the encouragement of young players and tho, improvement of the standard of play. The remit also advocated that "the New Zealand Cricket Council 'negotiate with tho cricket . officials of: Australia, a New Zealand official to be sent across for the purpose, to gain the assistance of the Australian cricket world to help us to overcome our difficulties." Tho greatest educative force available for New Zealand cricket, said Mr. 'Wanklyn, was an understanding whereby Australian s£des could visit New Zealand (reports tho Christchurch "Star"). DEALINGS ,WITH AUSTRALIA. Mr. Donnelly explained, in connection, with the negotiations with Australia, that tho council's record with regard, to games with overseas teams, was a creditable one. There was an important point that had to bo remembered with regard to Australia. All negotiations had to bo made now with the Australian Board of Control. For several *years the council had been negotiating with the Australian authorities. The Sheffield Shield matches kept on so late that it was well-nigh impossible to send a team of shield players to New Zealand. In a recent latter to the council.'. tho Australian Board of Control said it would be impossible to send a team to New Zealand this season. After a^long seiies of international fixtures it was thought advisable to build up interstate games in Australia, which had suffered of lato. Wanganui'si motion, said Mr.^ Donnelly, did not seem to.take tho matter any further. The motion was defeated. OFFICERS ELECTED. . ' Tho , election, of officers' at 'the annual meeting resulted as follows:— Patron, his Excellency the GovernorGeneral; president, Mr. J. M. Fraser; management committee, Messrs. H. -M. Taylor, A. T. -Donnelly,' E.i B. Caygill, J. Eamsden, and Dr. P. S. Poster; treasurer, Mr. D. E. Wanklyn; honorary secretary, Mr. W. H. Winsor; honorary auditor, Mr. A, E. Byrne. '