CRICKET

Evening Star, Issue 14312, 10 March 1910, Page 7

CRICKET

ENGLAND BEATEN. SOUTH AFRICA IVINS THE RUBBER. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. PRETORIA, .March 9. (Received March 9, at 8.45 a.m.) South Africa, won by four wickets. This is the fourth game of the scries of five. South Africa, having won the first, .-econd, and fourth matches, while England were successful in the third, win the rubber. PRESENTATION TO C. WORDSWORTH, The members of the Albion Cricket Club met last evening to make a presentation o’f a gold-mounted greenstone chain and a silver! cigarette case to Air Wordsworth, who purposes leaving Dunedin shortly, after acting as coach for the pact two seasons, Mr T. A. Maitland made the presentation, and spoke very highly of Mr Wordsworth's services. Undoubtedly tho Albion have to thank him for the very satisfactory jwsition they now hold in respect to winning the championship shield, and especially the successful manner in which he has coached tho younger members of the club. The speaker hoped the club would be again privileged to have his services should he return to Dunedin. Messrs J. J. Clark. J. Raker, T. Ritchie, F. Williams, G. Duthie, W. Pickard, and J. Lawlor also spoke in glowing terms of the good work done by Mr Wordsworth. Mr Wordsworth, on returning thanks, gave some interesting reminiscences of his early cricketing days, and expressed tho desire to return to Dunedin should he ho able to secure permanent employment. lie again thanked the club for their kindness, and expressed the hope that members would take to heart tiie necessity of paying close attention to field practice. AUSTRALIAN! CRITICS. [Special to the Star,] CHRISTCHURCH, March 9. Ueforring to Mi- A. C, Mackenzie's statement in ;m interview with a Dunedin ‘Star’ representative that New Zealand cricket lias not improved, tho ‘Press’ says : —Mr Mackenzie's opinion is that of an experienced cricketer, but Armstrong’s record is a better one. His opinion is.not only more flattering, but, as we believe, more accurate than Mr Mackenzie's, because he has had lietter opportunities for judging. Both our critics uigo the desirableness of providing good coaches for our young players. That policy lias, however, already been generally adopted, its results being seen in the wonderful strides the game has made in Auckland during tho last two or three years,' and in the undoubted improvement that has been effected in the cricket of the other provinces. A match was played on the Caledonian Ground yesterday between tbe Grocer- and I.aidhiw and Gray, resulting in a win for the grocers by 08 litre. For the winners Watson made 62, Kennedy 47, Wilson 22, Burk 15, Ogg 13; for the losers Aitchison 16, Jolmefon 13. Tiro howling analysis is as follows:—Grocers; Ogg, four for 22; Wil son. two for 11; Davenport, two for 11; Hotz, one for 4; Watson, one for 11. For Luidlaw and Gray: Haigh, six for 63 ; Aitchison, one for 7; Sinclair, two for 10.