CRICKET

Feilding Star, Volume 3, Issue 551, 28 December 1925, Page 5

CRICKET

COLLINS* 1 LOSES LIIS TOUCH (Aust. and N.Z: Cable). (Received Dee. 28, 11.15 a.m.l Sydney, Dec 28. Collins is losing fame as a lucky coin spinner. -At -Melbourne in the SUeflield Shield match last Saturday be lost tlie' toss, this -making the ninth time in succession -th is : season. Johnny Taylor started the 'match as a full blown dentist,' having received a telegram advising him (hat lie bad passed 1 1 is final university ' examination, with honours, including the winning of a coveted-prize.

A GREAT TOTAL .Playing against South Brisbane, ' Toowoomba compiled, the- monster score of 702 for nine wickets, declur. •ed—Kami 250 (retired). ALEXANDER THE GREAT ‘Alexander, the 'yoiuiig' South Australian who scored so- well against the New- Zealanders, is a youth of 18 and' a member of the' University team, lie is a protege of‘ .Tack Lyons, who, on the strength of many line, collegia to' performances with the- bat by ‘ Ak'xailder- predicted- a n intofna'Lional career for the youngster. Alexander is essentially a stylist, and makes runs all round the wicket. He secured-a- place against New Zealand owing to Lee dropping out of the team.

FEILDING v. AUCKLAND TOURING TEAM. Feilding XI. v. Air E. C. Beale’s Auckland touring team at Kowliai Park on Wednesday and Thursday noxt,:'K. G. Salmond, J. C. Hill, J. S. Daiiiells, R. Drennan, E. Al. Hare, H. G. Hare, ‘N. Rramwell, H. Murdoch, A. Ramsay, V. Sugden, IT. J. ,‘Dewo. Reserves AT. Wald in, AY. Alingins, Any of the above unable lo play please send’ word to Air Sandfofd or Air AlcLean.