AUSTRALIAN TEAM

Feilding Star, Volume 3, Issue 554, 31 December 1925, Page 8

AUSTRALIAN TEAM

TOWN EDITION.

TWELVE MEN CHOSEN. PONSFORD AND GRIMM ET. By Telegraph—Press Assn--Copylight (Aust. and N.Z. Cable). Melbourne, December HO. The selectors have picked the following- players to tour England: COLLINS (captain). BARDSLEY. AIACARTNKY. TAYLOR• ANDREWS. OLDFIELD. GREGORY. M ALLEY. HENDRY. RYDER. PONSFORD. GRI Al M ETT. Til roe more are to be chosen later. With the exception of Ponsford and Grimmett all those, chosen were members of Warwick Armstrong’s team i n 1021. '• The other members of that team were Afayne, Pellew, (‘brier, McDonald, and Armstrong. Mr Svd. Smith who managed the ’ 'll team, will manage this one, too.

(Received December 31, 2 p.m.) Sydney, December 31. Commenting on the cricket team for England, the papers say it contains no surprises. The real trouble will be in the selection of the remaining three players to complete he team. , The-Morning Herald declares that the selection will form the nucleus of a powerful and well balanced side, capable of upholding Anstrnin’s prestige. It is strong in all departments, and every player is capable of securing runs. The howling provides a varied attack, while as to the vital question of fielding, probably there are only two who cnuiiA lie regarded as first class fieldsmen. Melbourne, December 31. The Board of Control lias decided that the second proposed match between the selected team and the Rest of Australia, which was to be played in Melbourne in ..February, shall be abandoned.

A USSIE A TIB ANG EAIEN TS. Melbourne, Dec. 31. The Cricket Board of Con wot has resolved to endeavou,. to arrange for th enext English team to visit Australia in the 1927-28 Season. TJle’Yn citation from the South African Cricket Association for the Australian team to play -there when rteurning from England this season was declined, as it was considered that the strain would be too great after the strenuous tour of England. AUCKLAND BEATS. FEIt.DJNG. AN INNINGS AND 96 RUNS. The completion, ol llie representative cricket- .match between Auckland touring team and Eeilding took place on - Kowhai Park this morning under ideal weather and ground conditions. Aneklumj defeated Eeilding by an innings and 90. runs. Eeilding, Til its second innings, opened the batting with Daniels and Diet)nan at the crease. I here was some smart bowling and fielding on the part of the visitors, and at 12.-lo p.m. the home team bad boon dismissed/with a .total of 111 runs. Johnston took four wickets for 40 runs.

Following are the details: EEILDING. —Second Innings Daniels, e and b.Coates 17 Premian, c and I) Johnston 3 Sugderi., A., c Johnston, b Coates 7 Snlmond, 1) Goodwin ..- 18 ■Miller, c Goodwin, b Johnson ... 12 Ha-re, S. AL, Ibw, h Goodwin ... 17 Hare, H. G., o and |> Goodwin ... I Sugdeii, V., e Palmer b ——— .13 A leech, e Palmer, b Johnston ... 5 Ramsay, not out 4 Murdoch, c McCarthy, I) Johnston 3 Extras 11 Total 11 1 Bowling analysis. Coates 2 for 29, Johnston 4 for 40, Goodwin 3 for 27, Palmer 1 for 2, ll oaken 0 for2.