CRICKET

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 February 1926, Page 7

CRICKET

TEST MATCH DEBATE (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, Jan. 31. The “Observer”says that Australia has her team in being to-day and asks shall England have hers one, two or three months’ hence? Even if assembled on paper what will be its prospects of becoming welded into a unity as the visitors will by daily practice? Discussing the controversy over the four day tests, the “Observer” asks: What are the chances of bringing the encounter to a finish in three days, when the sides opposed have quite supernormal batting power with bowling not above >the ordinary test .level and liable to be reduced? We know the argument that four day matches would reduce the country teams for a whole week. This' means that we meet Australia, not with the whole strength and energy, but only with what we can spare! Cricket authorities ought to have decided at the outset whether they regarded victory in tests as the supreme or limited consideration. If the former, then we ought to have four day matches. IV EST INDIES v. M.C.C. PORT OF SPAIN, January 31. In the second test the West Indies scored 275 (Dewhurst 55, Brown 74), Marylebone scored 14 for 1. , LOCAL MATCHES. Yesterday was a field day for cricket, matches being played at Cobden, Omoto, and the Recreation Ground. The following matches were played: — . The United B team met the JVatersiders’ at Omoto. After scoring 127 for nine wickets, United closed their innings. Watersiders’ scored 120. Cobden met Runanga at Cobden, and beat them by an innings and 38 runs. Cobden compiled 97 runs and Runanga 46 and 13, a total of 59. For Cobden, Barlow knocked up 58, whilst Hunter, for Ruhanga/ compiled 14 in his first innings. Stars A (100) beat United A (31). Stars B (93) were defeated by United B (102) for eight declared.