ONE DAY TEST MATCH

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 February 1930, Page 5

ONE DAY TEST MATCH

HEAVY FINANCIAL LOSS ENGLISHMEN BAT FIRST (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, February 16. The weather has cleared to-day, and the prospects for play in the third cricket test to-morrow are much better. A temporary cessation of the rain yesterday raised some hope of play in the afternoon, but when the captains, Gilligan and Lowry, inspected the pitch about two o’clock, a soaking drizzle recommenced, and any thoughts of starting disappeared. Store rain fell last night, but to-day has been fine and isunny. To-morrow will be the sole day’s play in the test. A conference was held at which the members of the New Zealand Council and the captains attended, and a statement was afterwards made that it had been impossible to arrange any extension of the time set down for the match. The proposal discussed by the conference was that the test should commence on Monday and be continued until Wednesday, and the match against at Hamilton, scheduled to take place on Wednesday and Thursday, should either be abandoned altogether or be limited to one day. ( It is estimated that the abandonment of play yesterday meant a loss of about £lOOO to the New Zealand Cricket Council. . It was rumoured that the Dominion Council had taken the precaution of insuring the match against wet weather, and that the financial loss would not be serious, but an inquiry in official circles proved this report ta be false. It is understood that the premiums asked by the insurance companies xyerß considered too high. Dr Pope, of Sydney, who is travelling with the English team, has donated £lOO towards the expenses of the next New Zealand tour of England m 1931. LOWRY WINS TOSS. / AUCKLAND, February 17. The weather is threatening. The covered wicket kept good, but the outfield is slow. England omitted Turnbull (twelfth man), Benson, and Earle Lowry won the toss and put England in Scores just on noon was 27 for no wickets (Bowley 20, Dawson 7). At 12.30 England was 54 for no wickets (Bowley 40, Dawson 12). At lunch the score was: — Bowley, not out Dawson, b Merritt Duleepsinhji, not out Extras

Total for one wicket .. .. 124 EXTRA TEST ARRANGED. (Special to “Star.") AUCKLAND, February 17. Marylebone Club has consented to an extra test. ' . The New Zealand Council is endeavouring to arrange for players to get leave. The game will be held at Wellington, starting on Friday, instead of the Plunket Shield match. “MISSING” MAN FOUND. (Special to "Star.”) AUCKLAND, February 17. A Christchurch message of the week-end stated that D. W. Reese was missing from his home in Timaru since Thursday, and anxiety was being felt by his parents and relatives. Reese is a son of T. W. Reese of Christchurch, and nephew of Dan Reese. He was appointed Timaru manager for fleese Brothers, and subsequently took over the Timaru branch of their business. On Thursday,, he left Timaru for Temuka in a taxicab and called at a Temuka hotel but had not been heard of since. However, D. W. Reese was in Auckland on Saturday. His uncle Dan Reese (the famous cricketer) met him in the vestibule of a city hotel, and had a brief conversation in which Reese junior said he had come to Auckland to see the test match.