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Greymouth Evening Star, 19 December 1934, Page 13

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S. AUSTRALIA V. N.S.W. ■ [BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] ADELAIDE, December 18. In the Sheffield Shield match against . New South Wales, to-day. South Australia, in the second innings, scored 146 (Moyle 35). Theak took 4 for 25 and Chilvers 4 for 51. New South Wales won by 234 runs. ENGLISHWOMEN’S TOUR. (Recd. December 19, 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, December 18. The English women cricketers played a one-day match with a South Coast team at Wollongong to-day. England, first innings, 9 for 110 declared (G. Morgan 31, D. Turner 32). Morecroft took 5 for 25. Wollongong 6 for 44 (Partridge took 3 for 11). The match was drawn. L.B.W. RULE. (Received December 19, 8 a.m.) LONDON, December 18. The Executive Council of the Club Cricket Conference, which represents the rank and file of cricketers, resolved that Marylebone’s suggestion to alter the leg-before rule, was neither necessary nor desirable in club cricket. Mr. Grinter, of Essex, who captained the conferences’ sides in the representatives games, says: The alteration of the law will lead to a hopeless state of’ affairs. Not more than 10 to 15 per cent, of club umpires are capable to interpert the rule properly. DACRE’S VISIT AUCKLAND, December 19. C. C. Dacre, the New Zealand cricketer, returned from England to-day. He will leave again at the end of January, having been engaged for another season to play for Gloucester. He said that Reid, the Essex fast bowler, was likely to gain a place in the English team. There was not much between him and Larwood. NO VISIT TO WEST COAST. Advice has been received that the proposed visit of a Canterbury team to Greymouth, at Christmas, cannot be arranged, insufficient players being available. SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES Two teams of Canterbury boy cricketers will arrive to-day, from Christchurch, and, to-morrow and Friday, will play matches at Greymouth. Tomorrow, games will be played against the Technical and Marist Schools, and, on Friday, against two Grey representative teams. The visitors, who will number 24 players, will be in charge of Mr. G. S. A. Biltcliff, and an assist-ant-manager. The Grey Schools’ rep. teams have been chosen as follow: — A. team. —Archer, Prescott, Skeats, Kerr, Clancy, Cullen, Knapp, Vaughan (captain), Davy, Crerar and Lee; twelfth man. East. B. team. —Groufsky, McLean, Bellis, Haglund, Dewar, Gifkins, Jenkinson, Skeats, Baddeley (captain), Bligh, and Guy. The Marist School team to play at the Rec. to-morrow will be: —J. Cullen

(captain), W. Qlancy, L. Kennedy, L. Beban, P. Roche, L. Ogilvie, G. Fairhall, E. McDonnell, T. Heffernan, J. Kelly, G. Gilbert, M. Gough.

UMPIRES FOR SUNDAY Umpires have been appointed as follow, for Sunday’s matches: Rec. No. 1, Messrs. Paterson and Hftpkinson; Rec. No. 2, Messrs. Ogilvie and Greenwood; Brunner, Messrs. W. Kennedy and Richardson; Kumara, Messrs. Stokes and Brown. LAKE BRUNNER MATCH At Bell Hill on Sunday, the home team secured a three-point victory over Te Kinga. Batting fih’st, Te Kinga compiled 47 runs (E. De Lore 15, F. De Lore. jnr. 19). Bowling for Bell Hill, T. Climo took two wickets for 13 runs, Calder three for eight, Bosck two for two, Evans one for 0, and R. Climo one for 0. Bell HPI replied with 159 (Calder 41 retired, W. Bell 27 retired, Campbell 35, R. Climo 26 not out). Bowling for Te Kinga, F. De Lore snr. in his only over secured two wickets for no runs—no mean feat for one approaching GO years. Te Kinga were dismissed for 83 runs in their second venture, but gave a bright display. E. De Lore 30, F. De Lore jnr. 12, W. De Lore 17 not out, were the successful batsmen.