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Grey River Argus, 30 March 1926, Page 6

CRICKET.

WEST COAST COUNCIL. ' A meeting of the above Council \xa3 held last evening, tiwre being present Messrs W. Alurray (chair). Dunford, r Tabb, Greenwood amt Jones (secretary). It was resolved that clubs who have not sent in their registration fees be asked to do so immediately. It was resolved to endorse the action of the Fixtures Committee in arranging the senior knock-out competition, and also that a hearty vote of thanks be accorded to that committee for the xvay that fixtures Lad been arranged during tbt season under such adverse conditions. It was resolved to donate a trophy to the value <•( £2 2s to the winners of the knock-out competition, also to donate a cup (to be procured by the Council) to the winners of the local junior competition. The Cobden Senior Club were declared this season's AVest Coast winners of the “Wingham Cup” competition, and United Juniors were declared winfliers of the local junior competition. It was ilecided to present the trophies to the xvinning clubs on Good .Fridav afternoon tit the Recreation Ground at 3.30 p.m.. during the adjournment of the final of the Knockout Senior Uompetition. Cobden v. United. and that Air Wingham be asked to make the presentations. It was resolved that Easter Sunday be set down as the limit for closing the season, and that al] Club fixture[must be terminated vu that day.

HOBBS ON THE AUSTRALIANS. LONDON. Alarch 28. Hobbs, in a lengthy criticism in the I newspaper ‘‘Dispatch,” on the members of the Australian team and the prospects of the tour say: ‘‘England is strong where the Australians are weak, viz., in the quality of her medium paced bowlers, which after all is generally the backbone of a team's bowling. We are as good cricketers, man for man iu England as in Australia. Determination to win is only required to prove it.” -*t* does not complain that the Australian players and newspaper articles are permeated with confiduitco to retain the ashes, but regrets English writers are manifesting a spirit of carping criticism. The visitors (he says) certainly are a formidable side, but are not the super-cricketers some people want Io make out. His considered opinion is that English cricket at the present time is equal to the Australian. ‘ IMPORTED COACHES. WELLINGTON, March 29. Regarding the Auckland Cricket Association’s suggestions re the engagement of player-coaches, the Wellington Cricket Association has decided to rep]v that the Association is of the opinion that “our policy of bringing out professionals as jiennanent residents of the Dominion is in the best interests of New Zealand cricket.’'*