SODDEN WICKET

Grey River Argus, 13 June 1931, Page 5

SODDEN WICKET

1 ♦- ’ GLOUCESTER 4 FOR 55 ; N.Z. Bowlers in Form (Special to Press Association.) j GLOUCESTER, June 11. . Further rain delayed a start in the ; New Zealand v. Gloucester match, this > morning, the game eventually commencing at 2.15 p.m., on a. sodden wick- \ et. Rain at 4 o’clock caused an abanJ donment of play for ihe day. - New Zealand omitted Kerr, Allcott “ and Matheson. The Gloucester team is: Hammond, [ Parker, Dipper, Sinfield, Smith, Goddard, Dacre, Barnett, Neale, Stephens, and Rogers. Hammond won the toss, and the County batted, losing four wiekefs for 55 runs. i Although the greasy ball and slip- ' P er y foothold hampered the bowlers, Crtimb and Blunt both struck form. Sin-1 L field was caught off a bumping ball' . from Cromb by Lowry at short leg. Dip- ( per was dismissed shortly after by a brilliant catch in the same position, off a powerful hook. i Lowry just failed to hold an even more difficult catch off Hammond at mid-off, but Neale went out to a fine catch by Cromb at backward point. Dacre was received with applause by the New Zealanders. He returned an easy catch to Blunt. Hammond batted fifty-five minutes ( for six runs. Scores:— GLOUCESTER —First Innings. Dipper, c Lowry, b Cromb . . .. 21 Sinfield, c Lowry, b Cromb .. .. 19 Hammond, not out 6 ] 1 Neale, c Cromb, b Blunt . . . . 3 Dacre, c and b Blunt 5 I Extras 1 Total for four wickets .. .. 55 I ENGLAND’S TEST TEAM. i — GLOUCESTER, June 11. | Jardino has been appointed to cap- • tain E.ngland in the test. The remainder of the .team will be announced on Sunday week. AMATEURS V. PROFESSIONALS.

LONDON, June 11. Players, first 329 (Hobbs 110, Sutcliffe 120, Alloin 4 for 55). Gentlement, first 5 for 155 (Jardine 56). OFFER TO SOUTH AFRICANS. FROM AUSTRALIA. / MELBOURNE. June 12. The Australian Cricket B6ard of Control has agreed to guarantee the South African cricketers £12,000 as expenses, and also ten per cent, of the profits in Australian currency, for al tour of Australia.