CRICKET.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 21 August 1926, Page 9

CRICKET.

REAL “ASHES” SUGGESTED

TROPHY FOR COMPETITIONS

OPINION OF CRICKETERS. i BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. Received 1 p.m. to-day. LONDON, Aug. 20. Hobbs is emphatic that he will not surrender his precious tost bat for cremation. Hendren suggests that the holders of stumps should return them for this purpose. Two missing stum.ps have already appeared in a South London shop window. The holder says the idea was to sell them for charity. Prominent cricketers flatly disagree as to the value of real “ashes.” Gilligan thinks an actual symbol would be a good idea and would thus be a trophy consisting of an urn containing ashes, passing from one country to the other. The tremendous interest of to-day makes the occasion suitable. Hitherto the winning “ashes” were merely mythical. On the. other hand, C. B. Fry is whole-heartedly antagonistic. Ho says: “Let us keep cricket xvliat it is now: the sole game gloriously free from cups, trophies and whatnot. The interest of the game should be paramount, not pot-hunting. The introduction of parasitical symbolism is absolutely wrong.”—Sydney Sun Cable,

COUNT Y COMPETITIONS

Received 1.10 p.m. to-day. LONDON, Aug. 20

. Hampshire v. Yorkshire. —Hampshire in the first innings made 121 (Kilnev taking four for 24) against Yorkshire, which made in the first innings 262 for nine -wickets and declared (Stephenson 60, Kilrier 78). The match was drawn.

Kent v. Middlesex. —Kent in the first .innings made 314 (Seymour 82, Knott 61, Collins not out 52; Powell taking seven for 81j. In the second it declared when 223 for three wickets (Ha.rdinge not out 81, Bryan not out 81). Middlesex in the first made 192 (Killick 52; Freeman taking four for 75 and Marriott four for 45). The second innings produced 78 for three wickets. The match was drawn. Lancashire v. Sussex. —Lancashire in the first made 248 (Watson not out 84; Bowiev took four for 83). The second innings contributed 12-5 for three wickets (Makepeace not out 75). Sussex in the first made 239 (Tyldesley taking five for 51). The match was drawn. For Derby agaitist Northants, Townsend took five for 14. For Northants Jupp took five- for 98. Derby won. For Surrey against Warwick, Ja r dine made made 167 and Ducan 130. For Warwick Kilner made 146 and Bates 104. The match was drawn. For Glamorgan against Gloucester, Mercer took eight, for 39 and Ryan five for 55 For Gloucester, Parker in the first innings took five for 28, and in the second seven for 49. Gloucester won.

For Notts against- Worcester. Carr made 138. Richmond took five for 81. The match was drawn.

Rain everywhere interfered with nla v. —Reuter.