CRICKET.
OMISSION OF LEADING PLAYERS A REPLY TO' CRITICISM. * BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. LONDON, June 14. Replying to criticism that the leading players are being omitted from the county cricket teams against the New Zealanders, ‘‘Sporting Life” hastens to give assurance that tliei sole intention is to give the bowlers a rest they badly need, owing to the unaisunlly iiaict grounds. The idea that"the counties can win as they please against the New Zealanders is not held here. The visitors proved worthy of the steel of any county side. AUSTRALIA v. NORTH MALAYA. SINGAPORE. June 13. Playing against North Malaya, the. Australian touring cricket team declared with seven wickets down for 346 runs. North Malaya, in. their first innings. made. 5(1. Macartney took seven wickets for ten runs and Andrews three for eight. In their second innings, Malaya lost eight wickets for 168. Macartney took four wickets for 41.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 15 June 1927, Page 3
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