CRICKET

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 21 December 1927, Page 10

CRICKET

SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCHES. NEAV SOUTH AVALES v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION— COPYRIGHT. ADELAIDE, Dec. 20. New South Wales, in their second innings against -South Australia, made 150 (Beanos 20, Morgan 34, Bradman 33). Scott took two wickets for 46 and Grimmett eight for 57. South Australia has made 121 for the loss of six wickets (Alexander 49, Grimmett 32). The weather was fine and the wicket wearing slightly. Grimmett early took advantage of this, and, howling at the top of his form, brought about the collapse of the New South AVales team, completely altering the aspect of the match.. The batsmen were very cautious, but Grimmett proved irresistible, demoralising the New- South Wales batsmen after lunch, taking five wickets for 9 runs. He bowled magnificently throughout. South Australia opened the second innings carefully, the batsmen taking no risks. Alexander played sound cricket, going only for loose ones.. The fielding was particularly keen. QUEENSLAND v. VICTORIA. MELBOURNE, Dec. 20. Queensland has seven wickets down for 338 (O’Connor 66, Thompson 118, Gough 54) in the match against Victoria. The weather was line and the wicket good. Blackie was unable to play owing to a strained side. Queensland commenced a hopeless fight cautiously, the batsmen scoring very slowly. Thompson made a fine fighting stand and carefully carried the score along, plaing confidently. After O’Connor was dismissed Thompson dug in, batting stubbornly in an endeavour to avert an innings defeat. CRICKETERS AND CRITICISM. AUSTRALIAN AND ENGLISH METHODS. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received 9.30 a.m. to-day. LONDON, Dec. 20. “Australia shares with England a difficulty in choosing test team selectors-, but- when the team is chosen Austrailan newspapers immediately write up the selected players, describing them all as superlatively good. IV hen Englishmen'read of their performances they wonder how it will he possible to fin'd a team that is likely to he victorious, consequently when the day comes the Australians have their tails up and the team is on the liigh road to victory,” says Earle Dartmouth, a trustee of the Marylebon© Club. “On the contrary, English newspapers begin damning the selectors and declaring that the majority of the team are comparatively had cricketers. The writers, many of whom are unknown, make up their minds that B ought to have been selected, therefore gibe at poor A, who is disheartened. We are thus on the highway to defeat, whereas we ought to hearten up the team, making them feel that the country has- complete onfidence in them.” A.l*. A . and ‘ ‘Sun. ”