CRICKET TEST

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 14 February 1930, Page 11

CRICKET TEST

RAIN DELAYS START

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After twenty-four hours rain there was little prospect of any play to-day in the third Test match. Gilligan and Lowry agreed 1 not to go out to Eden Park before lunch, and it was later deeded there would he no play to-day. ROAYNTREE’S REFUSAL. AYOULD NOT PLAY M.C.C. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Feb. 13. A special meeting of the Auckland Cricket Association was held to-night to discuss the action of R. AV. Rowntree in not playing for Auckland against the English team. After discussion it was decided to accept Rowntree’is explanation, which was withheld from publication.

SAT UR DA Y’S MATCHES. The fact that Old Roys and Okaiawa are running very close in the South Taranaki cricket competition adds sue rial interest to the matches to he pi nve d t o-m or row. Old Roys will meet Hawera, a. much imtiroved team while Okaiawa on their own ground will nlnv Kltham. The results of those two fixtures' mean a great de-'d to the cam petition. The other match will be Stratford v. TCaiponga. ntl fitrafford, High School having the bye. * TEAMS. The following will represent Old Boys against Hawera. —Walker, Hayes, Cheevers. Gane, Lay, Barker (2), Dowdle, Moloney, Guise.