TOUR OF M.C.C. TEAM

Hawera Star, Volume LII, 21 February 1933, Page 6

TOUR OF M.C.C. TEAM

NORTHERN DISTRICTS 322 VISITORS 240 FOR EIGHT PATAUDI S 7 NOT OUT. HOBBS CONTRIBUTES 44. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) SYDNEY, Feb. 20. Northern Districts in the first innings against England made 6-2,. Bowes took three wickets for Ci runs. Brown two for 49, Mitchell two lor 72. Voce one for 79. Tate none for 41 and Levland none for 12. England 'in the first innings reached 240 for eight wickets (Wyatt 22, Hobbs 44. Levland 31, Pataudi not out 87, Brown 14, Tate 1. Yoce 4 Duckworth 7, Warner 1, Mitchell not out 26, extras 3). The weather was cloudy and threatening. Northern Districts’ innings was soon finished. Two men were injured, Donnellv and Robinson. • The latter was hurt bv a ball from Voce and was unable to continue batting. Tim Englishmen made a poor showing prior to tea. when eight wickets v,t»ro down for 170, the? cilow bowler • Wright, taking five wickets cheaply, but "Pataudi came to the rescue, despite a sore finger, and was uneonquered at the drawing of stumps. Hobbs batted with his customary brilliance and confidence.

SIDE FOR. FIFTH TEST.

I>. LEE REPLACES NAGEL

ADELAIDE, Feb. 19

The Board of Control secretary announces that P. Lee lias been selected to replace Nagel in the fifth, test-. Nagel was unavailable owing to an m--1 Lee is an all-rounder and a splendid spin-bowler. In Sheffield Shield games he has taken 25 wickets at an aveioge of 17 runs. The test selectors announced that a. Bromley (Victoria) will be 12th man for the fifth test. Bromley played m the fourth test.

FUTURE OF TEST TOURS

RULE'S 31 AY, NEED REFORM

LONDON, Feb. 19

‘•The future of the test tours can bo considered in leisure in an atmosphere free from strain,” says the “Observer” editorially. “The troubles of the present series have arisen not from the players, but from a certain section of the public and a type of journalism I'Hoo ready apparently to cater for its weaknesses. “The rules of cricket may need reform. If so. it will not be so much in the direction of suppression of the jprr thery as altering the conditions tliat brought it into being. It is the bowler, and not the batsman, who needs more consideration. If there is to be any lingering danger of quasipolitical animus it would be better to drop, the tests altogether for a time. COUNTRY COMPETITION THURSDAY PLAY The Fraser Road cricket team to play Eltham at Eltham at 1 p.m. on Thursday in the country competition i«- A. Jennings, D. Palmer, A. Newell, s ’Death, T. Campbell, I. Sanderson, J. Pullen. J. Wolfe, R. Sharp, E. Gibson, Iv. Bird, J. Moller.