OVERSEAS CRICKET TEAMS

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 9 March 1934, Page 3

OVERSEAS CRICKET TEAMS

INYITATION TOi doaunion WELLINGTON SUGGESTIONS. (By Telegrapu —rxess Association.) r WELLINGTON, Alarch 7. The advisability of endeavouring to arrange tours by overseas teams well before they were due to take place was stressed at a meeting of the Wellington /Cricket Association, which decided to ask the New Zealand Cricket Council to make an effort to secure a visit to the Dominion next season, or, failing that, to give the Wellington Association permission to act in that direction. The chairman, Air. P. B. Broad, said it was recognised that the council was trying to get an AI.C.C. team next year, but if that tour did not eventuate the possibility of securing a team from India should be considered. QUEST FOR THE ASHES. DINNER TO N.S.W. MEN. IPuJtfcet Prete Association — By Electric leiegrapo Copyright.! SYDNEY, March 7. New South Wales representatives of the Test team, excepting Bradman, who is on holiday in the country, wore the guests at a farewell lunch at the Alillions Club to-day. -Sir Arthur Rickard, chairman, said that next to a European war involving Britain the greatest catastrophe would be for this Australian team to return Without the Ashes. '‘However, whether it wins or loses,” lie said, ‘five know our hoys will play the game in the right spirit and do,credit, to the Commonwealth.” Mr. R. Oxlade, chairman of the! Board of Control, predicted that the team would receive a wonderful reception in England and that O’Reilly would prove himself one. of the greatest bowlers England had seen. All speakers applauded the fact that Bradman was vice-captain, as the time was rapidly approaching when Woodfull would disappear from the game. !. ~ REVIEW OF AI.C.C. TOUR. AVERAGES OF PERFORMANCES. CALCUTTA, March 7. | A review of the AI.C.C. tour shows that the team played 34 matches, lost one, won 16, and drew 17. Walters heads the hatting with an average ,of 49.04, followed by Jardine and Mitchell. Clark heads the bowling' with 79 wickets, at an average of 12.61. Langridge and Verity follow. Barnett. Valentine, Walters, Alitchell and Jardine topped tlie 1000 runs. Verity took 100 wickets.