ENGLAND’S CRICKET HOPES.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 July 1925, Page 3

ENGLAND’S CRICKET HOPES.

*- HIGH HONOUR TO' DEFEATED TEAM (Received Thursday, 9.10 p.m.) LONDON, July 16. The Marylcbono Cricket Club for the first time in its history, gav e a dinner to a defeated aide, namely Gilligran’s men. Admiral de Robeck, in presiding, said it did not matter that the team had not brought back the Ashes. They had .played in the spirit of the game and had upheld the highest traditions. Gilligan, in responding, said cricket was a game of chance. Nobody had a right to squeal about bad luck. The team had welcomed Lord Forster’s cheery words when luck was dead against them. Pie recalled one spectator’s declaration that the Marylebone Cricket Club were “cheery coves,” which he claimed the team always , was, even when the luck was most wretched. Collins was one of the finest type of captains he had ever played against. It was a pity Collins had hot had to meet a tosser like Lt.-Col. F. S. Jackson. Lord Harris, in toasting cricket, spid he never had had a better example than Gilligan’s always playing the game with a good temper in the face of the hardest circumstances. Col. Jackson, In responding, confessed he was sufficiently prejudiced in favour of England that he refused to believe the Australians were, better cricketers than twenty or thirty years ago. With a little luck. England should take the field in 1926 confident Of holding her own, if not of winning the rubber definitely. He disliked the eight-ball over and hoped it would never be introduced in England. It had neither succeeded in getting batsmen out, nor in saving time, but if it was meant to break bowlers’ hearts, it had undoubtedly succeeded. He equally disliked the. absence of the time limit. Col. Jackson said he did not believe any fair turf wicket would last more than three or four days. If it did, it might be something magnificent, biit it would not be a cricket wicket. He appealed to the responsible authorities not to permit matches to last beyond four days or possibly five, for the deciding match of the rubber. WEEK-END MATCHES. SEVERAL PLAYERS INJURED. (Received Thursday, 7 p.m.) LONDON. July 15. In their matcji at the Oval, against Lancashire. Surrey’s first Innings realised 216 (A. Sandham 89, H. A. Peach 50), E. A. Macdonald taking eight wickets for 86 runs, and in the second they scored 194 (T. Shepherd 59), R. Tyldesley being responsible for four wickets for 39 runs. Lancashire’s first innings only realised 189 (C. Hollows 64), Shephei’d taking four wickets for 37 runs, and in the second innings the side were all out for 88, P. G. H. Fender capturing 3 for 24. Hallows was unable to bat owing to an injured thigh which he sustained the previous day. Surrey won by 133 runs. In their fixture at Maidstone against. Kent. Yorkshire’s first innings totalled 196, C. Wright taking six wickets for 52 runs, and *in . the second hit they reached 333 (H. Sutcliffe 72, E. Oldroyd 62,. M. Leyland 61), F. E. Woolley taking five wickets for 90 runs. Kent’s first Innings reached ,259 (Woolley 81, J. C. Hubble 66). A. Wadding!on taking 6 for 99, and in the second the eleven scored 160 (Woolley *52). G. C. Collins and A. P. freeman did not bat owing to injuries. Yorkshire won by 110 runs. Playing at Brighton against Sussex. Notts scored in the first innings 355 (W. Whysali 102, A. w. Carr 52, B. Lilley 56). A. F. Wensley taking five wickets for 100 runs, and in the second hit the side declared when five wickets had fallen for 322 (Q Gunn 7S. W. Walker 50. Carr 124). Sussex in the first innings made. 277 (M. W. Tate 114), and in the second 207. Notts won by 193 runs. Playing for Warwickshire against Hampshire at Birmingham, H. Howell took nine wickets for 32 runs, and for Hampshire, L. H. Tennyson scored 139. Warwickshire won. Playing for Worcestershire against Northamptonshire at Kidderminster. M K. Foster scored 150 and P. Root took six wickets for 10 runs. For Northants. W. W. Timms made 114 anl E. C. Clark took six for 77. Northants won. Playing for Essex against Glamorgan at Swansea- A. C. Russell made 132. and for Glamorgan. P. Ryan took seven wickets for 53, runs. Essex won. Playing for Leicestershire against Derbyshire qt Leicester, A. Skelding look five wickets for 40 runs, and W. E. Astlll five for 19. Leicestershire won.