LORD HAWKE'S TEAM.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7543, 19 August 1902, Page 2

LORD HAWKE'S TEAM.

Christohdrch, August 18. At to-day's meeting of the New Zea« land Cricket Council, a letter was read from Lord Hawke, saying that he had found great difficulty in getting a purely amateur team, especially in regard to bowlers. He suggested that he should be authorised to include two professionals at £100 each, besides expenses. Lord Hawke said he had proposed there should be thirteen players in the team. He expected to get C J. Burnup, T. it. Tavlor, N. F. Druce, A. R. MUler (Wilts), J. B. Head (Middlesex), and Bromley.Davenport. Referring to the proposal from Major Wardell for a visit of the Australian team, Lord Hawke said he hoped it would be arranged, because, with such difficulties to meet, his team might fall through. The Council resolved if Lord Hawke could not get a purely amateur team he should be authorised to engage two professionals ia the team suggested. The Council also resolved they could not entertain the suggestion of the Australian team.

Without indulging in any offensive whooping, and in spite of their defeat in the fifth test match, the cricketers from this corner of the earth may be felicitated on demonstrating their super, iority over the cricketers of the Home land. Their record has bees a royal progress of wins, or honourable draws, with a tiny leaven of interesting losses. They had already before this latest test match set their possession this year of the "ashes" beyond a doubt, The fourth test match was memorable beyond the necessity of recalling the fact that only 3 runs and an extra stood between defeat and victory. As in that match, Lockwood has again proved his claim to be considered the key to the stout strong-room of Australian batting. In the match that concluded yesterday, although the tail — Hopkins, Trumble, and Kelly — wagged the dog to some purpose, as it was responsible for 148 nut of 324 runs in the Antipodeans' first venture, they could not stave off bare defeat by a wicket. Casting a landscape glance at the Colonials' tour, one is apt to wonder whether there is all the truth claimed for it in the hoary remark anent the uncertainty of cricket. The tour has knocked much of the holiness off the adage. — Christchurch Truth.

The Hawke's Bay Cricket Association has received definite intimation that Trott purposes fulfilling his engagement as coach in Napier during the coming season. He is expected to leave England next month, and to arrive in Napier in time to take up his duties, early in October. He will be accompanied by Mrs Trott and family.