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Hokitika Guardian, 19 January 1937, Page 3

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——■ PLICHT OF LEICH ESTER. (United Press Association —By Electro Telegraph —Copy right; LONDON, January IS. The plight of the Leii esterslnre. Cricket Club, which is threatened with i extinction because of 'financial losses and general lack of support, lias produced the suggestion that the Marylebone Cricket Club should he asked to give or advance a grant to the •Leiccs- , tc.Vihi.ro ( lull from the profits of the. current test matches in Australia, in ; view of the expectation that the pro--1 (its will he a record, and because most •of the profits, in accordance with custom, arc divid'd equally among the English first-class counties. Leicestershire business men have i formed a committee to raise CL‘>) h Mr W. North, chairman of the Leicestershire club’s finance committee, says; “It, seems ineoiiceiv aMe that such a great club, whose placers include C. S. Dempster, G. Geary, W. E. A still, and many p <>- mi-sing youngsters, should be allowed to die.” Use of white ball. EXPERI \IEN T BA' WORCFSTF. 1!. LONDON, January 13. Irani rod hy the American use ol a white ball, in baseball, the Hon, 0 J Lyttelton, tie Worcestershire county team’s captain, has proposed I its introduction into, cricket.. The j committee lias adopted a white- hall , for practice games, hoping that, the Marvlebnne Cricket Club will take 1 notice if the experiment is successful. | Lyttelton .believes that the white hall will assist, pi ".vers and, as it j would enable spectators to watch the hall breaking, if might increase attendances. M.C.C. CAME. ABANDONED OWING TO RAIN. ' HOBART, January 13. 1 Because of continuous rain, play in the cricket match between the Englishmen and the combined Tasmanian tea.u was abandoned at 3 p.m. I IT'O abandonment of the match <!e----1 priced England of a good chance ol victory. In reply to England’s first innings tntid of 418. the combined team scored only 131. and when stumps were drawn on Saturdav England had lost one wicket for, I 1 1 runs. |

mam tmammmm «mu am SHEFFIELD SHIELD. I’R I SHANK, danunry IX. In a Sheffield Shield cricket match | against Victoria, which made 497 in 1 tlio. first 'innings. Queensland in the first innings made '1 “7 <\Y. A. Brown | ■ dfl, Cook '.lot out 92. Arnos 92), L. • O’H, I'leet wood-Smitli took live for |7d and R. Orcrory three for Id, Queensland follow'.'.l on. and in the second innings has lost three for If) L j , (Cook 51, .Brown !'], r l'. Allen not | out ; j(>, D. Tallon not out 99). The ; partnership Between Allen and Tid- j I lon was very hri<rht. and added 117 • for the fourth wicket,