CRICKET SEASON OPENS IN ENGLAND
HIGHER, WIDER WICKET. United Press Association —By Elcctri* Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, May 1. Cricket was officially opened in cold, cloudy weather at Lord’s. Nottingham had the distinction of Jirst trying the experiment recommended by Maryleboue, with a wicket an inch higher and an inch wider, which will be used in all inter-county matches this season, with the object of brightening the game. “You do not notice any difference about it,” sums up the first impressions of cricketers playing under the new cricket conditions. Batsmen after the first few overs soon forgot the larger wickets. SOUTH AFRICANS DO WELL. LONDON, May 1. The South Africans made an auspicious opening for their tour with five wickets for 337 (Taylor 109, Cameron not out 87) against Worcestershire.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6900, 4 May 1929, Page 3
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