CRICKET TOUR.

Northern Advocate, 21 August 1924, Page 5

CRICKET TOUR.

HOBBS A PROBABILITY. ■ H (Received 10.30 a.m.) I LONDON, August 20. I It is understood on the best authority .H that Hobbs is going to' Australia. The I Marylebone Club will docide to-dav.— H A. and N.Z. I SECOND WICKETKEEPER. I SURPRISING- SELECTION. ■ (Received 1.30 p.m.) "-jfl LONDON, August 20." I Whvsall has been selected as sec- H oiicl wicketkeeper for the Australian H tour. ~Up to the present ho has been -H outstanding as a Notts batsman and H has rarely donned the gloves. The first H hint of the possibility of his selection H in that capacity -was his tost appear- H anee behind the stumps against Derby- H shire to-day. Whysall stands fifth ia H the season's batting with a total of H 1636 and an average of 49.57.—A. and H THE SOUTH AFRICANS. I VERSUS MINOR COUNTIES. I (Received Noon.) LONDON, August 20. . When stumps were drawn at the close of the first day's play in the match between the South Africans and H Minor Counties the latter had compiled --- 196 as the first innings total. Cold- : H ham made 40. Pegler took five wickets for 45 runs. The visitors had lost nine wickets for 103 runs.—A. anjl N.Z. COUNTY COMPETITION. J (Received Noon.) LONDON, August 20. Essex, playing Hampshire, made 204 in the first innings, the latter respondjng with 205. - Gloucester drew with Kent. Free]i):in took five wickets for 69. * Yorkshire beat Leicester. \ Worcester drew with Northants. The Somerset-Surrey match was abandoned when Surrey had made 235 for eight wickets. The Wanvick-Lniicashirc match .was - - abandoned when the latter had mado 228 for four wickcts (Tyldestey 100), Derby (Jackson 103) drew with . Notts (Cavr 101 and G. Gunn 55). Heath took five wu-kets for 54 runs. All the matchr-s were affected t>y rain.—A. and N.Z.