CRICKET

Northern Advocate, 15 August 1931, Page 12

CRICKET

NEW ZEALAND TEAM’S ITINERARY.

RESULTS TO DATE First Match. —v. Essex. New Zealand won by an innings and 48 runs. New Zealand '425; Essex 264 and 113. Second Match,—v. Leicestershire. Drawn, New Zealand 434 for 8 wickets (declared) and 90 for 7 wickets; Leicestershire 277, and 273 for 6 wickets (declared). Third Match. —v. Hampshire. Drawn. New Zealand 271 and 158 for 4 wickets. Hampshire 190. Abandoned owing to rain. Fourth Match—v. M.C.C. New Zealand won by an innings and 122 runs. New Zealand 9 wickets (declared) for 302; M.C.C. 132 and 48. Fifth Match. —v. Worcestershire. Drawn. Worcestershire 276 and 112 for 7 wickets; New Zealand 215. Abandoned owing to rain. Sixth Match—v. Glamorgan. Drawn. ■ New Zealand 288 for 6 wickets (declared) and 1,90 for 4 wickets (declared); Glamorgan 200 and 103 for 5 wickets. Seventh Match.—v. Oxford University. Drawn. New Oxford 129 for 4 wickets. Abandoned owing (to rain. Eighth Match —v. Middlesex. Middlesex won by 79 runs. Middlesex 241 and 225; New Zealand 152 and 235. Ninth Match —v. Cambridge University. Drawn. New Zealand 375 and 226 for 5 wickets (declared); Cambridge 305 and 200 for 5 wickets. - Tenth Match. —v. Somerset. Drawn. Somerset 244 and 201 for 9 wickets; New Zealand 255. Abandoned owing to rain. Eleventh Match.—v. Gloucestershire. Drawn. Gloucestershire 132 and ’B6 for 4 wickets (declared); New Zealand 89 and 65 for 6 wickets. Play seriously curtailed owing to rain. Twelfth Match. —v. Derbyshire. Drawn. Derbyshire 230 and 91 for 2 wickets; New Zealand 296. Abandoned owing to rain. Thirteenth Match.—v. Minor Counties. Drawn. Minor Counties 191 and 115 for 3 wickets. New Zealand 361 for 8 wickets (declared). Abandoned owing to rain. u Fourteenth Match. ; v. Northants. New Zealand , won by six wickets. Northants 334 and 166; New Zealand 346 and 155 for 4 wickets.

Fifteenth Match. —v. England (Test); Drawn. New Zealand 224 and 469 for 9 wickets (declared); England, 454 and 146 for 5 wickets. Sixteenth Match, —v. Staffordshire. Drawn. New Zealand 190 and 143 for 5 wickets; Staffordshire 301. Seventeenth Match. —v. Notts. Drawn. Notts 332; New Zealand 259 for' S wickets. Play spoiled by bad weather, and finally abandoned owing to rain. Eighteenth Match. —v., Yorkshire. Drawn. New 1 Zealand 303 for 8 wickets ./(declared) and 123 for 8 wickets (declared); Yorkshire . 189 and 192 for 4 wickets. * Nineteenth Match—v. Lancashire. Drawn. New Zealand 410 for 9 wickets (declared) and 306 for 8 wickets; Lancashire 487 for 8 wickets (declared). Twentieth Scotland; New Zealand won by 235 runs. New Zealand 176 and 281 for 7 wickets (declared) ; Scotland, 112 and 110. Twenty-first Match. v. Durham. Drawn. Durham 145; New Zealand ,216 for 6 wickets. Play confined to one day owing to rain. Twenty-second .■ Match. —v. Combined Services. Drawn. Services, 301 and 301 for 6 wickets (declared); New Zealand, „ 364 and 149 for 6 wickets. Twenty-third Match —v. Hampshire. Drawn, Hampshire 104 and 57 for 9 wickets (declared); New Zealand 79 and 51 for 3 wickets.' Play interfered with by rain. • ■ - Twenty-fourth , Match —v. England (second test); England won by an innings and 26 runs. England 416 for 4 wickets (declared); New Zealand 193 and 197. ,

Twenty-fifth Match.—v. Glamorgan. New Zealand won'' by 9 wickets. Glamorgan 1?6 and/259; New Zealand. ?63 and 36; for 1 : wie)cet. Twenty-sixth Match. —£ v. Warwickshire.-' Drawn. Warwickshire 40.1; New/ Zealand 159 and *252 for ‘ 6 ■ wickets.’ ■ /V' / ;

Twenty-seventh Match,—v.;Gloucestershire. Noiy. Zcaiah.d ,'won. ,bv an (innings- and 25 runs; •’Gloucestershire 123 and 109; New <Zcialarid, • 257- for 9 wickets (declared).'' -

SUMMARY.

Played , 27 Won 6 Lost 2 Drawn 19

CENTURIES.

K[ew Zealand. C. S. Dempster, .212 v. Essex. M. L. Page, 103 v. Leicestershire. C. S. Dempster, 106 not out v. Hamp

shire. . T, C. Lowry, 101 not out v. M.C.C. C. S. Dempster, 189, not out w Gla-

morgan. , H. G. Vivian, 135 v. Oxford Varsity. M. L. Page, 113, v. Oxford A^arsity. G. L. Weir, 100 not out v. Glamorgan. R. C. Blunt, 120 v. Cambridge Var-

sity. C. S. Dempster 101 not out v, Cam

' bridge Varsity. J. E. Mills, 150 v; Mihor Counties C. S; Dempster, 120 y. England, M. L. Page, 104 v. England. , G. L. Weir, 101 v. Lancashire. H. G, Vivian, 101 v. Yorkshire. I. B. Cromb, 105 y, Durham. . J. E. Mills, 137 v., Glamorgan.

England. J. o ’Connor, 129 (Essex). if, H, Gibbons, 118 (Worcester) Q. D. Kemp*Welch, 103 hot out (Ju I *!* bridge Varsity), > ' •' A. H. Bakewell, 109 (Northampton-

shire). ■ „ , L. 6. Ames, 137 (England). G. O. Allen, 122 (England). G. Gunn,' 101 (Nottinghamshire). C. Hallojys, 115 (Lancashire).* E, Paynter, 102 (Lancashire). Shaw, 119 (Combined Services), iSutcliffe, 117 (England). . Duleepsinhji, 109 (England). Hammond, 100 not but, (England) Parsons, 190 (Warwickshire).

' remaining Fixtures*

August ' 15, 17 and 18. —Third at Manchester. August 20 and 31. —v. Norfolk. August 22, 24 and 23.—v. Essex. August 26, 27 and 28.—v. Kent. August 29, 31, and September 1. —v. ' Sussex. : , j September 2, , 3 and 4.—v. Gentlemen of England,/ at Eastbourne. September 5, 7 and B.—y. an England XL, at Folkestone, September 9, 10 and ll.—v. an England XL, at Scarborough. September 19, 14 and 15,—v, v Sir Ju* lien Calm’s XL, at Nottingham.

CRICKET CONTROL.

BOARD CRITICISED.

EIGHT-BALL OVER.

The Board of Control was' severely criticised when, at a meeting of the New South Wales cricket Association, minute® of its meeting" pn, Juno 11 were considered, ;

Mr E. A, Tyler, hon. treasurer, said it was ridiculous that the board should make decisions which had to be accepted and no notice was taken of any of the association’s objections.

The first shot at the board was fired when it was ascertained that the six-ball over would be used in the tests against South Africa, Mr E. A. Ox lade) New South Wales delegate, said One of the South Africans’ original demands was the six-ball ovcj for all matches, but they had given way to the board except for the tests, Mr Syd. Smith traced the history of M.C.C. negotiations regarding ■ the eight-ball over. The Imperial conference in 1921 brought about the inclusion in the laws of a clause providing for the eight-ball over In all matches in Australia,

“A. E, E. GilUgan and the late Sir Frederick Toone were instructed to report back to the M.G.C. when they came here in 1924-25,” he declared. “They came with their minds • made up. They reported that the eightball over was too. severe on English bowlers in Australia,

“in 1923, at the imperial conference I stated, with the hoard’s author-

lity, that Australia would never reJvert. At the board’s meeting out Jhere when I was deposed from the secretaryship I offered to discuss Imperial conference affairs, but my offer A of help was not accepted. Later in Melbourne' the board somersaulted and agreed ,to the law being altered, back again. _ Consequently, in 1928,, Chapman's team-played the -six-ball over in tests. ' ' '

Mr C. B. Cochrane drew attention to the provision for the use of Duke's |or Wisden's balls in she South African matches. “The board,” he said, “should have been patriotic enough to insist on first-class quality. Australian balls being used.‘ We as an association think they are good enbujgh and we are to use them during the coming season.'?. On being informed that the conditions in question were- submitted 12 months ago and their acceptance was how binding, Mr Cochrane added, “Nevertheless, I purpose following this mltfter up'and will move a resolution at the *nex,t meetings''

“Is the board going to appoint-fiy© selectors to travel round -the Commonwealth?” asked Mr J. D. Oxlade replied that the board had not yet discussed the number of ..-selectors. /

The board’s recent edict against the use of resin by bowlers brought facetious ■ comment. One delegate asked if the embargo included sawdust, and another if it was • proposed to debar batsmen from using resin.