CRICKET TEST TOMORROW

Northern Advocate, 9 January 1936, Page 8

CRICKET TEST TOMORROW

WEATHER FINE; WICKET PERFECT [Special to “Northern Advocate.’"] DUNEDIN, This Day. With the weather fine and settled, there is every prospect of a perfect wicket for the M.C.C. v. New Zealand match, commencing at Carisbrook tomorrow. Lyttelton is still suffering from an injured arm, which prevents him from playing. If the wicket is fast, it seems probable that both Bax:er and Read will be included in the English team, but otherwise, no doubt one of them will be dropped, leaving the captain to rely on Langridge, Parks, Sims, and one fast bowler for his attack, with Human and Holmes, himself, as changes. In the event of both Read and Baxter being included, it may be Sims who will be omitted. Strong Batting. Those who saw Parks make his 201 at Invercargill, characterise it a fine knock. He reached his 100 in 194 minutes, and took 228 minutes to compile his full score. Hardstaff is still at the head of the batting average for all matches played on the tour, and has scored 749 runs, with an average of 57 odd. Parks has the highest aggregate of runs (not all in first-class games), his total being .707, and he is third in the averages with 45.20. Sims, who leads the bowlei's, has sent down 353 overs, including 42 maidens, for 1253 runs, and 67 wickets, averaging 18.47. Umpires for Second Match. The New Zealand Cricket Council lias notified the secretary of the Wellington Cricket Association that Messrs. C. Moore (Wellington') • and D, L. Ryan (Auckland) have been appointed umpires for New Zealand’s second match with the Marylebohe team at Wellington on January 17.