ENGLISH CRICKET TOUR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18174, 21 August 1922, Page 7

ENGLISH CRICKET TOUR.

TEAM FOR NEW ZEALAND. | I SEVEN NAMES ANNOUNCED. ' % • .... CAPTAIN OF YORKSHIRE. By Telegraph—Press Ae'ociation—Copyright. (Received S 5 p.m.) A. and N.Z. LONDON, Aug. 18. The sub-committec of the Marylebone Cricket Club announces thai Mr. A. C. MacLaren's team of amateurs to tour Now Zealand and Australia 'will include the Hon. Frederick Somerset Gough-Calthorpe, Mr. Geoffrey Wilson, Mr. A. P. F. Chapman, Mr. T. C. Lowry, Mr F. I. Titchmariih, Mr. J. F. McLean, and Mr. Freeman Lieutenant A. C. Wilkinson and Captain R. St. L. FowLer have accepted subject to obtaining military leave. Mr. C. H. Gibson, who played for Cambridge University last year and is now in South America, has been invited, but no reply has yet been reoeived from him. If he refuses the Hon. D. F. Brand will be invited. Mr. W. W. Hill-Wood, of« Cambridge University, and Colonel Hartley have aim been invited. The team -will leave on Saptember 30. The members already selected for the English cricket team of amateurs which is to visit New Zealand at the end of the year under the captaincy of Mr.. A. C. MacLaren include two county captains and some notable young players. The Hon. F. S. G. Calthorpe, a sen of Lord • Calthorpe, is captain of Warwickshire and is 30 years of age. He played for three years at Reptou and headed the school bowling averages, and at Cambridge he won his blue. He first played in county cricket for Sussex, but later moved to Warwickshire and became captain of the county in 1920, in which year he made 1000 runs and took 100 wickets. i Mr. Geoffrey Wilson is the new captain of Yorkshire, and though not a brilliant player himself, he has brought his county within grasp of the championship. Mr. A. P. F. Chapman is a Cambridge blue and played for his university-against the Australians last year. , The other day he scored 160 for the Gentlemen against the Players at Lord's. He is one of the most promising of the younger generation of English batsmen and is scarcely 22 years of age. He is a lefthander of the orthodox school, with a fine shot past, cover as his most pavable stroke. In addition to his batting, Chapman is one of the finest fieldsmen in Ensland. Mr. T. ,C. Lowry is a New Zea?ander at Cambridge, son of Mr. T. H. Lowry, of Hawke's Bay. He is described by English press critics as a fine wicketkeeoer and good fearless bat. Lieutenant Wilkinson and Captain Fowler are both Army representative players. THE COUNTY CONTEST. YORKSHIRE IN THE LEAD. COLLINS TAKES 16 WICKETS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 6.5 p.m.) LONDON, An?. 19. ! Yorkshire, 266 and 144 for five wickets, declared, drew with Middlesex, 170 and 85 for two. Surrey, 130 and 252 for seven wickets, ■ beat Leicester, 221 and 155. Hampshire, 326 and 158 for two wickets, beat Worcester, 355 and -12JI. Kent, 351, beat Notts, 120 and 162. Collins took six wickets for 18 runs and teg for 65; Essex, 244 and 87 for five wickets, beat Somerset, 216 and 113. Eastman took . seven ; wickets for 28 runs. , Sussex, 341. and 44 for one wicket, . Lancashire, 121 and 261. ( t Friday's- county results leave tho chami pionship in an exciting position. Yorkshire is still in the lead with a percentage of 73.07, followed by Surrey, 71.42, an 3 Nottinghamshire, 69.16, the only counties with a chance to win. Nottinghamshire seems hardly likely to make up leeway, so to-day's match, Surrey versus Yorkshore, at the Oval will probably decide the issue. Collins' feat in taking 16 wickets was a great performance, though not a record, as 12 bowlers have previously taken 17 wickets in first-class matches. The Surrey v. Leicester match was full of thrills. Surrey's last six wickets in the first innings fell to Asfcill and SkelSing for 28 runs. In Leicester's second , innings Fender took seven wickots for 37 runs, the last six in 10 overs for 19 runs. Surrey's victory was mainly - due to * Khight's masterly 93 runs. , Fender, Woolley, ' and Astill have aS ■ completed 1000 runs and 100 wickets this i season. » ... ~ ; TEAM FOR SOUTH AFRICA. | MANN TO BE CAPTAIN. 1 Australian, and N.Z. Cable Association. . (Rood. 7.5 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 18. The following English team will tour ' South Africa.:-~F. T. Mann (Middlesex), captain, Carr, A. Gilltgan, Fender, Jupp, Stevens, Woolley, Livsey, Brown, Mead, • Kennedy, and .Russell. The following j were invited, but refused: —Sandham, . Macaulay, Hobbs, and Parkin.