CRICKET BY RADIO.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20116, 29 November 1928, Page 5

CRICKET BY RADIO.

ARRANGEMENTS IN AUSTRALIA Very complete arrangements have been made by the Australian broadcasting stations to give descriptions of the cricket matches between the English touring team and Australian test and State elevens. Nor are they neglecting the New Zealand listener. Mr. E. E. Nalder, chairman of the Management Committee of the Auckland Cricket Association, and a „ listener, recently wrote to the New South Wales Broadcasting Company, Limited, asking if it would be possible for 2FC, Sydney, to broadcast everv oveninjr a resume of the day's play. 'The result is that a special message tn New Zealand listeners is giver, from 2FC everv evening at about 9.50.

ith listeners who are cricketers, or even with those who are taking only a passing interest in the battle for 'the ashes between England and Australia, station 4QG. Brisbane, will be most popular during the coming week. Tho first (est match opens at Brisbane tomorrow and 4Q("r will broadcast descriptions of (he play at intervals daily durthe course of the game. 'lhc seasonable arrangement made by i , w '" 1 .^ r * Campbell, one of tho champion statisticians of the world, has met with the widespread approval of all lovers of cricket. This series of talks will be continued throughout the tour of the English eleven, and lias been so planned that the night before an important match is to take place Mr. Campbell will give a descriptive talk on the previous prowess of the contesting teams to date.

Few people are better qualified to give these talks than Mr. Campbell, who is proud to recall the fact that he visited Lords—the famous English cricket ground—to see the first test match ever played. It is also of interest to note that (no friend who made it possible for him to see all these early matches was none other than W. H. Penley, who was the original " Private Secretary," and followed this colossal success with the evergreen " Charley's Aunt."