CRICKET NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20481, 5 February 1930, Page 15

CRICKET NOTES.

TOUR OF M.C.C. TEAM.

TWO MATCHES IN AUCKLAND.

LOCAL TEAM'S STRONG BOWLING

Club matches in the Auckland Cricket Association's competitions will be suspended until February 22 on account of tho provincial and test games against tho M.C.C. team. The Englishmen will arrive on Friday afternoon frpm Bo torn a, and will stay at tho Hotel Cargen while in Auckland.

Considerable interest is being aroused in the match against Auckland, which commences at Eden Park next Saturday, and will be continued next Monday and Tuesday. The fact that Auckland has such a strong bowling side will lend additional interest to the match, and, under suitable conditions the batsmen should make a creditable showing, even allowing for the fact that they are unaccustomed to the type of attack they will bo called upon to face.

There are fow followers of the game in the Dominion who will disagree with the belief that tho Auckland attack is little, if at all, inferior to that of a Dominion test side. With trundlers like Wenslcy, Matheson, Allcott, Finlayson, McCoy, Anthony and Elliott, tho Auckland team has a good variety in its attack. It includes easily the two outstanding lefthanders in tho Dominion at the present time, a class of bowler badly missed "by tho New Zealand side in tho first two tests. Final Test Match. Tho test match, which will bo the third find final one, will cominenco at Eden Park next Friday week, and everyone is looking forward to New Zealand making another good showing. New Zealand failed badly in the first test at Christchurch, and was defeated by eight wickets. The batsmen were very puzzled by tho English team's fast bowlers. The second test at Wellington, however, brought about a complete change, chiefly owing to a record first-wicket partnership between Dempster and Mills, which yielded 276 runs. Mills was not available for the first test match. Although the second test resulted in a draw, it was in New Zealand's favour. New Zealand made 439 and 164 for four wickets, declared, against M.C.C.'s 320 and 107 for four wickets.

Up to the second test match in Wellington, which resulted in £1125 being taken at the gates, Auckland held the record for takings with £1027 14s, in the test/in Auckland with V. Y. Richardson's Australian team. Providing fine weather prevails for the matches in Auckland against the M.C.C. team, it will occasion no surprise to see the Wellington takings passed on each game. Results of the Tour.

The touring M.C.C. team has now played twelve games in New Zealand, winning seven and five being drawn. Ihe record "of the matches is as follows Against Wellington. —Drawn; M.C.C., 166 and 293; Wellington, 242 and 159 for nine wickets. Aeainst Nelson. —Drawn; Nelson, 14Z and 83 for six wickets; M.C.C., 248 for six wickets, declared. Against Canterbury.—Drawn; M.C.U, 249; Canterbury, 136 and 206 for-eight ■wickets. Against South Canterbury.—W on by an iunincs and 45 runs; M.C.C., 253 for nine wickets declared; South Canterbury, 126 and 82. . , Acainst Otago.—Won by ten wickets; Oi-ago, 106 and 160; M.C.C., 322 and o for no wickets. . . Against Southland. —Won by an innings and 104 runs; M.C.C., 309; Southland, 105 and 100. . , . Against New Zealand.—Won by eight wickets; New Zealand, 112 and 131, M.C.C., 181 and 66 for two wickets. Against Manawatu.—Won by an > nllll 'S s runs; Manawatu, 67 and 133; M.C.C., 478. , . . Against Rangitikei.—Won by an innings find 216 runs; Rangitikei, 67 and 133, M.C.C., 4312 for eight wickets declared. Against New Zealand.— Drawn; New Zealand, 439 and 164 for four wickets declared; M.C.C., 320 and 107 for four Wairarapa.-Drawn; Wairarapa, 141 and 144; M.C.C., 274 for six wickets declared. Against Hawke's Bay.—Won by an nnings and 248 runs; M.C.C., 511;, Hawke s Bay, 119 and 144. Remaining Fixtures. The following matches have still to 'Auckland, at Auckland.-Feb-ru.'iry 8, 10 and 11. Against New Zealand, at Auckland. February 14, 15 and 17. Against Waikato, at Hamilton.—lebrulivy/ 19 and 20. Against Taranaki, at New Plymouth. February 22 and 24. Against Wanganui, at Wanganui. February 26 and 27. The team will leave Wellington by the Rangitane on March 1. Five individual centuries have been ecored by the Englishmen while in New Zealand. The batsmen gaining the honour ar n as follows:—F. Woolley (Kent), 132 against Otago; 125 against Manawatu. K. S. Duleepsinjhi (Sussex), 127 against Nelson; 242 against Hawke's Bay. E. H. Bowley (Sussex), 124 against Wairarapa.' Kaoh province has played two matches in this season's Plunket Shield series and the points aro as follows Wellington (outright wins against Canterbury and Oto"0). 16; Auckland (outright win against Otago and first innings win against Canterbury), 12; Cantcrbuiy (loss on" first innings against Auckland), Otacjo (two outright losses), 0. It will therefore be seen that the destiny of the shield lies c.n the result of the match between Auckland and Wellington, which will commence in Wellington on February 21. Canterbury has yet to nlay Otago, but this match will have no bearing on the shield. lo win the shield Auckland will have to gain an outright win over Wellington a very difficult proposition on the the Basin Reserve. The shield is at present held by Auckland, which, although defeated by Wellington last season, ended with a better average in representative games. This season a new system of scoring has been introduced, and only in the event of a tie between two or more teams would the shield be awarded on averages. As the points stand at present averages will not come into the decision this season. - GEEAT LADY GOLFER. PRAISE FOR MISS WETHERED. We suppose there was not a single golfer, male or female, who did not send up a prayer of thanksgiving that Miss Joyce Wcthered was in the final lo uphold the traditions of British women's golf against the American invader, Miss Glcumi Collett, says an English writer. r l lie way in which Miss Wethered gained Iho day is now past history, but it is a .piece of history that will never be forgottcn as long as the Royal unil Ancient game of golf is played. Miss Wethered is so good that she entirely limits criticism. It is a more than sufficient testimony to her greatness for hundreds of good judges to be continually arguing whether she or Mr. Bobby Jones Is the greatest ever.