GENERAL SPORTS NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21861, 25 July 1934, Page 18

GENERAL SPORTS NEWS

EMPIRE GAMES TEAM LATE IRRITABLE TEST CRICKETERS SERVICES TO LIFE-SAVING , Somo idea of the exceptional interest taken in school Soccer football in England can bo gained from the fact that at a final game between Manchester and Swansea there was an attendance of 30,000. Strange things happen in every game. In a bowls match at Brisbane recently, a bowl carried away the jack with such force that both rebounded from the edge of the green and "returned into play. Gratification with the large attendance at tho lecture to club coaches by Mr. V. It. Meredith on Monday was expressed by the chairman of the Auckland Rugby Union, Mr. H. Frost. He said that, to his knowledge, the gathering was the first of its kind ever held in Auckland. ,

The zone winners in tfie Auckland Badminton Association's C grade competition are St. Aidan's, Manukau and Manurewa. These three teams will play on the knock-out principle to find the winner of tho championship. Manukau will play Manurewa, in the semi-final at Manurewa and St. Aidan's has a bye.

The public golf course at Orakei is proving very popular, over 200 novices being regular patrons. The course has been so crowded with visitors that members of the club have been unablo to make much progress with their competitions. Tho club is effecting improvements all the time, these including a drainage system.

The former Wellington, Otago and New Zealand representative cricketer, |<\ T. Badcock, had a bright afternoon for the Werneth Club in the Central Lancashire League a few weeks ago. Ho played a good innings for 49, scoring 46 of his runs in 15 minutes—l 9 of them in one over—and later he took seven wickets for 44 runs.

Through being delayed by stormy weather, the Remnera, with the member? of the New Zealand team for the Empire Games among its passengers, arrived in London last Tuesday, three days late. This has caused the team much inconvenience, and will mar its prospects of success at the Games, because, when these commence next Saturday week, it will have had only 2J weeks of training in England.

" X know one very famous England cricketer, who, directly he was chosen, began to have sleepless nights," says Jack Hobbs in writing of test cricketers. " Another was almost invariably violently sick on the morning of a test match. Indeed, on one occasion he was so bad that he had to be left out of the team. Still another—a seasoned player and a very fine old war-horse for England—used to get so irritable that his presence in his own house was unbearable to his wife and relations."

"Long Stop," Whangarei, writes.— Your readers may be interested to note that in the third cricket test England scored faster than Australia for the first time in the past 18 tests. In the second test, although the Australians were in a bad position after the weather broke, they scored 2.48 runs per over, whereas England, with first iise of the wicket, scored 2.22 runs per over. In the first test the figures were 2.G6 for the Australians and 1.68 for the Englishmen.

It was decided at the last meeting of the Australian Women's Cricket Council to have six-ball overs in the international matches, according to thf> rule of the English Women's Cricket Association. The English association has asked Australia if it will consider using the lighter balls that are in use in England, and is sending six to Australia for the girls there to try. Tho States v. England games are to be two days, the test matches are to be three days, and the final test will be played to a finish.

The services rendered to the Auckland Centre of the Royal Life-saving Society by its honorary secretary, Mr. F. J. Langley, were praised at the centre's annual meeting last week. For four years Air. Langley has acted as secretary, and, although liis duties have included keeping in constant communication with the centre's many branches in the province, he has always performed them cheerfully and efficiently. A strong advocate of swimming and life-saving, Mr. Langley is also president of tho North Shore Amateur Swimming Club.

The Royal Motor Yacht Club, England, for which ladies are eligible as members, has seen fit to debar them from sharing certain club privileges with the men. Previously ladies were able to find cabin accommodation on board the club ship, and this was a privilege much enjoyed by husbands and wives who were both members. This year tho double cabins have been converted into single ones, and none is available for lady members. The commodore has stated, however, that he will arrange accommodation for them at some hotel in the town while their lords and masters are enjoying the amenities of the club ship.

C. L. Badcock, tho Tasmanian cricketer, was welcomed to Adelaide on his arrival by Messrs. H. W. Hodgetts, J. F. Travers and W. H. Jeanes, representing the South Australian Cricket Association, J. and H. Brown, his future employers, and E. McCarron and R. M. Sharpe, representing tho Adelaide Cricket Club. Badcock will play with the Adelaide Club next season. Witji the inclusion of Bradman and Badcock, and with Richardson, Nitschke, Lonergan, Lee, Grimmett and Wall certain to retain their places, there will bo very limited opportunities for young players in tho South Australian team next season.

The annual Rugby match botween Christ's College and Boys' High School, played in Christchurch last Wednesday, was won by the former by six points, two tries, to three points, one try. In spito of a heavy ground and greasy ball play was open and attractive. The score indicates fairly accurately tho difference between the teams. It was chiefly a battle between tho two rearguards, but the High School inside backs constantly ran into trouble. An outstanding player was A. E. Spivey, High School right wing-threequarter. Although of diminutive build he showed great pace and determination, had to make most of his own openings, and was a constant menace to tho defence. He scored High School's only try.

, There is little doubt that some of the Sydney iTlniversity Rugby Union team wnulil make admirable policemen. Besides their size and weight, they have the abilitv to arrest the progress of men in' (light with very effective flying tackles. Recently they wore a trifle too eager in playing policemen, and, as a result, floored several opponents who did not have possession of tho ball. Many free-kicks were awarded against them. One of the Northern Suburbs supporters finally became thoroughly displeased with the tactics of tho University stalwarts, and when G. Alagna, University's five-eighths, beautifully tackled a Northern forward who had long parted company with tho ball, ho bellowed: " Arrested him on suspicion that time!" much to the delight of adjacent spectators.