CRICKETERS' TOUR

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22183, 9 August 1935, Page 11

CRICKETERS' TOUR

SOUTH AFBICAN TEAM SECOND-WICKET STAND BATSMEN'S GOOD SCORES By Telegnph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON. Aug. 7 The South African cricketers today began a three" days' match against Warwickshire, at Birmingham. The visitors batted first and when stumps were drawn had made 367 runs for six wickets. A stubborn second-wicket stand by Rowan and Viljoen laid the foundation of a big total. Tho cricket, however, was uninteresting until Nourse and Cameron got together. Cameron scored 50 in 40 minutes, compared with Rowan's 250 minutes' stand for 73. Details of the score are:— SOUTH! AFRICA—First Innings Mitchell, c Collins, b Paine . . . . 17 Rowan, b Paine . 102 Yiljoen, :st Smart, b Wyatt . . . . 37 Nourse, not out 99 Siedle, b Paine . . . . 18 Cameron, c Smart, b Wilmott . . 73 Dalton, <! Wyatt, b Paine .... 3 Langton, not out 2 Extr as » . . . . - ... . . 16 Total for six wickets . . . . 367 TEAM FOR INDIA AUSTRALIAN PLAYERS MAHARAJA AS BACKER SYDNEY. Au*.t An emphatic denial of the statement cabled from Calcutta to the effect that the Maharaja of Patiala was not financing the Australian cricket team's visit to India has been made by Mr. Frank Tarrant. " The Maharaja is definitely sponsoring the tour and I, as his agent, am arranging for the payment of the players," said Mr. Tarrant. " Tha money lais been deposited in a Melbourne lank. Reports that the Bengal Associati dii would share in the profits are quits wrong, becausie the Maharaja does not intend to accept any money." ' , •••<■ Mr. Tin-ant described the team he had selected as, one of the best Australia could send.