ENJOYABLE VISIT

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22694, 5 April 1937, Page 12

ENJOYABLE VISIT

BRIEF DOMINION TOUR GRATITUDE OF CAPTAIN FAREWELL TO ENGLISHMEN "I should like to say that we have all thoroughly enjoved ourselves during our short stay in New Zealand," said G. 0. B. Allen, captain of the English cricket team, prior to the sailing of the Mariposa on Saturday evening. "We aro most grateful to the New Zealand Cricket Council and many others who have done so much toward getting us here and making us so welcome. I hope, for the sake of the men who will be members of the team visiting Australia in four years' time, that this short visit will be repeated." Allen said he had played against previous New Zealand teams and had always enjoyed the matches. Ho had seen the Dominion's representatives in action at Wellington recently and he would closely follow their progress under English conditions. "I wish them the very best of luck and think they will do pretty well," concluded the M.C.C. captain. The touring party was farewelled on the Mariposa on Saturday evening by Messrs. E. E. Luttrell and D. E. Wanklyn, representing the New Zealand Cricket Council, and by Messrs. W. R. Fee (chairman) and members of the management committee of the Auckland Cricket Association.

The Englishmen may play a match in either Chicago or New York prior to joining the Queen Mary at the latter place. The trip across tho Atlantic in this large British-built liner is being eagerly anticipated by members of the team.

RESULTS OF TOUR PRESENTATION TO BATSMAN WHITELAW'S FINE INNINGS The M.C.C. team won one of the three matches played in New Zealand, this being the game against the combined Auckland-Wellington team. However, the visitors narx-owly missed securing a decision over New Zealand in the test match at Wellington, which was drawn. The match against a combined Canterbury-Otago eleven was drawn, play being abandoned on the third day owing to rain. The details of the matches are as follows: —

Against Canterburv-Otago.—M.C.C.: First innings, 217; second innings, 250 for eight wickets. Canterbury-Otago: First innings, 157. Against New Zealand.—M.C.C.: First innings. 427. New Zealand: First innings, 265; second innings, 163. Against Auckland - Wellington.— M.C.C.: First innings, 205; second innings, 102 for three wickets. Auck-land-Wellington: First innings, 183; second innings, 123. The president of the Auckland Cricket Association. Mr. F. Earl, K.C., announced at Eden Park on Saturday that he would present a bat to P. E. Whitelaw, the Parnell. player, in recognition of his fine score of 99 not out in the combined Auckland-Wellington team's first innings against the M.C.C. side.