COMING FOR THE ASHES

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11934, 15 September 1924, Page 8

COMING FOR THE ASHES

ENGLISH CRICKET TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. Sr=». TO SAIL ON ORMONDE. Br Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Australian and 'N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, September IS-. the British cricket team, which is to tour Australia this summer, wilhaa.il on the Ormonde. A. P. Fiieeman r ~W. Whysall, H Howell, the manager/, Mr F. C. Toons and. Mrs J. B. Hobbs embark at Tilbury to-morrow. The remainder of the team,, namely, A. E. R. Gilligan, J. W. H. T. Douglas, J. L, Rryan, A. P. F. Chapman, J. B. Hobbs, A. Sandbam. E. Tyldesley M. W. Tate, H. Strudwiqk, F. E. Woolley, J. W. Hearns, E. Hendren, H. Sutddffe, and Roy Kilner, who are engaged in the match Champion County versus The Rest, will join the 'Ormonde at Toulon. AN EASY WIN SOUTH AFRICANS DEFEATED. Australian or.t> b; 7, C»bV. As«9S.i»tib;n ■ LONDON,.-September 12The South Africans, play ing : against Mr C. I? Thornton's Eleven- at. Searborough, made WSF in -the first and 273 rn-the.eeooml-(A. D. Nourse: 84). Thornton’s Eleven scored -481 rune for Six-wickets declared) andjjwon by an innings and 45 ■ runs. '-r~ The wicket was good,' ; Allen, in die first five overs, took three wickets for 4 runs. ThenNourse and Susskind made a valuable stand. Noitrse batted for 210 minutes. Susakind scored 39. MATCH ACAINBT YORKSHIRE REST OF ENGLAND IN GOOD POSITION. A n«tralian and N. 7, Cable X*«nofi{!Bsf (Received September 10, 12.4iT a.n).'Y ; LONDON, September 13. In a cricket match between the champion county against the Rest of England, Yorkshire in the first innings made 166 runs (Holmes 62). Tate took four wickets for 48 runs, and Douglas three- for 12. The Rest of England have Jest two wickets for 165' runs (Hobbs •44), Sandham 45).