CRICKET

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12008, 10 December 1924, Page 7

CRICKET

ENGLAND v. SYDNEY COLTS. By Telegraph.—Pres* Assn.—Copyriiht ! SYDNEY; December 9. M. A. Noble, the old international cricketer, is 1 to captain a combined juniors’ eleven in a match against the Englishmen, commencing at Sydney on Saturday.

THE FIRBT TEST

WOOLLEY STILL UNFIT. B.v Telearanb .—Press Assn.—Copyright SYDNEY, December 9. F; 8.-Woolley (England) hah not yet recovered from the injury he received in the Victorian match. The trouble is proving mote serious than was at first anticipated, and it i* doubtful if he will be available for the first test match, of even if he will be able to take the field for at least a month or so.

ENGLAND v. TOOWOOMBA

A CENTURY FOR BfEABNE. Bv Teiesviph PriMw A«sn—Ceiwright (Received December 10, I a.m.) BRISBANE, December 9. The Englishmen commenced a day and: a half match against Toowoomba, in fine weather. England, in their inning*, have lost Sven wicket* for 217) (Hobb* 27, earne 149 hot Out).

E. MoDONALD

TO PLAY FOR LANCASHIRE. Australian sttil N.Z Cable Afsociatinn (Received December 9. 9.55 p.m.) LONDON, December 8. Sir Edwin Stockton, at the animal meeting of the Lancashire Cricket Club, announced that all the 1924 players had besn re-engaged, and the county would have '•« service* in all matches of McDoiia.a, “the' greatest fart -bowler in the world.” ’J. T. Tyldesley was appointed instnmtor.

WRONG DECISIONS

BAD ERRORS AT BRISBANE. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, December 8. The special Cricket correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph” criticises some of the umpire’s decisions 1 in the English match against ah Australian eleven on Saturday. He says that it was an obvious mistake when Sutcliffe was given out “leg before.! ’ Neither bowler nor wicketkeeper had appealed, and Heqdry asked the umpire to reverse his decision, bat he refused. The correspondent adds that according to Hendry there was another bad derision when Chapman was given “not out” for a catch at the wicket. Ultimately Chapman was given out stumped when obviously his hat was grounded before the wicket was broken.