CRICKET.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13637, 5 July 1906, Page 5

CRICKET.

By Long Sup.

It is understood that at a meeting of Alio committee of the Otago Cricket. Association, held recently, it was resolved that Otago could not entertain the guarantee of £250 asked for by the New" Zealand Council towards the visit of an English team to the colony next season, but in tho event of a match being played against Otago would control the game and givo the whole of the proceeds to the New Zealand Council.

Local cricketers and enthusiasts will be pleased to hear of tho success of our' old friend Frit?. Kahlenberg, of the. Carisbrook Club, who a couple of seasons ago went to London to study in Guy's Hospital. Playing for that institution againstLondon County, Kahlenberg was in great form with Iho ball, as will be seen from the following:—London County.—\V. G. Grace, b Kahlenberg, 10: R G.- Gale, b Kahlenberg, 32; E. 11. D. Sewell, c Riches, b Kahlenberg, 4; .E. P. Kay, c Smith, b Kahlenberg, 1: A. Marshall, c and b Kahlenberg, 69; Murch. b Kahlenberg. 7; L. C'qvell, Ibw. t> Kahlenberg, 8'; S. E. Walmcsley, c Riches, b Chase, 0;_ Penfold, lbw. b Chase, 37; G. P. Pritchard, e Duval, b Kahlenberg, 8: R. S. de Bennett, not out, 2; extras. 16; — total, 194. Guy's Hospital replied willi 138, of which Kahlenberg claimed 13 not out.

At a recent meeting of Mid Canlerbury Cricket Association a letter was receircd from the New Zealand Cricket Council stating- that (lie Marylebone ■ Cricket Club had been invited to send an English team to New Zealand next season. In the event of tho invitation beimr accepted, the council would be willing to arrange a match with the Canterbury Association for the sum of £250. Mr Raphael stated that each of the four centres. Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin. had been offered a match at a guarantee of £250. Mr Thomson asked whether there was .any likelihood of the team visiting Australia also, and if so whether the council would not get some return from the Australian matches. Mr Kaphael said that the council knew nothing about the team going to Australia, and. was therefore unable to provide for such a contingency. Mr Caygill said that the Canterbury Association and other associations should know what revenue the council would get from tho tour. It would be fair to the associations that provision should be mado for their receiving a share of any profit gained by the council from tho Australian associations. Mr Raphael said that, the council's proposal was merely to secure a team for New Zealand. If the invitation was accepted, the council would be able to arrango fourteen or fifteen matches, and the tour would cost about £2500. If tho tour included both New Zealand ond Australia, tho team would bo able to play, probably, only six matches in the_ colony, and would cost £1500. Tho council's proposal had nothing to do with Australia. Mr Caygill asked what the position would bo if iwo English teams were sent out, one to Australia and tho other to New Zealand, Mr Raphael said that there

would unl bo two loams. The only informal ion he had as to Ihe Marylebono Chili whs that contained in a cablegram to the newspapers, which seemed to indicate that- the Marelybone Club bad beet! forced hy the dispute in Australia to give ui) the idea of rending a team there. Mr Thomson moved--" That this association guarantees £250 for a match against the English team, to be played in Christchurch on it Friday. Saturday, stud Monday, on condition that in the event of the English team visiting Australia, etui the New Zealand Cricket Council making a profit out of the matches played in Australia, this association receives a pro rata share of such prolits.'i The motion was carried. The council also wrote asking whether, in the event of a Tasmanian team visiting New Zealand during Hid coming season, the association would givo 50 per cent, of the proceeds of a match against Canterbury to tho expenses of the, tour. On the motion of Mr 'Caygill, seconded by Mr Young, it was agreed that the association should accept a match on tho terms named.

A member of tho Marylebono Club is indignant: "The Australians come, over hero and take about £800.a man. The M.C.C. sends a ieam to Australia and loses £1200 hy tho transaction, as shown by our accounts. You say that the Australians poso as 'gentlemon': if they eonvo again lot them appear as professionals, anil be treated as such."

Although it is nearly 10 years since ho began to astonish English cricketers by his reinarkaW bowling. F. It. Spofforlh, the famous old Australian, still keeps well to the front in club cricket. He began the present English season hy taking five wickets for 53 runs.

A proposal is on foot to present a testimonial to S. M. J. Woods, the ex-Austra-lian, who has performed so well foi Somerset during the oast few years. The Capetown" correspondent of the London Standard stales that arrangements are progrossing to send a loam of South African cricketers to Australia. It was stated some time ago that the Australian Board of Control had extended an invitation to South Africa to send a team.