CRICKET IN ENGLAND

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19218, 8 July 1924, Page 7

CRICKET IN ENGLAND

third test MATCH. ~ , ' FENDER AND KEENER DROPPED. pro** AMociution— By Te , Ms^wpb~-Copjziekt. LONDON, July 6. The English test team for the match at Leeds on July 12 .will be selected from Gilligan, Wood, Chapman, Hobbs, Sutcliffe, Woolley, Heame, Hendron, Tate, Macaulay, Ernest Tyldesley, Hioiiard Tyldesley. The changes from the last test are Macaulay and E. Tyldesley to* Fonder and. 3xilr..or. ]Slo.<yi’Uiay s int/monc* tion is due to a feeling by the Selection Committee that any change in the bowling must not include a slow bowler. THE COUNTY MATCHES. LONDON, July 6. , In Friday’s county cricket, playing fo* Notts against Leicester, Carr made 121 net out! For Essex against Somerset Russell made 103 not out. s _ In Saturday’s matches, Sussex v. Rent, the latter made 130 (Woolley 87). Tate took seven wickets for 48. Sussex made 139 {or seven wickets (Cook 65). In the game between Surrey and Essex the latter made 109. Sadler took five wickets for 33. and lender four for 32. Surrey made 198 (Hitch 54). London took ffve wickets for 37 and Eastman five fad 22 in the match between Yorkshire and Middlesex the latter made 568 (Hen dr an 99 Bruce 88). Robinson took five wickets for 59 Yorkshire had made two for no wickets when rain stopped play. ■ Playing for Warwick against Hampshire Parsons inside 106. . , Lancashire made 267 for nine wreke« (E. Tyldesley 72.) against Not a—Reuter. THE LEADING AVERAGES. LONDON, July 7. (Received July 7, at 8.5 P- m -> . The following are the leading batting and bowling averages-. BATTING. ,J. B. Hobbs (Surrey) ... - 86-50 E. Hendron (Middlesex) 63.00 E. Tyldesley (Lancashire) ... • 53.0 U A. Saudham (Surrey) 01.82 H. Sutcliffe (Yorkshire) ... - 50..0 J. W. Hear no (Middlesex) ... 33.94 bowling. Wkte. Average. G. G. Macaulay (Yorkshire) 100 9.64 R. Kilner (Yorkshire) C. Parkin (Lancashire) ... 130 11.10 M. W. Tate (Sussex) ... 118 11.53 J. W. Hearno (Middlesex) 63 17.20 THE TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. LONDON, July 7. (Received July 7, at 9-20 The Daily Chronicle says it is reporter that Hobbs, Hearnc, Hendren, Sutcliffe, and Tate have tieen invited to make the Australian tour.—Reuter.