CRICKET IN ENGLAND

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19270, 6 September 1924, Page 10

CRICKET IN ENGLAND

THE SOUTH AFRICANS’ TOUR. Pmm Association— By Telegraph— I Copyright LONDON, September 4. The South of England team in their first innings made 312 for nine wickets (declared), -South Africa in. their first mnings made 260 w (Ward 68, Nourse 69). Woolley took four wickets for 66 and Uelf four for 24. South of England batted on an easy wicket. The outfield was heavy, and the South African fielding made the scoring slow. Calthorpe alone was brisk. Tate made 95, being once missed in the deep field. This was the only dropped catch of the day. South Africa began well on a wet wicket, Nourse and Ward putting on 141 for the third wicket. Woolley and Kelt after the tea adjournment were responsible for the collapse of the visitors, six wicKets only adding 54 runs. The drying wicket proved most difficult.

THE TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. LONDON, August 26. The following 17 players have been finally selected for the Australian tour next season : A. E. R, Gilligan (Sussex). A. P. F. Chapman (Berkshire). H. Sutcliffe (Yorkshire). A. Saudham (Surrey). E. Hendren (Middlesex). F. E. Woolley (Kent). M. W. Tate (Sussex). R. Tyldesley (Lancashire). H. Strudwick (Sussex). J. L. Ryan (Kent). J. W. H. T. Douglas (Essex). R. Kilner (Yorkshire). J. W. Hearne (Middlesex). A. P. Freeman (Kent). J. B. Hobbs (Surrey). H. Howell (Warwickshire). W, Whysall (Nottingham).

Writing in the Evening Standard, Mr G. L, Jessop states that the team is, on the whole, a combination of exceeding promise. “It engenders a feeling of contidence in the ultimate success pf the quest for the ‘ashes,’ ” gays Jessop. “Experience is an enormous * asset in tests, and in this particular we should bo affia to claini an advantage over our enemy. Our bowling may he of a somewhat doubtlui quality, but as regards batting and fielding we should bo well satisfied, borne of us might have wished the inclusion 01 one or two batsmen who have not been chosen, but it must be conceded that, as a run-getting proposition, Marylebone has produced a combination from which a ve JT hot side can be selected. Mr A. C. MacLaren expresses the opinion that the Englishmen have an excellent chance of beating the AustraWn S |l Wlth S’ Hearne, Hendren and Woolley m brilliant form. He also convarietvht 1 the b ,° lVling will be of sufficient tralia 40 111664 con ditions in Aus-