CRICKET

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19702, 1 February 1926, Page 7

CRICKET

M.O.C. TEAM. DRAW AGAINST TRINIDAD. (Trees Association— By Telegraph—Copyright.) TRINIDAD, Jahuary 29. The cricket match between the Marylebone team and Trinidad was drawn. Trinidad made 173 runs in the first innings (Small 57). Hammond took five wickets for 59 runs. The home team declared their second innings closed with seven -'wickets down for 270 runs. (Dewhurst 56, and St Hill 105). Marylebone made 143 runs in their first, innings and 177 for three wickets in their second. (Home® 56). —Reuter. CENTURIES IN SYDNEY. SYDNEY, January 31. (Received Jan. 31, at 5.5 p.m.) Playing for Petersham against Glebe Graham made 125 runs, not out. For St George against Balmain Jones made 114 and for Mosman against the northern district Trenerry made 112. For the northern district Wright compiled 118. AUSTRALIA v. ENGLAND. SOME PERTINENT QUESTIONS. LONDON, January 30. (Received Jan. 31, at 11.5 p.m.) The Observer says that Australia has her team in being to-day, and asks: Shall England have hers one, two, or three months’ hence, and even if it is assembled on paper what will be its prospects ot becoming welded into unity as the visitors’ will be by daily practice? Discussing the controversy over four-day tests, the Observer asks: What are the chances of bringing the encounters to a finish in three days when the sides opposed are of quite super-normal batting power, with bowling not above the ordinary test level and liable to be reduced? We know the argument that four-day matches would reduce county teams for a whole week. This means that we meet Australia, not with our whole strength and energy, but only with what we can spare. The cricket authorities ought to have decided at the outset whether they regarded victory in the tests as the supreme or a limited consideration. If the former, then we ought to have fourday matches. —A- and N.Z. Cable.