CRICKET IN ENGLAND

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21020, 8 May 1930, Page 9

CRICKET IN ENGLAND

THE COUNTY MATCHES. RAIN INTERFERES WITH PLAY. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) . LONDON, May 6. Ram on the first and last days interfered with the second round of county cricket. Marylebone: First innings, 276 for nine wickets, declared (Lee 62, Hendren 111 ; Macaulay, five wickets for 73). Second inmngs 09 (Macaulay seven for 22, Robinson three for 13). Yorkshire: hirst inmngs, 267 (Sutcliffe 74; Kenfour for 52). Second, 89 for three SS; iortsM ™ i>j Worcester: First innings, 40 (Allom i A°n U ’ Stro “ d f °ur for 17). Second, 183 (Allom four for 60, Stroud four for 40) Surrey: First innings, 447 for eight wickets, declared (Hobbs 60, Handham 6a, Ducat 125, Shepherd 82). Surrey won by an innings and 224 runs. sall°m lg w m: i Fir r St 273 (Whysail 113; Wensley four for 73). Second, 89 for six wickets. Sussex: First inn--188 (Parks 83; Staples six for Nottingham won on the first innNorthants: First innings, 152 (Tvldesley four for 36). Second. 164 (Hopwood five for 40, Tyldesley four for 49) Lancashire; First innings, 337 for six wickets, declared (Iddon 93, Eckersley 69 ’. Hopwood 62). Lancashire won by an innings and 21 runs. for r.sV TW’ 133 six tor 08). Oxford University: First innings, 407 (Neville 78. Ford 156)! The match was drawn. Glamorgan: First innings, 269. Second, 120 for one wicket. Warwick: First innings, 251. Glamorgan won on the first inmngs. THE AUSTRALIANS’ TOUR. ESSEX TEAM CHOSEN. rpi v LONDON, May C. the Essex team agmst the Austrahans will be:—Bray (captain), Crawley, H. Smith, H, Palmer, Russell, O’Connor, Popo° 1S ’ H,pkm ’ Sheffield, Cutmore, AUSTRALIA AT THE WICKETS, / LONDON, May 7. (Received May 8, at 1 a.m.) The Australian team against Essex is as follows;—Woodfull, Kippax, Ponsl 0 ™’, Fairfax, Jackson, Grimmett, MCabe, Oldfield, A’Beckett, Hurwood, Hormbrook. The weather is bleak and cloudy, with the wicket slow after rain. Australia won the toss, and is batting. Following are the scores':— AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Woodfull, b Palmer ~ .. .. 4 Ponsford, not out .. .. * [ ’ ’ 33 M’Cabe, c Nichols, b Palmer .. .. 5 Kippax, not .out... . . 19; Extras .. . T. • •;* 5 Total for two wickets .. 66 NEW ZEALAND TEAM. .THE VISIT TO ENGLAND. VIEWS OF WARWICK ARMSTRONG. (Special to Daily Times.} AUCKLAND, May 7. The members'of the New Zealand cricket tearri which is .to visit England at the end of next season should not find the wickets in the Homeland greatly different from those to which they have been accustomed, according to,Mr War* wick Armstrong, a former Australian test player, “ft is generally considered, he said, ‘ that the wickets in New Zealand are very much the same as'those in England. Especially does this apply to the'wickets in. the South Island.?’ . Asked-what he considered would be an, ideal combination to visit Eriglahd, Armstrong said that one of the essentials of the team would be a left-hand bowler. It would be necessary to have one or two really good spin bowlers, as they almost invariably did well against the Home sides. Left-hand batsmen were always of considerable value on an English tour, and the New Zealand selectors would ■ do well to .include one or two of these in the team. A good fielding side, of course, was also essential, as men alert in the field could save many runs. Another point to be kept in mind in selecting a team was the age question. It was his recommendation that the players as a whole should be young, but that, or three men with experience of big cricket should also be chosen. I have been out of touch with New Zealand cricket for several years, and know little about • tho players,” he confessed. “In these circumstances I am not able to voice any opinion as to how tho Dominion team is likely to fare against the Englishmen.”