CRICKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 3673, 5 August 1924, Page 53

CRICKET.

FOURTH TEST ABANDONED. LONDON, July 29. Owing to torrential rains the fourth test match between South Africa and England has been abandoned. Tate took three wickets for 34, and K. Tyldesley one for 11. SOUTH AFRICA v. SUSSEX. LONDON, July 50. The South Africans in their first innings against- Sussex made 337. Stumps were then drawn. The highest scorers ivere •. Nourse (73), Bianckenberg (47), Hands (58, not out). Tate took two ior 69, Parks three for 91 and lielf three tor 80. Commaille and Ward scored 90 for the first wicket. Bianckenberg and Hands after lunch put on 71 in half an hour. The third century was added in 06 minutes. Gilligan is still resting. July 31. For the resumption of the match be tween South Africa and Sussex the weather was cloudy and the wicket was good. Sussex in their first innings made 334 runs (Bowley 105, Young 53). Bianckenberg took five for 102. The South Africans in their second innings had made 42 for one wicket when stumps were drawn. The hundred came in an hour, when Bowley and Young were together. Bowlev’s 106 included a six and nine fours. There was excitement when Carter at short leg took three catches off Bianckenberg, whose last three wickets cost only nine runs. Pegler took three lor 112. August 1 The South Africans in their second innings against Sussex made 217 for four wickets (declared). Sussex in their second strike made 96 for six wickets. Hands took three wickets for nine runs. The match was drawn.

Susskind batted dashingly. He nit 11 fours. Tate was sparingly used, fiis 14 overs yielding 12 runs. Relf took three wickets for 43. Hands took three wickets with 11 balls. MATCH AGAINST GLAMORGAN. LONDON, August 2. For the South Africans’ match against Glamorgan at Cardiff the weather was showery and the wicket was soft. There was no play before luncheon. Glamorgan batted first and made 178 (Bell od, Davies 34). Bianckenberg took eight wickets for 97 runs. The South Africans have made 15 runs for the loss of one wicket. THE TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. LONDON, July 27. H. Howell (Warwickshire) has accepted an invitation to go to Australia with idle English team. July 00. The following players will comprise vke Marylebone team to visit Australia with the exception of another wicket-keeper, who has not yet been selected : A. E. Gilligan, Sussex, (captain). A. p. 1l Chapman (Kent). J. L. Bryan (Kent). H. Sutcliffe (Yorkshire). A. Sandham (Surrey). F. E. Woolley (Kent). E. Hendren (Middlesex). M. W. Tate (Sussex). R. Tyldesley (Lancashire). H. Strudwick (Surrey). J. C. W. Macßryan (Somerset). J. W. H. T. Douglas (Essex). C. H. Gibson (Sussex). R. Kilner (Yorkshire). J. T. Hearne (Middlesex). A. P. Freeman (Kent). July 31. Sporting Life is disappointed that Macßryan and Howell were not selected, ft expresses the opinion that the team should score heavily, but the bowling .s weak, there being too many slow bowlers. Another fast bowler should be taken, as Gilligan is sure to feel the strain of much bowled on Australian wickets. Douglas is suffering from synovitis of the Achilles tendon of the right foot. Rest is essential, but he hopes to get fit before he arrives in Australia. August 1. Mr Sydney Pardon (editor of Wisden’s Almanac) says that the selectors have provided the best possible available team on form for Australia. He considers lo too many, and this may give rise to discontent, as the last four will feel like passengers. In fielding the team is 70 per cent, superior to the 1920 team. ’’The problem troubling us is the eightball over. Only Freeman and Gibson ire experienced in its use, and it will oe a weird and forbidding thing to Tate and Gilligan.” Referring to the bowling, Mr Pardon says: “There is probably too great a leaning on slow bowling. The team lacks one distinctive medium pacecl bowuer. Hopes will be centred in Gibson if he is able to regain the pace that he lost ’iter his operation for appendicitis.” Mr Pardon considers that Kilner will prove as deadly as Rhodes on a sticky Australian wicket, and adds: “There is much criticism concerning the inclusion of Douglas on account of his age, but ne has had a varied experience in Australia. Much comment on the omission of Fender and Howell lias been aroused. It is considered that the Marylebone Club has been not unmindful of the unpleasant incidents connected with Fender s cablegrams on the last tour; while Howell, who is purely a bowler, would have been a passenger if he could have been relied upon to retain bis form and take at least four wickets in a match.” HEARNE PASSED AS FIT. LONDON, July 28. J. W. Hearne has notified the Marylebone Club that the doctors have reported him fit to participate in the Australian tour. THE AVERAGES. LONDON, July 27. The averages are as follow's: BATTING. J. B. Hobbs (Surrey) 68.61 E. Hendren (Middlesex) 59.82 H. Sutcliffe (Yorkshire) 58.88 A. Sandham (Surrey) 53.06 J. C. W. Macßryan (Somerset, tenth) 42.12 F. E. Woolley (Kent, twelfth) 41.70 BOWLING. Wickets Average G. G. Macaulay (Yorkshire) 124 11.03 R. Tyldesley (Lancashire) 130 12.83 R. Kilner (Yorkshire) ... 96 12.85 M. W. Tate (Susex) ... 144 12.88 LEADING CLUBS’ QUARREL. LONDON, July 27. The recent tension between the Yorkshire and Middlesex has been eased bv Waddington apologising through the Marylebone Club after the latter had suggested that Yorkshire should censure Waddington in consequence of a complaint by Middlesex that Waddington had indicated to the crowd at Sheffield that he dissented from the umpire’s decision. Waddington’s angry dissent led the crowd to barrack Middlesex so seriously that Middlesex threatened to cancel future matches in Yorkshire. THE COUNTY MATCHES. LONDON, July 29. Rain generally interfered with play in the county contests, and a number of matches were abandoned. Playing for Kent against Leicester Woolley made 141 and Seymour 80 <*jot out). Ashdown took four wickets for 13, and Freeman four for 28. For Yorkshire against Glamorgan, Macaulay took four wickets for 37 and Wallington four for 17.

.August 2. In the county cricket matches Surrey in the first innings made 237 for nine wickets declared (Hobbs 57, Sandham 06) against Hampshire 355 for 9, declared (Mead 140, Newman 54). Bowling for Hampshire, Kennedy took five for 93. Essex in their first innings made 135 against Lancashire (Parkin four for ol and R. Tyldesley five for 76). In their second innings Essex made 196 (Tyldesley six for 117). Lancashire in their first innings made 256 or eight wickets, declared (Eastman four for 42). In their second innings they have one wicket down for 76. Dor Notts against Leicester, in the first innings Barrett took four for 13 and Richmond four for 25. In the second innings Richmond took five for 80. tor Leicester in the first innings Shipman took seven for 62.