CRICKET PLUNKET SHIELD MATCHES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3877, 3 July 1928, Page 56

CRICKET

PLUNKET SHIELD MATCHES.

THE PLAYING OF PROFESSIONALS. CHRISTCHURCH, June 27. During a discussion at a general meeting of delegates to the New Zealand Cricket Association last night on the new rules (which, by agreement, were deemed to apply to last year) the question was raised whether Wellington was in order in playing Taylor (the Nelson professional). The chairman (Mr D. Reese) said, that if there had been a breach there was ground for a protest, but there seemed to be a division of opinion. A member: The Management Committee takes the view that Wellington was right. The chairman: It was not put up to us. A member: You tacitly sat by and let them play him. The chairman said it was for the association playing Wellington to raise the question. Nobody would suggest that Wellington had deliberately done something the conference had not itehded. Mr Caygill: Oh, let the past remain. The subject was not further discussed. Formal consent was given to decisions of the cricket conference in altering certain rules affecting Plunket Shield matches and the inclusion of professionals and regard to the appointment of New Zealand selectors. PROPOSED INVITATION TO ENGLISH TEAM. CHRISTCHURCH, June 26. The New Zealand Cricket Council tonight expressed approval of the proposal to invite an English cricket team to tour New Zealand in the 1929-30 season, and resolved to notify the associations accordingly, and ask them their opinion. LAST AUSTRALIAN TEAM. PLAY MARKED BY OVER-SERIOUS-NESS. CHRISTCHURCH, June 27. “ I think that most people will agree that there was too much dourness and grimness in the play of the last Australian tea,, that visited New Zealand. The team was efficient, but there was too much seriousness about its play, especially when one thinks of the deeds of such brilliant players as Victor Trumper, R. A. Duff, and C. G. Macartney.” That was an opinion expressed by Mr D. Reese (chairman of the Management Committee of the New Zealand Cricket Council) at a general meeting of delegates to the council held last evening. The council, said Mr Reese, was thankful to the Australian Board of Control fo. the calibre of the team that it had sent to New Zealand. It was a firstclass side, containing players new to New Zealand, especailly W. H. Ponsford. The tour was a success even down to finance. “ I think most people will agree with my criticism,” continued Mr Reese, “ although New Zealand may appear young to criticise its more famous cousins. The game needs brightening up, especially when one remembers that in a match with the smallest minor association two of the world’s greatest batsmen went in at 5 p.m., and at stumps had scored only 30 runs.” FUTURE TEST MATCHES. “ OCCASIONALLY ” AT DUNEDIN. CHRISTCHURCH, June 27. It is probable that test matches with touring cricket teams in the future will be mainly confined to Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington, with Dunedin getting an occasional game. Addressing a meeting of delegates to the New Zealand Cricket Council last evening, the chairman of the Management Committee (Mr D. Reese) said that in the test at Auckland with the last Australian touring team, the gate takings had been over £lOOO, a record which established Auckland’s claim to tests in the future. The test at Dunedin was not so satisfactory, although the gate of £6OO had been satisfactory oh a population basis. The Auckland match, however, had resulted in a profit of £444, and that in Dunedin in a profit of £79 only. The tour’ resulted in a profit of £220 instead of the £5OO or £6OO anticipated. The figures seemed to suggest that Dunedin should have test matches occasionally, but the other centres must have test matches so that there should be profits on the tours. THE TEST TRIAL MATCH. JUPP BOWLING WELL. LONDON, June 25. England in the first innings made 401. Constantine took four wickets for 82. West Indies in the first innings scored 177. Jupp took four wickets for 37. The visitors followed on, and had lost six wickets for 55. June 26. In the test match England won by an innings and 58 runs. England in the first innings scored 401, and West Indies 177 in the first innings and 166 in the second (Small 52, Browne 44). ’ Freeman took four wickets for 37. ' ’ ’ THE ALL ENGLAND TEAM. SECRET REQUEST TO PLAYERS. . LONDON, June 26. It is understood that the members of the All England team in the test trial

have been secretly requested to hold themselves in readiness to make the Australian trip. This is the same team, with the substitution of Jardine for Hobbs, which dismissed West Indies virtually twice at Lords. CRICKET IN ENGLAND. THE COUNTY MATCHES. LONDON, June 26. Rain interfered with cricket in a number of places Yorkshire: First innings, 3'”' »--it 123 ; Wright four for 59); second innings 283 for nine wickets, deeiareu i. . 59, Wood 50; Woolley four for 46; Kent: First innings. 372 (Ashdown 64, Woolley 85, Hardinge 62; Macaulay five for 107); second, 65 for three wickets Kent won on the first innings. Surrey -. First innings, 315 (Hill five for 85) second, 188 for four wickets, declared (Sandham 51, Daily 57). Somerset: First innings, 232 (Rippon 51, Ingle 55; Fenley five for 94) ; second, 74 for one wicket. Surrey won on the first innings. Middlesex : First innings, 201; second, 163 (Newman five for 58) Fbimpshire: First innings, 369 (Hosie 132). Hamp shire won by an innings and 5 runs. Cambridge University: First innings, 332 (Duleepsinhji 54, Killick 161); second, 311 for eight wickets, declared (Seabrook 71, Morgan 58 not out). Sussex : First innings 256 (Wensley 85) ; second, 316 (Robins four wickets for 60). Cambridge won by 71 runs. Essex: First innings, 316 (O’Connor 157, Perrin 51) ; second, 177 for one wicket (Pope 75 not out, O’Connor 65 not out). Oxford University: First innings, 337 (Crawley 167, Hillwood 62, O’Connor five for 67). The match was drawn. Lancashire: First innings, 268 (Halliday 64 not put; Sinfield five for 67). Gloucestershire: First innings, 114 for nine wickets (Macdonald six for 40). The match was drawn. Notts: 653 for three wickets, declared (Gunn 148, Whysall 132, Walker 146 not out, Carr 58. Barratt 139 not out). Warwickshire: First innings, 371 for nine wickets (Smith 108, Wyatt 134 not out). The match was drawn. For Leicestershire against Glamorgan Barry made 67 and Bradshaw 73. For Glamorgan Bell scored 132. Leices ter won. For Derbyshire against Worcestershire, Worthington made 75 and Slater 74; Slater took seven wickets for 40. Derbv won. LONDON, .Tune 29. Rain fell throughout the country, and interfered with many of the games. Following are the results:— Middlesex, first innings, 257 (Hendren 56, White six for 11); second innings, 202 (Hendren 53, White six for 73), Somerset, first innings, 182 (M. Lyon 66, Bettington six for 76) ; second innings, 89 (Durston six for 26). Middlesex won by 188 runs. Oxford University, first innings, 273 (Barber 57, Skene 105); second innings 331 for five wickets (Crawley .162, Garland Wells not out 55). Surrey, first innings, 617 for six, declared (Sandham 198, Gregory 107, Shepherd 142, Peacock not out 62, Peach not out 55). The match was drawn. Essex, first innings, 123 (Nicholls 61, Macdonald seven for 39) ; second innings, 174 (O’Connor 62, Macdonald four for 74). Lancashire, first innings, 296 (E. Tyldesley 55, Makepeace 62, Iddon 98); second innings, four for none. Lancashire won by 10 wickets. Kent, first innings, 292 (Hardinge 114, Ashdown 80, Kennedy four for 161); second innings, 277 (Evans 78, Ames 51, Newman six for 86). Hampshire, first innings, 164 (Freeman five for 61); second innings, 277 (Livesey not out 109, Freeman seven for 138). Kent won by 128. Yorkshire, first innings, 387 for two wickets (Sutcliffe not out 147, Leyland not out 189) against Glamorgan. The

game was abandoned, and does not count for the championship. Derbyshire, first innings, 494 for nine wickets (Worthington 83, Storer 167, Townsend 98), 'against: Gloucester; match abandoned. Sussex, first innings, 191 (A. Gilligan 64, Smith four for 49) ; second innings, 78 for two wickets. Leicestershire, first innings, 374 for eight wickets,. declared (Berry 51, Bradshaw not out 121); match abandoned. Worcestershire, first innings, 192 (Fox 54, Barratt four for 50) ; second innings, 96 for two. Nottinghamshire, first innings, 233 for nine, declared (Carr 63, Lilley 3). Notts won on the first innings. Northamptonshire, first innings, 100 (Constantine seven for 45) ; second innings, 208 (Timms 56, Constantine six for 67). West Indies, first innings, 434 for nine, declared (Constantine 107, Charloner 97, Griffith not out 61, Clark six for 52). West Indies won by an innings and .126 runs. THE LEADING AVERAGES. , P 1 . LONDON, June 30. Ine following are the leading averages:—

BATTING. In- Not Hendren mngs. Out. 25 6 Runs. 1800 Avge. 94.73 E. Tyldesley.. 21 5 1411 88.18 Sutcliffe 16 3 1054 81.07 Leyland 15 3 945 78.75 Hardinge 19 3 1205 75.31 Mead 19 4 1093 72.86 Hallows Sandham 21 3 21 3 1308 1238 72.66 68.77 O'Connor 23 3 1344 67.20 BOWLING. Freeman .. Runs. Wkts. Avge. 2008 124 16.19 Larwood 885 53 16.69 Seater . 873 51 17.11 White . 1160 64 18.12 Robinson . 1239 68 18.22, R. Tyldesley . 1042 56 18.60 Townsend . 1067 57 18.71 M'x/onald . 1638 83 19.73 Lee . 757 38 19.97 J upp . 1372 68 20.17 Tate . 1581 77 20.53