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Patea Mail, Volume LIII, 10 April 1933, Page 4

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NOTES AND COMMENTS. By How’s Tliat The curtain may be said to have been rung down iii the Dominion on the 1932-33 cricket season with the second test match in Auckland. The soaso’h will be remembered for tin phenomenal score of 336 by “Wally' Hammond against the pick of New Zealand's bowling. The innings was remarkable as an exhibition of the best type of batting. There was no pulling a ball from the off stump to square leg, nor was there a dull moment. The ball was bowled to be hit, and hil it was, as was shown by the fact it was sent out of the ground no fewer than ten times. Though the score was two better than Bradman’s 33-1 at Leeds in 1930, it was not the highest score in New Zealand cricket, J. N. Crawford, of Surrey fame, having made 334 for Australia against South Canterbury in 1014, when Australia put up the huge score of 022 for nine wickets.

Other English teams that have visited New Zealand arc the following: 186-4: Geo. Parr’s team played three matches, drawing 1 and winning 2. 1877: Lilly white’s team played 8, won 6, drawn 2. 1882: Shaw’s team played 7, won 4, drawn 3. 1888: Smith’s team played 3, drawn 3. 1903: Warner’s team played 18, won 18. 1907: Wynyard’s team ' played 8, Avon 2, lost 2, drawn 4. .1923: MacLaro!) ’s team played 14, won 11, drawn 3. 1930; Gilligau’s team played.l7, won 9, 'dniAvn 8.

With regard to the controversy concerning body-line bowling, it is in .cresting to recall the story of the fast bowler who tried the body-line theory on the famous W. G. Grace. The incident was something like this: In the test match at Lord’s, the first ball was sent down to W. G. by E. Jones. It was a very fast and short one that went through the doctor’s long beard for four byes, and it was a wonder a portion of the batsman’s chin did not go with it. W. G., looking unutterable things at the bowler, walked towards him and demanded: "What the hell are you doing, Jonah?” With a gesture of apology the Australian replied, "Sorry, doctor, the ball slipped.”

A good story is told of Lillywhitc’s team that toured New Zealand in 1877. The team included such famous players as TJlyctt, Shaw, Emmett, and Pooley, and played eight matches and ■won six. It is on record that on one of those occasions they went perilously near defeat. Jubilant local players sought the visitors’ impressions. They were told that if they went on tour and took their wicket with them they would have high hopes of winning many matches.

M.C.C. TOUII OF NEW ZEALAND. ESTIMATED PIiOFIT OP £7OO. Although no accurate statement of th<j, financial result can be made until the accounts are finally settled, it is expected that the tour of the Marylebonc Cricket Club team will result in a profit to the New Zealand Cricket Council of about £7OO, The receipts from the first test mutch at Christchurch amounted to approximately £2200, and those from the second test at Auckland to £ISOO. The third day’s play in each test was not insured against loss through rain, but the council will receive £SOO for the loss of the first day’s play in the Wellington match, as against £4OO paid in premiums for the cover of the whole tour.

LAK WOOD’S BOOT EJiACTUPED TEAM TO MEET M.C.C. COMMITTEE. A. W. Carr, the Nulls captain, who is accompanying J .anvood aboard the Otranto, says Larwood's foot injury is a dclinitciy fractured bone and lie iliust see a specialist in England, but he expects to play in the coming season. A London cable stales that it is generally believed that Jardine’s team will attend a meeting of the M.C.C. Committee to give their views of the leg theory. '