CRICKET.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16042, 1 February 1923, Page 8

CRICKET.

(Per Press Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, last night

In the Xew Zealand' team for tho third irst, Brice replaces Sneddon and Dempster takes Hiddlestone’s place as twelfth man. D. C. Collins lias been elected captain. WELLINGTON, last night.

Explaining the position, Sneddon stated that on Tuesday of last week he received' a. letter from Mr Tucker (the Wellington selector), discussing the team for the third test and' suggesting that selection he held over till the M.C.C.-Welling-ton match was played in order that the form of llie Wellington howlers might he considered. He replied! on Thursday agreeing to wait as .suggested, and setting forth a tentative team which he considered 1 might lie subject to alteration in the light of their performances in the Wollinglon-M.C.C. match. He received no further communication, from Mr Tucker, and was astonished' to see the team be had suggested tentatively published from Wellington Without his having been consulted by his fellow

selectors. On top' of that, the Wellington papers? which had previously attacked him, launched, a further criticism of his selection, expressed; in such a way as to indicate he was solely responsible for the selection. AUCKLAND, last night. Tn a telegram to Mr Tucker, Sneddon expresses .surprise at the team being published without reference to him. He considered Brice should replace Mcßeath. In. a further wire announcing his resignation, he gays he could not get Monday’s results till late at. night. He considered Brice, on (he form shown, should! he selected. NELSON, last night. The Englishmen concluded their piatch in perfect weather, winning by’an innings and 75 runs. Continuing .their innings, the overnight score was increased to 249. Chapman gave a- fine allround' display, including ten fours. The fielding of the l local team was good. The second innings of the home team’ was a poor show, only 55 being scored 1 and lasting about an hour. Freeman’s and Brand’s bowling was altogether too good. Kemnitz and McKellnr werei the only pair to make anything like a stand. Following are additional scores: — ENGLAND. —F irs t, Inn fn gs. W. Hillwood, b Newman ... 16 Brand, b Louisson ... 8 Wilkinson, b McKellar ... ... 52 Lowry, e Saxon, b Newman 40 McLean, b Newman ... ... ... 5 Freeman, b Newman ... ... ... 13 B. Hillwood, 1.b.w., b Louisson ... 19 Tyldesley, c McKellar, b Louisson 0 Swan, b Louisson ... ... ... 0 Extras 32 Total 249 Bowling : Louisson 4 for 48, Newman 5 for 93, Fass 0 for 27, McKellar 1 for 10. Node 0 for 27, Reid 0 for 12. COMBINED TEAM.—First Innings 119 Second Innings. Saxon, c Hillwood, b Hillwood ... 1 Eden, b Freeman ... ... ... 5 McKellar, b Freeman 10 I’ierpont, b Freeman ... 0 Kemnitz, c Tyldesley, b Brand ... 22 Hinckman, st. Lowry, b Freeman ... 6 Neale, b Brand ... 0 Reid, b Brand* ... ... 1 Louisson, c Chapman, b Freeman ... 0 Newman, not out, ... ... ... 3 Fass, 1.b.w., h Freeman 3 Extras ... ... 7 Total 55 Rowling : B. Hillwood one for 16, Freeman six for. 27, Brand three for 5. The manager of the Englishmen states that the weather is the best so far experienced 1 in the Dominion.