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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16498, 2 August 1924, Page 7

CRICKET.

SOUTH AFRICA v. SUSSEX,

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON,. July 31. The weather was cloudy and the wicket- good. Sussex in their first innangs rnade 334—Bowley 106, Young 53. Bfanckenberg took five wickets for 102. The South Africans in their second innings had scored 42 ‘for one wicket when stumps were drawn. A hundred come up in an hoar, when Bowley and Young were together.' Bowley’s 106 included 1 a six and nine fours. There was excitement when Garter, at short leg, took three cat-ches off Blanckenberg, whose last- three wickets cost nine runs. Pegler took : t-hree wickets, for 112. , ~,-i Douglas is suffering from synovites in the ach.i'Mes tendon of the right- foot, and a rest is essential, but, he hopes to get. fit before he arrives in Australia.. j. (Received August 2, 1 p.m.) , LONDON, August. 1. The South Africans in their second innings against Sussex, made 217 for 4 wickets and declared. Sussex in their second strike made 06 for 6 wickets. Hands took 3 wickets for 0. The match* was drawn. Susskind batted dashingly land hit eleven fours. Tate was sparingly used, fourteen oyers yielding twelve runs. Rolf took three for 43. Hands took three wickets with eleven halls.

THE MARYLEBONE; TEAM

BEST POSSIBLE AVAILABLE

(Sydney Sun Cables.) (Received August 2, 10 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 1

Mr. Sydney Pardon says the selectors have provided -the best possible- available- team on form for Australia. He considers sixteen too many, and it- may give rise to discontent. Af : least four will feel like passengers. In fielding the team is seventy per cent, superior to the 1920 team.' “The problem troubling us is the eight ball over. Only Freeman and Gibson are experienced_ in its use. It will be a Weird forbidding thing to Tate and Giljigan.” Referring to the howling, lie says: “There is probably too great- a leaning on slow bowling. The team lacks one distinctive medium-pacer. Hopes are centred in Gibson, if lie is able to regain the pace lost after his operation for appendicitis.” Pardon considers Kilner will prove as deadly as Rhodes on a sticky Australian wicket. He adds : “There is pinch criticism, concerning the inclusion of Douglas on account of his age, but lie has had varied experiences in Australia. Much comment, on the- omission of Fender and Howell has been aroused. It- is considered Ma-rylebone- has keen not unmindful of unpleasant incidents connected with Fender’s cables last- tour, while Howell, who is purely a bowler, would have been a‘passenger unless lie could have been relied upon to retain form and take at least four wickets a match.”