CRICKET.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16975, 5 March 1926, Page 8

CRICKET.

UMPIRES' STRIKE

WANT PASSES

(Per Press Association ) AUCKLAND, last night

The Auckland Umpires' Association, which recently won! oih strike oh account of its members not being supplied with around members' passes for Eden Park, has decided that its members will not officiate in any senior matches on Saturday. The difficulty has been overcome by old cricket players coming' forward to fill the vacancies.

AUSTRALIAN Xf. V. TASMANIA

MATCH AT HOBART

(Eloe. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn HO BART, March. 4.

The Australian eleven commenced their second, match against, Tasmania in fine weather and on a good wicket. Tasmania in their first innings have lost nine wickets for 182 (Wilkins zo, Green 40, Watson 28).

FEARS FOR, ASHES,

"M.C.O.'S UNDEMOCRATIC METHODS."

LONDON. Feb. 23,

"It is a tragedy, Australia relied on such men as Hill, Collins, and Ryder Here, everything must he guided by the Marylebone club's conception of ama-. teurism. If England fails, to recover the ashes, thousands of cricketers will blame the Marylebone club's undemocratic methods of appointing unrepresentative selectors."

'the nu'ii mentioned as England's seh>ctors are all famous in the cricket world. Leveson-Gower, in his-young days played with Oxford University[stn'd Surrey, lie. also'toured the. "West Indies, America, and 'South Africa with English teams. His name is pronounced LewsonGore, and he is known.all over England as ''Shrimp."

A. E. Rs Gilligan was captain of the last English team in Australia; J, Daniell is captain of .Somerset; and Perrin lias been a member of the Essex team since 1896. He was a batsman .marked by the ease of his style and the strength of his hack play, lie would probably •have been selected for test matches but for the poorness of bis fielding. A. W. Carr, who all along has been mentioned as likely to lead England, has been captain of Notts County since 191$. He is a hard-driving batsman and a firstclass outfield. Carr was born on May 21, ]894.

A cable message published in the Herald yesterday stated that Jack Hobbs and Wilfred Rhodes had been added to the English selection committee. MERCERS v. WAREHOUSEMEN. The annual match between the Mercers and Warehousemen was played at the Oval yeskn'day afternoon. A good crowd of spectators witnessed the game, which was keenly contested throughout. The Warehousemen won by the small margin of 22 runs. Morrison \fas the most successful bowler, obtaining five wickets for 17 runs, whilst Vetiablcs'' compiled the good score of 73 not out for the Retailers, and Chrisp 53 rims for the Warehousemen. The' following are the detailed 1 scores: — WAREHOUSEMEN. Chrisp, b Sheppard .... 53: Pyatt, c V enables, b Brown ; t f Moore, c and )> Sheppard A Wiggins. 1> Sheppard' •• 1 J. ""Scholium, b Hardwick ...' ... 38 A. Scholium, b Sheppard '36; Morrison, b Sheppard '2 MsicClure, b Brown ■ ... 1' Harworfh, t> Brown 6: Knight, mot out 0 Oman, c Esquilant. b Hawick. ... 5 Extras 10 Total 160 Bowling: Brown 2 wickets for 41 runs, ■Sheppard 7 for 49, Hawick 2 for 46. MERCERS. Venables, not out 73 File, run out 0 Cooke, b Wiggins 0 Esquilant, b Pyatt ... ... ... 6 Robertson, b, Wiggins 0 Sheppard, b Wiggins 0 Brovvjii, b Morrison 24 Harwich, b. Wiggins 9 Hayworth, b Wiggins ... ■ ... 1 Kent, I> Morrison ... (... ... 2 Andrews, b Moore ... 0. Grade, b Morrison 0 Morris, b Morrison 8 Fox, b Morrison ' 5 Extras 1; Total ... ... ~. . ... 13^ Bowling: Wiggins 6 f0r,31, Morrison 5 for 17, Pyatt 1 for 5.'