Searchlight on Sport

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19336, 28 May 1937, Page 8

Searchlight on Sport

(By “Four-Forty.")

To eoininemornte the 150th anniversary of the M.C.C., a special week’s cricket lias beeiijilranged. .Last Saturday, May 22, the North and South played, and on Wednesday last the M.O.C. team that toured Australia started a game against flip Rest of England.

Mr. Harry D. Wood, who has- been made a G.M.G., was formerly president of the New South Wales Rugby Union. He played fullback for Sydney University. (In the Rugby Union he was ever on tilt l side of sport for the sport’s sake Mr. Wood has just retired from the position of prothonotary in the Supreme (.'oilrt of New South Wales after SO years’ service.

Mr. Sydney Smith, who lias been given the 0.H.K., is president, of the New South Wales Cricket Association He is better known "Tn New Zealand as the manager of the 1921 and .1926 Australian elevens to England. **' * * On June 19 next Alf. Burns will defend his rowing title of champion of Australia against Evans Paddon. The latter is a son of James I’addou, who met Ernest Barry for the world’s title on September 7, 1914. but was defeated over the Putney to Mortlnke course in 21 min. 28scc. High opinions are held that Evans will defeat Burns, who already has won three challenges for his title.

England is expected to he represented at the Empire Carnes by 60 to 70 athletes. Recently Lord Burghley urged the English authorities to have representations in every event, as Australia had always been to the fore at other Empire Games. * * * * At the annual meeting of shareholders of Belle Yne (Manchester) it was revealed that the 13 acres of land on which the greyhound track stood had been sold to ' the. Greyhound Racing Association for £70.C00. Mr. J. PI. lies, the chairman, said that, the land was first let for £IBO a year and afterwards was raised to £2OOO a year. Originally these 13 acres were bought for £I3OO.

Eric Phelps, of Putney, retained the English sculling championship bv defeating Lou Barry, former holder, ot Barnes, over the 4j-mne course iron) Putney to Mortlnke recently by six lengths in 24min. SOsec.

The former Gisborne boy, Tom Morrison—bis father was on the stall' at the p,,st Olliee —is playing well in South Uanteiibury. In the match recently between Star. 22 points, and Old Boys, 13. he was responsible lor lo of the Star points, made up of one try. three conversions. and a held goal.

J. Gillespie, wing three-quarter for Canterbury and a prominent_member ul the Sunnyside eluh, is leaving Uantcihurv to join the police force at Wellington! He is only 21 years of age, and southern critics expect him to go a Eng wav in the Bugbv world.

The London Times, in discussing the prospects of the cricket season at Home this season, had the following to say of Tom Lowry: _ “This year we will welcome the New Zealand team. Mr. T. 0. Lowry comes as manager, no longer as captain, but if ever there was one man who made Imperial cricket a joy, jt. is lie.’’

A member of the Surrey Count' Cricket. Club says that advocates of the white ball for cricket have missed the chief objection to its tise the sky. Even when the sky is of an even blue, he remarks, a white ball hit in the air is exceedingly difficult to sight; when the sky is grey the ball becomes invisible, and against w 1 11 1 c clouds it becomes lost entirely. A white ball would mean hundreds of missed catches. “Rome of us,” lie concludes, “experimented with a white ball at the Oval ten veal's ago. The result was a total failure—because of the sky?

J. Scberens, the Belgian holder of Hie world’s professional sprinting championship, equalled \\. J. Baile.' s 2(i-year-old cycling record of 24 4-dsec for the flying start quarter-mile at Herne Hill, London, recently. * * * * The averages of members of the New Zealand cricket team at the conclusion of the Oxford match were:—

In the fielding, Tindill has caught three and stumped four, while .Donnelly, Roberts, Gallichnn, and Kerr have caught two each, and Moloney, Dunning, Wallace, Carson and Vivian have caught one each.

—Batting— Not Highest Batsmen Ins. out score Ag. Avg. Pane 3 0 41 45 15 Kerr 6 0 39 143 23.8 Vivian 5 0 37 73 14.6 Moloney 6 1 85 239 47.8 Carson 4 0 85 106 26.5 Wallace 5 0 78 95 19 Donnelly 3 0 40 87 29 Oalliehan 3 1 33 42 21 Roberts 5 3 75* 78 39 Cowie 2 0 12 13 6.5 Tiiulill 5 1 39 121 30.25 Dnnning Hadlee 3 3 1 1 29 42 21 21* 43 21.5 Lainason 2 0 18 18 9 Weir 2 0 10 16 8 *Not out -Bowling.— Bowler. 0. M. W. R. Avg. Gnlliehnn 43 8 4 114 28.5 Roberts SKI 28 8 192 24.0 Cowie 00 10 12 101 13.4 Vivian 5 0 14 1 115 115.0 Moloney 01.1 1 6 138 23.0 Dunning Weir 70 15 21 0 185 24.1 3 1 34 34.0 Pago Donnelly 5 3.4 0 1 29 29.0 1 1 10 10.0

How batsmen have been dismissed: Batsmen. B. C. R.O. lbw St. N.O. Page 2 1 - - Kerr 1 ] L - — Vivian i 3 - i - - Moloney .. i li - i - i Carson ~ 1 1 t i Wallace - 2 i ~ Donncliv • • i i 1 - - ~ Calliehan . . i - _ i - i Roberts - - 1 1 - 3 Cow ie i i - Timlill :t i - 1 Dunning .. - 2 1 Hadlee i “ 1 - 1 Lamason .. o - - - Weir 1 i