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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 21 January 1927, Page 10

CRICKET.

DURATION OF TESTS. LORD HAWKE’S VIEWS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright (Received January 20, 10.40 p.in.) LONDON, January ID. Discussing tlio length oi : the tt mate-lies. Lord Hawke raid that .six <h cricket might be suitable in Australi owing to the climate and comparative tow first class matches, but the stron set objection to an extension of tests England is the subordination of oth marches, which involved danger of tilling the test into a fetish.” Enghu had seriously to ask wlicth the veterans should have been ti chief factors in recent victory. En jam! must encourage the, youngsters. 1 agreed with the small ball, and su gestod a new ball every hundred run He also favoured natural grass wicket but advocated the counties should 1 instructed in the use. of marl. OLD ROYS’ MATCH. A CLOSE GAME. A cricket match was played on th Park wicket yesterday, between team representing the Old Roys of Ataitak Southland and Otago High School and the Old Collegians from Christ College. Quite a lot of interest wa centred around this match, and a gooi number ol onlookers were presen during the day. The Old Collegian ran out victors, alter a very ban tussle, by six runs. During tin game, some very flue imlividua scoring was witnessed, and altogethe: the cricket- was of a high standard Following arc the scores : COMBINED OLD ROYS. Kingston, si \ ineont, b Jin liter— Weston ... .. R Scarfe, b Hunter-Wo.ston 1 Fisher, e and b Hunter-AYeston ... Lights, b Huntor-Weston I Hudson, c and b Rich 2s Scott, e and b Hunter-AVeston ... K Ulrich, e and b Rich f Guild, b Huntor-AVeston 1 Finch, h Rich i Fea. b Unwin -SO Webber, b Unwin 14 Ulrich, b Unwin 0 Extras ~ 4 Total 171. Bowling analysis.— Huiiter-AYeston 0 for 00, Rich .'1 for 74, Unwin 2 for 12. OLD COLLEGIANS. Unwin, b Hudson 25 Rich, e Inglis, b Kingston s(i Hunter-Weston, b Hudson 0 Chapman, b Hudson 2 Vincent, b Hudson 117 C. L. Orbell. c Ulrich, b Hudson 20 I. e Ulrich, b Fisher ... 0 Gros.son, b Hudson 5 Orbell, b Hudson .‘1 Rhodes, h Hudson ... (3 Fox. b .Hudson ] Pearson, not out 4 Extras IS Total 177 Bowling analysis.— Hudson 8 for .‘1:1, Fisher 2 for 47, Kingston 1 for 115, Fea 0 for 82. TEAMS FOR. SATURDAY. PAREORA. Juniors (v. South End, at Anzac No. 1) Thompson, Meßeath, Munro, Sinclair (2), Teraki, Mitchell, Palmer. Pratt, Vincent, Pugh. Emergency: Hendry. (Bus leaves store at 1.15). Thirds (v. Celtic, at. Pareora) : Bennisnn, Barr, Palmer, Conte, Munro, Hanson, Jolinstone, Baker (2), Hunt, Thompson. Emergencies: Gibb and Topp. STAR. Seniors (v. Geraldine, at Geraldine) —G. Johnson, J. Brooks, E. McKnight. R. McCullough, J. C. Lewis, R. Burns, J. Holden, W. Cuthbcrtson, •ludge. E. Moore, J. Stevensoli. Juniors (v. Temuka, at Temuka): — J. Halkett, G. .Henderson, T. Forrester, G. Powell, G. Dickson, L. Holden, J. O’Connor, W. Giant, T. Cullen, B. Holden, P. Stevens. FAIR VIEW. Juniors (v. Timaru at Fairview) : A. 1L Dale, AY. McNamara, C. MrNamara. E. Aitehison, J. Roundhill, M. Mann, F. Roper, L. Goodman, M. Goughian, AY. Squire, A". Clarke, T. Quigley. Third grade (v. AYa.shdyko, at Wnshd.vke) :—A. Goodman. R, Hewitt. A. Dale, J. Wham. 11.I 1 . Beal, A. Roper, D. Roper, A. Andrews, F. Showan, A. Coleman, A. Gillett, E. Butchers’ S. AVhani. (Cars leave Fairview cricket grounds at ] .30 p.m. sharp). ZING AH I CLUB. The following will represent the above club : —A. Herdman, AY. Ditchfield, A. Pyunett, Earl (3), Menzies (2), Shanks, Menere, Smith. N.Z. CRICKET TOUR. A Christchurch Press Association message says that the Canterbury nominations for the New Zealand cricket tour are Page, Cunningham, Oliver, Crawford, and Talbot.