CRICKET.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 2 May 1927, Page 10

CRICKET.

NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOME. CAPTAIN’S OPTIMISM. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, April 29. Mr T. C. Lowry, captain of the New Zealand cricket team, in an interview, referred appreciatively to the benefit from visits of MacLarcn’s and the Australian teams. “Our team is the best we could get together. It has the advantage of youth. I don’t think they • will be bothered by the pace of the wickets, because ours are natural grass Ike yours, unlike Australian prepared with bulli soil. I fancy our batting will be bright, and we have useful attackers, using both heads and fingers, but we nil want to learn against the counties. We are not flying as high as tests, but that may come later.” Tli e team aro all bronzed and very fit. A few had influenza crossing America, but deck games crossing tho Atlantic rcstoied them to perfect nickMr Douglas Hay says the New Zealanders are a fi.no party, keen sportsmen all and happy, because they have no worry about the finances of the tour. The team changed plans and came direct to London, 'instead of spending tli- week-end at. Southampton. They have taken up quarters at Berners Hotel. “We are a liappv family partv and all pull together,” said Mr Lowry, interv'ewed on 'rinding in glorious sunshine at Southampton. He added: “The tour is largely an experiment. There is much to be learned and perhaps unlearned, because Dominion rr'Yket is in comparative infancy. Why ten years’ cricket there is only equal to one English season owing to time and lieht limitations, lint the game is forging ahead. TEST MATCH CONTROL. BRITAIN’S PLANS MATURING. Jy Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, April 29. A meeting at Lords of the Cricket Board of Control of Test Matches, at which Lord Harr’s presided, appointed Messrs Lereson-G'cwer (chairman), Douglas and Carr (failing one of which Mr Cnlthnrne) as a selection committee for the 1927 trial matches, with power to co-opt two professionals, one each from the north and south. The meeting carried a- resolution prohibiting members of the committee and players from making statements 'o the Press of either discussions of the comnvttee or reports of matches before the end of the season. Tt recommended the following trials for 1928 at the end of which sen<-cn a team is going to Australia • England versus rest Gentlemen versus West Indies. Plovers versus West Indies (all before June 23).

Tim meeting Tosolved .regards covering Hie whole wicket, that tile ;xitentioii of the original motion is that captains must decide before tossing whether the whole w’eket shall be noverorl from the dose on Saturday to 7 on Monday morning. HEARTIEST WELCOAIE. ENGLISH CAPTAIN’S KINDLY INTRODUCTION. By Cable—Press Association —CopyrickL Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received Alav 1, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 30.

“Let us wish the New Zealand cricket pioneers the heartiest “Kia Ora,” says Air Chapman (captain pf the English test team) in anarticle in tho "Evening News.” “They are certainly all out to win, and will enliven tiie somewhat dreary monotony of some county cricket, where too much is thought of first innings marks or tho percentage in the championship table,” Mr Chapman adds. NEW ZEALAND IN ENGLAND. May 4. —Practice match at Berkliam- ~ head. Mav /. —Practice match, Major G. * Burrell’s XI., at Alton. May 9 and 10.—-Air H. Aiartineau’s XI., at Holyport.

May 11, 12 and 13. M.C.C., at Lards. May 14, 16 and 17.—Essex, at Leyton. May IS, 19 and 20. —Cambridge University, at Cambridge. May 21, 23 and 24. —Middlesex, at Lords. May 25, 26 and 27. —Royal Navy, at Portsmouth. May 23, 30 and 31.—Sussex, at Hove. June 2 and 3.—Club cricket conference, at Ealing,. June 4, 6 and 7. —Oxford University, at Oxford. ■June 8, 9 and 10.—Worcestershire, at Worcester. June 11, 13 and 14.—Northamptonshire, at Kettering. Juno 15, 16 and 17. —Leicestershire, at Leicester. June IS and 20.—Durham, at Sunderland. June 22 and 23.- —Northumberland, at Ncvca st I o-c.n-Ty n e. Juno 24 and 25.—Scotland, at Glasgow. June 27 and 28.—Scottish Counties, at Droughty Ferry, Dundee. June 29 and 30.—Edinburgh Clubs, at Edinburgh. July 1. —South of Scotland, at Galashiels. July 2, 4 and s.—Yorkshire, at Bradford. ! July 6, 7 and B.—Notts, at Nottingham. July 9, 11 and 12.—East of England, at Wisbech. July 13, 14 and 15.—Gentlemen v. Players, at Lords. July 16, 18 and 19.—Civil Service, at Chiswick. . July 20, 21 and 22.—Army, at Folkestone. July 23, 25 and 26.—Warwickshire, at Birmingham. July 27. 28 and 29.—West of England, at Exeter. July 30, August 1 and 2.—Glamorgan, at Cardiff. August 3, 4 and s.—Surrey, at the Oval. August 6, 8 and 9.—Somerset, at Weston. August 10, 11 and 12.—Gloucestershire, at Cheltenham. August 13, 15 and 16.—Derbyshire, at Derby. August 17, 18 and 19.—Lancashire, at Manchester. August. 20 and 22.—Cumberland, at Whitehaven. August 24 and 25.—Bedfordshire, at Bedford. August 26 and 27.—Norfolk, at Norwick. August 29 and 30.—Nlr Everard Gates’s XI.. at Old Buekenham. August 31, Sentember 1 and 2.—Kent, at Canterbury. September 3, 5 and 6.—Wales, at Llandudno. September 7 and 8. —The Cygnets, at Llandudno. September 10 and 12—Mr M, f). G. ? Leveson Gow»"’« XL, at Scarborough.