CRICKET.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16641, 25 January 1922, Page 11

CRICKET.

TEST MATCHES IH ENGLANDLORD HAWKE’S VIEWS. By Telegraph Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received January 25, 1.20 p.m.) _ LONDON, January 24. n «r a Ti k *’ afidfessiug the annual meeting of tlie Yorkshire County Cricket Club, welcomed the Adviaory Committee’s rejection of tho absurd proposal to play lesu matches to a finish. County oricket m °nn vit f ! of ib ° in Bng-aniJ. Ihougu Jests may he temporarily supremo at present, they must neTfir ho allowed to unduly interfere with Climatic conditions ia Austialia, were adverse to long- playing liotits and, apart front 'tost and intercri'oket mat ° heß ' tllOTe '" aß U ° important

The personnel of last yeai-s Australian team was excellent, and the tour was only marred by Armstrong's Indiscreet rotnarks In attempting to decry the tone oi English professionals, and suggesting tiiat if the umpires for the whole of the lost aeries were appointed in advance they would be influenced by betting. Armstrong’s assumption that b.y.tmg- occurred in modern pricket in England was entirely without foundation. Happily the Australian representatives at the Imperial Conference had entirely dissociated themselves from Armstrong's remarks. lie hoped there would be no bicke-m~s over hours of play when the Australians came in 1026. There ought not to he any misunderstanding as regards conforming to English hours’ conditions as readily* as Englishmen conformed to Australian oonditions.