WOMEN’S CRICKET.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20509, 10 January 1935, Page 7

WOMEN’S CRICKET.

Success of English Team’s Tour. United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Cop>' *> lit. SYDNEY, January 9. The Englishwomen’s cricket tour of Australia so far has proved a splendid sporting and financial success, due to a provision to meet the whole of the expenses which the Englishwomen had made before their arrival. The result is that the gate receipts represent a et profit of approximately £BOO taken I at the gates of the two tests. It is expected that the third test at Melbourne will swell the total to £IOOO, which will be set aside to send an Ausralian team to England. Match With Canberra. CANBERRA, January 9. The English women cricketers began a one-day match against Canberra girls to-day, two magpies becoming the keenest barrackers tor the local team, which batted. The birds warbled a merry tune, and. with each change of bowling, wandered from side to side, causing general amusement. Canberra in their first innings had made 72, when a thunderstorm stopped play. Draw for Saturday. Following is the <?raw for women’s cricket matches on Saturday:— Seniors—Mai Moa v. Beckenham, at ! Malvern Park No. 1 : Argyle House v. Pukaki, at Malvern Park No. 2; Harewood v. Technical College, at Malvern Park No. 3; Girls’ High O.G. v. Spreydon, at Malvern Park No. 4. Juniors—Mai Moa v. Sumner, at Sumner oval: Technical College v. Tohe B, at Ensor’s Road: Beckenham A v. Beckenham B, at Beckenham; Tohe A a bye.