CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, 7 January 1926, Page 6

CRICKET.

ENGLAND PREPARATIONS. FOR AUSTRALIAN TOUR. LONDON, Jan. s—Lord Harris, in an interview, disapproved of the suggestion that county matches should be suspended during the tests. 44 1 t would not,” he said, 4 *be advaaitageoujs to the game, and disastrous to weaker counties. Why should England rest? The Australians will be playing equally as hard without the same number of, players to call upon. 7 7 |le strongly opposed trial matches before the selection of the team.- —(A. and N.Z.) NEW ZEALAND TEAM HELD UP. ARRANGEMENTS FOR RETURN. SYDNEY, Jan. 6.—Owing to the hold-up of the Ulimaroa, the New Zealand cricketers will be unable to return on Friday as-originally arranged. The team is playing Newcastle on Friday and Saturday, and endeavouring to meet a Maitland (eleven pn Monday and Tuesday. The manager (Air J. F. Peake) says that he has received a from Adelaide that the South Australian Association has decided to give the whole bf the proceeds of the match there amounting to £455, to the New Zealand Council. If the suggested match with Wellington is definitely arranged, the whole team will sail by the Maunganui on January 15. Otherwise, the Aucklanders will leave by the gara on 14th, and the remainder by the Maunganui.—(P.A.)