CRICKET IN ENGLAND.
THE M.C.C. TEAM. TOUR OP NEW ZEALAND. HOLMES ACCEPTS CAPTAINCY. ■* United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. ' (Received July 25, 3 p.m.) LONDON, July 24It is announced from Lords tliat E. R. T. Holmes (Surrey) has accepted the captaincy of the Marylebone team to lour New Zealand-
E. R. T. Holmes will be 30 years of age in August. He is a stylish batsman, with a particularly bright range of strokes lo the off-side, a brilliant fieldsman and a dangerous fast bowler. He played for Ox-
ford Varsity in 1925-20-27 and was captain of the 'team in his last year. His highest, score of 230 included four -• consecutive sixes. He captained Surrey last year, scoring 1186 runs, including three centuries. while lie also took 41 wickets <it an average of 34 runs a wicket.
THE SOUTH AFRICANS. MATCH WITH NORTHUMBERLAND. (Received July 25, .1 p.m.) LONDON, July 24. lu a two days’ match against, the South Africans Northumberland, in their first innings scored 198—Leo 50, McKay 46. Crisp took six wickets for 41 runs.and Langton two for 47. South Africa, in their first, innings, have four wickets.down for 203 runs— Rowan 50. Nourse
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Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19637, 25 July 1935, Page 8
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