PRIVATE INDIAN TOUR

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21409, 27 February 1935, Page 16

PRIVATE INDIAN TOUR

PRINCE WANTS AUSTRALIAN TEAM (united rasas association —by blectbic TELEGRAPH—COPYRI GHT.) (Received February 26, 9 20 p.m.) FREMANTLE, February 25. The Strathaird has arrived from London, and among the passengers is Mr Frank Tarrant, the former Victorian cricketer, who is seeking to arrange an 'Australian cricket team for a private tour of India. This attempt is being made at the request of the Maharaja of Patiala. who is providing £IO,OOO to cover the cost. Mr Tarrant said that he' had already approached a number of Australia's leading cricketers on the subject. K. C. JAMES TO PLAY COUNTY CRICKET LONDON, February 25. The New Zealand wicket-keeper K. C. James, who last year played for Blackpool in the Ribblesdale Cricket League in Northern Lancashire, will qualify for the Northamptonshire County Club. Meanwhile he is coaching young Northants players. J. B. HOBBS RETIRES | <i-BPvlTJ.su OFFICIAL V.IH£LBSJ.!

RUGBY, February 25. The famous cricketer Jack Hobbs has decided to retire from first-class cricket. Since he began playing for Surrey m 1905 he has scored 61,221 runs, and made 1!)7 centuries—both records. U. B. Hobbs announced before the lifth test match between England and Australia at Kenninglon Oval in 19/.0 that it would be his last test match.. Before the 1933 season opened he announced his intention of dropping quietly out of the Surrey eleven. hi that season he played 16 innings, scoring 7G6 runs with an average of 47.87. In 1934 he played 15 innings, scoring 544 runs, with an average of 38.85. J The cricket writer of "The Times" says that Hobbs was one of the four greatest batsmen of all time. By his tremendous skill, and his charming and generous character, he rose to heights equalled only by Ranjitsinhji. BOYS' ASSOCIATION CLASSIFICATION OF TLA.VIS j 'I Uo v-omiu'tmons committee «>f ilie <"; h. ; t'M-bury Hoys' Crick Rt Association. Mes? E. /I Clu'iinvlls (chairman), 11. \\". Gourl;iy, and O. S. A. Biltcliff, met yostord;iy

n<>"n at Mcdluiry School. n hen it vn« <!»' eid>*d to divide the under \r> years compel tiori into throe grades in of the Iwn sections arivmepd in the "past. This d* % vision involves a change in nomencla tur-' in respect to the 4 tiun as the throe sections of same will tww be known as the sixth, seventh, and eijrhih grades in ]'d«f*e of the fifth, sixth, and s«?"v enth. It was al-o decided t" adviso certain schools that they must make every effort to provide their full quota of wickets. as owing; ! o t Ik* increase in tin l number v'' le.un.s cnteied, the present of Wickets \\ ;i.«• acute. The clas.sifieat ion of the variojh teaminto grades and the making of the draw for the opHjiinj? round which is to i played on Saturday, all irames eoimm;ncint: at - p.m. and concluding at f>.!>o 71.in., was :ilm> carried out. the fnllowin:; being !hc ,1. tails: - M? Year* Vnd ',>•,')* '»"■ V-W-i '1 1 •' v; eM . 1 ! .. 1 1 Or.'Mninrjv .1 t >r A'rdrov: * 1 I >• r.. .1- 5 •' i I T'liA trie i< fin d'"aw ?or >ar 'i nlay - - T;r?.t f 'rnd^--Te-. hnic.-i! College r. n li-Ur'.v B, at }\n - or' s road \o. 4; Wo<-f, Chrisfrhnreh Dislrw-r, High J-rhtiol Christ/a College A, at. "Hospital Corner No. 5: IJi>\ «, * I[i:jh School v. Cathedral (.Iranimar "Si-hoe 1 ,. at Stra\en road Xo. 1.

Sen,ill ( I ; :i li <■ > !. ('cl 1.---lli-ii s; * St. Hr.in'v • fco. L' ; "I i.-i'liniraj Co 1J '-:e ' v. churcli t>iMri< - ! Sidiunl, at s road No. 5; Christ's Collego v. Si. Andrew's College, at Christ's College No. 5. Under 15 Years 3rd gde. -ttli yde. stli £ile. TI. T' t'lnti'':u . . 1 1 - 4 folic".■ I I 1 S.-11.'.M! . I i l \\.-,i ..I i 'i St. l.ii'di . . I I' t - Si. A mil-■f.v 1 -- . !• I I 2 \"fw liriiclimn I n fi I TI:!i i <■ <ll ! ft-! nidi T..1..U r, r, r, •n... .!r„« 1..1 .-Illiir.il.- i ■. fnllonf: l li; ril C.r.id*;- N'» l:ri«rM..n I >ir-1 ri>■ t I-ht.li Bri-Jitun, K.,-h,li 1 i„ vin X.-J.-.p - tj-r.r-i : • rniloc- *. V.. -' ' l.rish'tiiin'li )>i t in, t flt-h Siivml, at Mini's r«li»e» X... II; 'lVciiriical Cnlli'se v '. 11'-'.''f.' lli),'li School. at Em-rn-'r Nn. t;. Fnurtii f I r.-idr—Boys' ITi:: h S'-linol '■ c hri>l-'s ( oil.•£.'<■, at Clirin'* Xo. *; T'U'lir.i. ;tl < r.llp-,. I|r,<l,.| v. Si. Andrew s i'n!I, Si. - .No. .'I ; Wr.-i ('lirNtrhiirrh 1 >i;ti-i<-! ITiirli Si'inm! v. Tr.-hni.'fil C..ltou'<>. --it Kumr'v r«nnl N". V.

Kink <ira d i Tn-li n ira I A v. I'lii < '<. tl.. at Cliri-I - Cell.-!?.' Vn. JO; T. tliii i r:i J I 'ullftri- U SI. Andrru', li'P'-. at S!. Andnni-V I'n'N'u,. .1; SI. IS.-r.'o's v. Tin Sr li cm »I. at St. Collie.' \"o. r;. Under 14 Years (*»ih Till s:'!'"'. rtii Tl. V,.-i ! U J -i S-hor.! ... I 1 [ .3 Tc< , li *i i•• ;i I -.1 » I Cn]b--c I n \ '2 Urdfi"? ..I 0 1 '2 >t»?dl»'iry . . I <\ | 2 «r. A lid r»'«u « 0 1 0 J Grfunmjtr . . n I o I Tut.) Is * 6 fi 18 Thr followms: tlu; draw for tin: openfnjr round • Sixsli rr.Klc--Moflb!v> Pri-jTirntory S«'hooI r. Trrhniral at. 109 C'lydr rond, FentiiiKon ; Wcsf- ChristI'hurch District Hipii Srhord v. St. Rede's iit, Si. No. I; Phvist';?. v. Boys' Hmh Srhoul, a! Chrisl't", Coll.'-o No. IL\ Sfvonth Grndo —Wt'St Cliristchurrli Diptrii't High School A v. West Christchurch District School B. at Hospital Corner No. 6; Boys' High School v. Cathedral (Iranunap School, nt Strawn ro/iri No. 5; Technical College v. St. Andrew's f-ollcge, at St. Andrew's College N'o. o. Kiichth Crade— High Scho l ' l ! v. ■M'-dbury T'rppa ratory School, at Sfraven road No. G; Technical Collosc v. St. Bede'p ('ollege. at Knsor's road No. 8; College v. West Christchurch District High School, at Hospital Corner No. 7.

HIGH SCHOOLS' MATCH ASHBURTON V. TIMARI A win h - i.IH riini on thr firM innings •iv'js ohii'incd the Ai.-hburt.-m High School's, tir-t »-lf-vyn in Hie erifkot mtarh against Tiuiani High School'? second *lcvc-u. at yesterday. Ashburton baited firM ;md made 1-6 (If. L>alffoty 25, A. Kelly 'VJ, K. Jordan JIK A. Colquhoiiii r.?j. Timaru replied with 62, the only -iui'.bk'-hgure scorer being Thompson, who made 14 runs. The home side went in again und declared with two wickets down for 4b runs. When time was called the visitors hud 19 oil the board for the loss of three wickets. Bowling for Timaru in Ashburton's first strike, Lawry took six wickets for 34 runs, and Grant, two for 25. In the second innings, Lovelock took one for 12, and Lmwry, one for 20. For Ashburton in Timaru's first innings, P. Zouch took two for 8; R. W, Biggar, three for 21; K. Osborne, thrr-for 21; and A. Oolqiihoun, one for 9; and in Ibc Second, Riggar took one for 0, and Oolqiibonn, ono for 2.

VETERANS' CLUB Tim Veterans will play tin- Unitcl I'miterers to-day at TT;c_m>\v I'ark 'i t 2 p.m. Tomorrow the Veterans will play Little Iliver, at Little River. MALVERN ASSOCIATION Darfield 171 (L. Westwood 50, W. Summerville 52 retired, A. Stott 39, J. Qunn 18) met Crreendale Kay 1(3, G. Dean 11, C. Adams 11 not out). Bowling for Darfield, L. Westwood took two for 26, L. Evison six for 42, J. Milliard two for 10. Tor Greendale E. Fryw took out' for 23. P. Kay one for 61, L. Early our for 40. 0. Adorns six for 11. i?oginf(fioM defaulted to Kii-weo,