BIG CRICKET.
■SOME.TALK OF LEGAL ACTION. BY THE PLAYERS. By Telecrn.rli—Press Association—Oopyrinht Melbourno, January G. It is stated that the cricketers intend to take legal action in connection with the Board of Control's proposal to send a hoard's representative with tho team to England, on tho ground that such action would constitute an abrogation of an agreement between the team and tho board.
AUSTRALIAN "BARRACKERS." Adelaide, January G. Clem Hill, tho Australian captain, commenting on the cablegram sent by Hobbs, of the English team, to an English paper, complaining of the "barracking" pf Australian crowds, considers that Hobbs acted unwisely. Nothing, says Hill, could bo fairer than the treatment of the Englishmen in the First Test. At tho second the crowd was good-humoured; it was in no wise hostile. The Australian players were "barracked" just as much as tho Englishmen. M.C.C. AT GEELONG. Melbourne, January G. In tho crickot. match, England v. Geelong, England lost eight wickets for 283 runs, and tho, innings was declared closed. Douglas made 43 and Mead G5. Geelong has .lost two wickets for tt runs. (Rcc. January 8, 1 a.m.) Melbourne, January 7. Captain Curwen, the Governor-General's aide-de-camp, played for tho Englishmen in the Geelong match, which was drawn. Geelong's tofril in their first innings was 277. Liddicult (120) and Baker (31) were tho chief scorers. Hitch took three wickets for 71 runs; Gunn one for 22, Woolley one for It, Vine, four for 56, and Curwen four for 23. England, in their second innings, lost four wickets for 118 runs. Woolley mado 23, and Curwen and Mead were not out with 33 runs each. ' : INTER-STATE MATCH. (Rec. January 7, 5.5 p.m.) ' Adelaide, January 7. In the inter-Sfote match, South Australia v. New South Wales, Hie former's first innings yielded 2GI. Dolling made 105, and Murray 18. Cotter took four wickets for 67 runs; Kelleway, three for 14; Emery, three for 03. New South Wales have lost one wicket for 'l 9 runs.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1331, 8 January 1912, Page 5
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