CRICKET TOURS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 73, 23 September 1930, Page 11

CRICKET TOURS

WEST INDIES TEAM

TO VISIT WELLINGTON

MATCH NEGOTIATIONS

(By "Not Out.")

Although' a- report yesterday from Christchurch, the headquarters of the Now Zealand Cricket Council, stated that there was little prospect of a touring team coming to New Zealand during the coming cricket season, Wellington, at aiiy rate, will he visited: by a team of cricketers from overseas. This will be the side' to represent the West Indies in Australia, and, en route to fulfil its engagements in the Commonwealth, it'is due to arrive in Wellington by the : Tamaroa on. 11th November. The team will be: .here for about three days before proceeding to Sydney, where it is due on. 18th November. In view of the call at Wellington, the local cricket authorities are endeavouring to arrange for the touring cricketers to play a match here, and it is considered that the tourists would welcome the opportunity of a game as a preliminary to their engagements in Australia. The matter was placed before the New Zealand Cricket Council, which body in turn referred it to the Australian authorities.

AUSTRALIA'S CONSENT.

Advice was received to-day from Sydney . that the request for a match at Wellington with the West Indies team was considered at last Thursday's meeting of the Australian Cricket Board of Control. The. request, according to the information from Sydney, .was that the tourists should meet a New Zealand team.. The board decided to inform the New Zealand Cricket Council that the matter, was one entirely for tho West Indies 'authorities;'but there was no objection on the part of the board to- the touring team.: playing a match as suggested, provided that there was no interference s with the Australian schedule of the visiting team:' At, the moment, therefore, it appear that; there are good prospects fof seeing the West Indies cricketers inaction at the Basin Reserve, and.thiere;ean be no doubt that their; appearance .wonld be a wonderful attraction. ..:"...'.;.,/::; .". . ■''■"'.■'

EXTENSION" OF TOUR.

It is also ascertained that the tourinc team is to leave Sydney on.its return trip■• to the West Indies on 6th March, and that another call will . bo made at Wellington, .the tourists arriving here on 10th March. Arrangements are that they -will-embark herer.on the Mataroa, which is scheduled to-.sail for Panama onllthMarch. Since:the cricket season- in N.ew Zealand does not finish until tho-eni of March, there would bo time for the West Indies cricketers to play several matches here if arrangements could be made to have their tour extended for two or three weeks. In that case also, an excellent opportunity would be. afforded of giving the New Zealand representatives some Test play before: they leave for England —probably .towards the end of March. One or two Tests "between the West Indies and New Zealand, as well a3 two or three matches between the West Indies and provincial teams, • would make a great finish to the season. Moreover, such matches would be a big help to the New Zealand Council in the matter of financing-the tour, of the New Zealand team- to England. The matter is one "that will require, immediate attention^ asl the Wesit Indies;team:is. to iiave Panaina 1::6n 34th October, -

iPEfeSbSrNEI. OPTEAM. '

■ The West Indies team, which is to be managed: by an Australian, Mr, B. H. Mallett, is as follows:— ,

,- G. C. Grant (Trinidad _ and Gom.bridge 'University), captain.

E.L. Bartlett (Barbados). • ' C. C. Barrow (Antigua). . ' L. S. Birkett (Barbados). , li. N. Con&tantine (Trinidad aha Eelson, England). Jl. T. De Caries (Demerara). ■"Gfi N. Francis" (Barbados).' ' ■_[ J. Headley (Jamaica). :■ ■ • E.: A. Hunte . (Triiiidad). . R E. Martin (Jamaica). '■ ' C., A. Boach (Trinidad). ~ '■■ . .-; O. C. Scott (Jamaica). , J. D. Scaly (Barbados). r H. C. Griffith (Barbados). E. St. Hill .(Trinidad). . . . - /■ O. S. Wright (iDemerara).

Constantine was the most striking of the fast bowlers on the last tour by the West Indies, to England, and he has since been a.professional coach to the Nelson Club jin League cricket at Homo. Grant, the captain, has been playing for Cambridge University,' and was well up in.the batting averages last season, as well- as.-taking, a few wickets.: ;. Gv Headley is: amongst the first ■three batsmen of the West Indies, and he made several centuries, in. the . Tests with the last M.C.C.team to visit the West Indies, scoring 703 runs at an average of 87. Roach is reported .to be a brilliant stroke' player, and one'of 1. his efforts against the M.C.C. team realised 209 runs. Do Caries has the reputation of being a batsman. Apart from being a fine bowler, Constantine; is.a dashing batsman. The others make up a team, of good all-round strength.' _ TEAM'S ITINERARY. The programme for the West Indies team on, its Australian .tour is as follows:—.. . ••.. '-.* i ' November, . 21-25.—v. New South Wales, at Sydney. ' November-28-December 2.—v. Victoria, at Melbourne December 5-9.—v. South Australia, at Adelaide. , December 12-17.—First Test, at Adelaide. | •.-'■ ■ : »"•'.-. December 20-23,.—v. Tasmania, at Launcestdn. Decombor 24-26.—v. Tasmania, at Hobart. January 1-6.—Second Test, at Sydney.- '■'■■' ■';' -y . ■ ■■'■ January 10-14.—v. Queensland, at Brisbane. ; . January 16-21.—Third Test, at Brisbane. ' * January 24-26.—v. Combined country team of New South ■ Walesf at Newcastle. - . ■ January 29-30. —v. Combined country team of Victoria, at Geelong.

January. 81-February 4.—v. Victoria, at Melbourne.

February 7-10.—v. South Australia, at Adelaide.

February 13-18.—Fourth Test, at Melbourne.

February ' 21-25.—v. New South 'Wales, at Sydney;

February 27-March 4.—Fifth Test, at Sydney. •__^____