CRICKET.

Grey River Argus, 22 February 1927, Page 2

CRICKET.

BRUNNER B. V. BLACKBALL A. This game at Brunner, resulted m a a win for the visitors by 44 runs. Blackball made 103, of which Peat tie scored 30, Clunana 23 anil Todd 22. These were Hie only batsmen to reach double figures. For Brunner Loubere with 3 for 19, D. Kennedy with 3 for 23, and Buds man with 3 for 25, did best with the ball. Brunner replied with 59 toward? which Hogarth contributed 25 and Lou bere 13. For Blackball Todd took 3 fol 8. Peattie 2 for 17 Clunan 2 for 20, Hampson for 1, and Perrie 1 for 12. BRUNNER A. V. BLACKBALL B. Blackball B. easily defeated Brunner A. by the comfortable margin of an innings and 26 runs at Blackball. In then first innings Brunner scored 32, Fordham with 8 and Hudspeth with 7 being the best bats. Blackball knocked up 103 for the loss of four wickets and declared:. Smith was top-score with 33, wlnlAnderson scored 19 and C larke and Whitelmad were 22 not out and 11 not out respectively. For Blackball Smitj took 5 for 13 Anderson 3 for 8 and Weir

2 for 8. Brunner’s second innings realised 45, Hudspeth with 12 being the

onlv batsman to reach double figure I:. Smith captured five Brunner wick etc for 13 and Weir took 4 for 4.

The third grade match played at the Park on Saturday, was won by Stars by fifteen runs. In the bowling Pascoe secured nine wickets for eight runs and in the batting Harrington hit up 20, Pascoe 10, and CSirney 8. Technicals best players were Baldwin who secured 4 wickets for 28 and Beekman 3 for 10 the best batsman was Haglund who made 12, the only one to reach double figures. N.Z. TEAM. Tll UMBI -E ’S SUGG ES Pi ONS. WELLINGTON, Feb. 19. The manager of the Melbourne cricket team now touring New Zealand, Mr 11. Trumble, accompanied by Mr J. E. Barlow, whose membership of the Melbourne Cricket Club goes back 43 years. Mr Trumble said he thought the New Zealand team should do very well in England. Of course, he did not expect thev would defeat the first-class counties but thev should get a fair number of wins against the others. A left-hand medium-paced bowler should but not a slow left-handed. The fact that there were two or three left-hand ers in the New Zealand team would be a source of strength to them for on a stiekv wicket a left-hander would be

an acquisition. In sending a team to England for the first time it was desirable that there should be a stiffening of old players. He had known Kort lang since youth as a very fine bat and he would have been an excellent man to send. Mr Trumble pointed out that if a young team got a beating it was apt to discourage them. In Australia a couple of the best bats might go out quickly, but as long as there was a man like Armstrong to go they would not reckon the side was done.

As to the number of players which should comprise a touring team, it was a good number provided they met with no accidents and sickness, but if there was another good man available he would take 15, but not more. Another man cost money. “ There is nothing like playing an old dog over a hard road,” he added. A man who gave confidence to the team made it 25 per cent, a better side. “One or two of your men should come back real champions, and in any case New Zealand is to be congratulated upon having the pluck and ambition to send a team to England.” Discussing the wicketkeeper, Mr. Trumble was not inclined to give so much consideration to age, but would consider the specialist*. He would rather have the first-class wicketkeeper who could not bat than a wicketkeeper not so good who could score a few runs, since he might give more runs away behind the wickets than he made at the