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Hokitika Guardian, 6 January 1921, Page 4

CRICKET.

f AUSTRALIAN & N .1. CABLE ASSOCIATION J CRICKET ITEMS. MELBOURNE, Jan. 5. The cricket team to visit New Zealand will consist of thirteen players and the tour will last six weeks. The cricket conference decided to recommend that the Marylebone county matches start at noon, play ending at six o’clock except on the third day, when it could lie extended to 6.30. Test matches to start at 11-30 on the first day and eleven on the remaining days and ending at 6.30. Alailey will rest his injured arm until the next test. SYDNEY, Jan. 5. The following are certainties to he selected for the English tour—-Arm-strong, Bnrdsley, Gregory, (Alims, AlcArtnev, Taylor, Alailey, Fellow. The “Telegraph” says chivalry forbids that wc exult over the defeat of 1 the Englishmen who died hard. All luck was with Australia. It was not a test. A note of regret prevails everywhere. The “Herald” states that fortunes frowns were too big a handicap tor England. Everything went wrong, he visitors deserved genuine sympathy. Li any case Australia would rather win on the merits than accept a gdt from the gods. ENGLISH CRITIC. LONDON, January 4. Captain Jackson, the former English captain, in an interview, said that the luck of winning the toss has made too much difference in the test matches. He considers Air Hugh Trumblo’s suggestion that the choice of innings -n the first and fifth matches should he decided hv the toss, and in the others should he allotted alternatively, is gopd. jjc added: “When I won the toss five times running in 1905, the Australians came round to my point of view. Captain Jackson would, like to see more amateurs in the test teams.

SUPERIORITY ADAIITTED. LONDON, January 4

The result of the Test Match is accepted philosophically, in view of the condition of the wicket, but it is conceded that the Australian position win strong before the rain fell. Some rities a.re disposed to blame the English side for missing catches on Friday, but the unsuspected strength of Australia, Ivoth in hatting and howling continues

to bo the subject of comment. The “Manchester Guardian” draws attention to the success of the newci men for example, Fellow, Gregory, Naylor, and Collins, • also to Oldfield as a wicket-keeper. The “Dailv News” considers that irrespective of the luck of the wicket, Australia has already demonstrated lief superiority in all departments. The paper says that after all, England sent almost the best procurable combination Perhapsi, individually, they are the more brilliant team on paper, hut the Australians are superior team work, soundness, and steadiness.

TEST MATCH FOR BRISBANE MELBOURNE,- January 5.

The Board of Cricket Control lus decided that in future visiting English teams will play one test match, under an approved guarantee, in the capital of one State that is not now so favoured the State surrendering this test match to be alloted a match between England and an Australian eleven, as a substitute. Tli el next English team, therefore, plays a test match at Brisbane. PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH. CHRISTCHURCH Jan 5. 'Hie. Blanket Shield match, Auckland (the holders) ,v. Canterbury, was concluded at Hagloy Park yesterday afternoon. Auckland won by 382 runs. Auckland Ist innings 291 Second Innings. L. G. Henms e. 'Taylor, b. Watson 33 10. Horspool, e. Read, b. Watson 10 N. ('. Sneddon, e. M’Ewin, b. Sandman 23 H. B. Imsk l.b.w. b. Sandman 9 A. Anthony, b. Patrick 113 T>„ B. Garrard, b. Watson 3 C. A. Sneddon (not out) 87 A, S. Player, c. D. W. Reese, !>. Read 8 W. R. Garrard, b. Read 0 R. J. Coates, b. Watson 12 • Extras 29 Total 361 Bowling Analysis: Sandman 2 for 07, M’Ewin 0 for 49, Read 2 for 75, Watson 4 for 71, Blunt 1 for 38, Reese 0 for 4, Patrick 1 for 19, Reese 0 for' 4, Woods 0 for 5. Canterbury Ist innings 178 Second Innings. R. C. Blunt c. Horspool ,b. Smith 1 E. Brosnahan b. N. C. Sneddon ... 17 D. W. Reese, b. Coates 0 F. Woods e. Hemus, b. Smith 12 H. Watson, l.b.w. b. Smith 20 W. L. Patrick, e. Horspool, h.

Sneddon 15 D. Sandman st. W ,R. Garrard, b. Sneddon 13 J. M’Ewin, (not out) 5 R. Read, b. Sneddon 0 H. Taylor, e. Coates, b. Sneddon 1 D. Reese, absent 9 Extras 8 Total 92 ■ Bowling analysis: R. J. Coates 1 for 17, S. G. Smith, 3 for 31 A. S. Player (! for 13, N .S. Snedden 5 for 23. WELLINGTON r. AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON January 5. The Wellington reps, to play against Auckland for the Pliinket Shield are: By ice (captain), Barton, Barclay, Bruce, Hiddlestone, Lambert, Middleton, Phillips, AVarne, McGirr, Donoghue; reserves, Baker, Hutchings and Condliffe.