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Hokitika Guardian, 2 March 1921, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. 1 1 HEARNE’S HEALTH. 1 (Received tin’s day at 8 a.m.) i ADELAIDE, March 1. j Hearne states he is astounded at the report that his healh is precarious. He a says he will play in Adelaide if required p ns already he is much improved, j t’ FORTY ALL. j y (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) j„• SYDNEY, This Day. i ni The “Herald” says probably no ser- p, ies of tests were so completely devoid , v of match interests or thrilling fluctiia- a( tions of fortune. jn the Adelaide w match only was there a semblance of , a close fight. Throughout tlie season the Englishmen have been handicapped hv illness and accidents to players, entitling them to the genuine sympathy of even'one. Australian superiority 0 f with hat and ball and in the field, was p, never seriously challenged. The bosie p, style of howling has been a successful w -i and dominant 'feature of tlu> season’s \| plays. Mailey deserves warm congratu- a p lotions on his success. No less striking ( jj was taught the importance of slip field- an ing. Tt is impossible to estimate the r fl influence of catches held or dropped j„ luring a, season. Tt is a. tremendous u j Micouragcment to the bowlers to know ( . P] Hint they are supported by good slips, o p, vho should be specialists, just as a s ,, t vickW, keeper. Bolli count lies are now jj n eve] pegging, will l forty tests each. or j Douglas and Armstrong interviewed Th ioth declined to comment on incidents ~r ( f the game. • j

it HOUGH ON WILSON ,\ND )f FEN DEI?. (1 (Received This Dny at 9.15 a.in,) t LONDON, .March 1. !" The “Daily Herald” says Australians e do not object to Wilson and Fender as d cricketers, but as journalists and shock - - iug bad journalists at that. Our former P protest against the selection of ama- '■ curs as a social asset lias been amply • justified. Their capacity for sending '■ tactless telegrams is reminiscent of the 1 ex-Ivaiser. What English cricket needs ■ is new blood. These amateurs have only 3 contributed bad blood. 1 The “Manchester Guardian” says edi--1 tonally that however regrettable the 3 barracking of Wilson and Fender was, } it was not altogether unprovoked. The main point ifi not whether the allegations of the barracking of Hobbs were true, but whether it was tactful that 1 , players should have reported the scene L if the crowd made itself a nuisance. ‘ | The tactful course would have been for '■ Douglas to protest to Armstrong, leavI ing the latter to take action. This is I not the first instance of tactlessness | during the tour. There was, for instance, Wilson’s disputing of the Umpire’s decision in the first test. Such incidents in a country where partisanship runs wild, do not assist towards an easeful felicitoiis atmosphere. Why , will players or spectators insist on imi porting a dreadful seriousness into a I joyous game. | TEST MATCHES A.VERAGES. j (Received This Day at 12.‘20 p.m.) 1 SYDNEY, March 2. Leading averages in the test series a re: AI'STRA LI A N RATTING. Aggregate Average Macartney 2GO 80. (ifi Armstrong 464 77.33 Gregory 4.42 73.66 Collins 557 61.88 Pellew 31 f) 53.16 Kelleway 330 47.14 ROWLING. Wickets Average Kelleway 15 21 A nnstrtyig 0* 22.26 Gregory 23 24 17 Mai lev ,* 36 26.27 ENGLAND BATTING. Runs Average Hobbs 500 50.5 Douglas 354 39 33 Russell 258 36.85 Makepeace 279 34.87 Hendren 319 31.9 Woolley 285 28.5 BOWLING. Wickets Average Wilson 3 12 Fender 12 34.16 Parkin 10 41.87 Douglas 8 52.5