CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 April 1921, Page 4

CRICKET.

[by TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION] i t AUSTRALIANS ENTERTAINED, j LONDON, April 20. | Carter artel Smith were entertained at , the annual' dinner' of the Wanderers’ s 'Cricket Club. Many old cricketers j iwere present. In an interview, Smith said he had never -seen a more formidable array of batsmen than the present 1 team. It was difficult to imagine a better fielding team, hut if an Anzac i Rhodes or Woolley existed, he would he , These visits act as Empire , tcement. Britain had never sent a better lot of fellows than the last team. They captured nil hearts in Australia. AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. LONDON, April 20. The Australians have 1 arrived in England and on Monday morning they will commence practice at the Lords Ground. Tn the courso of an interview with the Daily Chronicle, Mr Smith, the manager of the Australian team, said that the Australians were withom a star left hand bowler, capable of taking opportunities on British rain affected wickteits. Hd expected Mailey to repeat his Australian successes. Gregory’s batting and bowling were miraculous. His fielding made him one - : the. most extraordinary cricketers they had ever had. Their seven months season partly explained the excellence of the Australians’ cricket and also the perfection of their wickets hail a good deal to do with it. Most of the junior teams played on matting, but all the higher grades had true turf pitches, and there were no bad pitches. AUSTRALIAN IMPRESSIONS OF NEW ZEALAND. ' SYDNEY, April 20. Mr Howard, manager of the Australian team during the New Zealand tour, said that the cricketers were hospitably treated everywhere. ’ Cricket in the Dominion was patchy, ! due largely to lack of interest i;• ! schools. Some good players might dc--1 velop into first class ones with experiJ ence. The game in Wellington seemed to ; gain in favour, but Chris!church v- - .the home, of the game. Canterbury > was progressing after a couple of lean 1 years. There were some good players ! in Dunedin. The New Zealand grounds ■ were not comparable with Australia.