CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 June 1921, Page 3

CRICKET.

UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, June 11. Ducat made 120, against Warwickshire, being the first batsman to score a thousand runs this season. Jupp made 101 unfinished, ■ against Kent; N. Ivilner 112, and Rhodes 246 unfinished against Northampton; J. Gunn 148, G. Gunn 82, against Lancashire, and Bryan 133, and Chapman 136 for Cambridge University against Free Forested*. Maclaren, in the Sunday Express says the big scores this season are due to bad length bjowlxrig. WARNER’S OPINION. (Received this day at 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 12. Warner in the “Morning Post” says the British bowling lacked distinction and the fielding compared most unfavourably with the Australians. Even Alfred Shaw could not have beaten Armstrong’s record of nine runs in eighteen overs. The bowling was unchanged for an liour and three-quar-ters. The great want of English bowling at the present time is length, which is tho basic principle of all bowling. McLAREN’S COMMENT. (Received this day at 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 12

McLaren in the “Daily Express” says the authorities at Lords have hitherto used no patent topdressing for their wickets, but left the rain and sun to do their work alone, but after Durston fell to Armstrong it was clear watering was needed to tame the pitch. It was evident on Saturday that every bit of devilment it naturally possessed, bad been kept under by a most generous application of water. It killed Gregory, and also made Douglas, Durston and Parkin impotent. For once in a lifetime the batsmen could trust the wicket to play no pranks.

CRICKET CRITICS. (It©reived This Dav at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, July 12. The “Daily Chronicle” says England’s position is largely due to tactics. Hendren should never go in fourth. His place is number six or seven. Unless the first three have done unexpectedly well, lie is forced to play a game quite foreign to his nature, defence being the weakest part oi bis game. Evans or Douglas should be the English fourth man. Haig should have opened the bowling, and Rhodes bowling was much missed.

8 BALL OVER. LONDON,, Juno 12. The “Observer’s” cricketing expert says the eight ball over was never accepted by the Marylebone Club. It. is provocative of unfinished games, and specially in the o nse of English cricket, owing to the prevalence of time wasting strokeless batsmen, who would unfairly handicap and would tire unacelimntised English bowlers in Australia. If adopted in Australia it should stand in abeyance in matches against visiting teams on the ground of fair play.