CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1922, Page 3

CRICKET.

VISIT OF ENGLISH TEAM

[BY TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION]

CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 24

At the quarterly meeting of the New Zealand Cricket Council, delegates, the chairman, Mr J. S. Barnett, said that since the previous quarterly meeting, the management committee had discussed the question of wickets tor boys, but had decided not to make any pronouncement. ' He felt that the solution of the problem lav in a lighter ball, reducing the weight from 5-J----ounces to 5 ounces. The Committee might recommend that for next Season He thought that the eight ball over was a mistake for school hoys. The six ball over for boys up to a certain standard would be an advantage.

In regard to the profits of the Australian tour, he said, the Committee bad decided to stick to its guns, and uphold the motion passed at the general meeting. It therefore did not distribute anything. He said an invitation had been sent to 5 lac la re n to bring out a first class team, and lie bad accepted it. Maelareu was making his own arrangements with Australia, and the Management Committee bad dropped out of that part of the scheme. He did not think there was any possibility of a loss, but probablj there would not be much profit. The team would leave England in September and would be here by Christmas. It would play probably eight matches in this Dominion. There was a chance of the Council getting a South African team to visit New Zealand. Mr Wilson said the Council should take the whole of the takings and risk of the Maclaren tour in New Zealand. He moved that the Management Committee be recommended, in the event of outside teams coming to New Zealand, to arrange for the Council to take all the gate money, less a small percentage for the local associations, on account of any energy they might show. Tire motion was carried unanimously. deceived This Day at 8 a.m.) ADELAIDE, Feh. 24. The final of the Sheffield Shield match has commenced between South Austialia and Victoria. The former have, lost I wickets for 98; (Smith 26, Murray 17, R undell (not out) 43.)