CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 October 1924, Page 3

CRICKET.

VUHTUALIAN AN It N.Z. C’.nl.K ASSOCIATION. PERTH, October 27. The Gilligan and Tate partnership of 127 was a niest useful stand for the Englishmen. Tate was content to go along slowly, while Gilligan did the scoring. The latter commenced in a patchy manner, but afterwards made beautiful drives. The batting, generally. did not improve, the early men showing to*i much cannon. PERTH, October 27. i be cricket was resumed in line weather on a slow wicket. West Australia in their first innings made lUB. Lot ton .'IL Evans 21. Drew 18. Callow im; on \Y**-iralia bad I hil lyfour i'n lor three wiiKels when stumps were drawn. The batsmen at the opening scored freely then slowed down. Many changes were made in the howling, Gilligan, late, Ereeinan, Howell, and llearne taking a hand, all of whom Lotton, a colt stood up to tor Ido minutes.

The “Atliletic News,” in an article headed: “ Degrading Test Cricket,” and “ A Tarilf that should he banned,” roundly condemns the proposal of an Australian firm seeking advertisement and offering cash bonuses to Australian players for outstanding performances. 'lhe paper adds that if a player wiU not do his uttermost without these specious inducements he is not worth his place iu a. team, nor is the acceptance of a tenner for a century within England’s idea of amateurism. No doubt the Australian cricketer is not much troubled about bis label or shall wc say, bis conception ol amateurism which is quite foreign to our rule. There is not much likelihood of either English or Australian hoards of control interfering with these obnoxious proposals; yet it might be worth while to lake action forbidding players to accept such prizes.