CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 March 1925, Page 3

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION CRICKET AMENITIES. SYDNEY, March 6. At a representative assemblage of the international cricketers and officials of New South 'Wales cricket Association, Gilligau and Tonne were presented with large silver trays by the Association. Tate was presented with a hall in recognition of his feat in capturing thirty-eight wickets in the test series. Grimmett, who was unable to attend will also be presented with a ball on a suitable occasion. Collins said Gilligan’s sporting instincts had prevented any heartburnings. The test inn Lelies had been a pleasure: Irom start to finish owing to tlie splendid sportsmanship of their opponents. Tate, Collins added, was the unliickiest howler he had seen. Time and again he had beaten the batsmen, to miss Lite wicket by a baits breadth.

COMMENT ON ENGLAND’S . CHANCES. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, March 5. The •' Evening News,” referring to the optimistic critics’ predictions that England will heat Australia in 1925, „ s Us:—-If our present lot arc not good enough, where ale our .supermen, to replace them. Do we expect'to find eleven cricketing geniuses before the Australians’ visit. The "Daily News” says that England will have to show a wonderful ininrm enicnt to regain the ashes in

The “Daily Mail” says it is clear lustralia did not fluke the rubber. Recalling Bosanquet’s performances „ lpo | it points out that accurate piogliex, of which Grimmett is a maser defy all the laws and stales it's unfair to say the Englishmen lost mart. If the howling was good enough „ heat two of the best batsmen it vas good enough to beat the reniaiud- • r without flukes.