CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 January 1926, Page 3

CRICKET.

[bv TELEGKAPn—rER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ENGLISH TEST TEAM CONTROVERSY. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, January 5. Lord Harris, in an interview, disapproved of the suggestion that county j matches be suspended during the tests. It would not be advantageous to the! game and disastrous to the weaker counties. Why should England rest?— the Australians will he playing equally hard without the same number of players to call upon. Lord Harris declared lie was strongly opposed to trial matches before the selection of the team.

N.Z. CRICKETERS HELD UP. (Received this day at 12.30 p.m.) SYDNEY. Jan. 0. Owing to the hold-up of the Ulimaroa the New Zealand cricketers are unable to return on Friday as originally arranged. They play Newcastle on Friday and Saturday, and are endeavouring to meet a Maitland eleven on Monday and Tuesday.

The Manager, Mr Peake, says lie lias received a telegram from Adelaide stating tbe South Australian Association decided to give tile •whole net proceeds of the match there, amounting to £455 to the New Zealand Council. If the suggested match at Welling*, ton on the team’s return is definitely arranged, the whole team will sail Indie .Maiiiigaiiiii on the loth, otherwise the Aucklanders will leave by the Niagara on tbe Lltli. and the remainder by tbe Matinganiii.