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Hokitika Guardian, 25 May 1926, Page 3

CRICKET.

j [Reuter Telegrams. - ] CRICKET NEWS DELAYED. fßoceived this day at 8 a.m.l SYDNEY, .May 25. Tlio cricket .cables are delayed. AGAINST oxford. (Received this day at 9.0 a.m.) LONDON, May 24. AUSTRALIA—First Innings. Bardsley, b. McCanlis 3( AVoodfvd, c. Abel, b. Serrurier 21 Ponsford, b. Holmes 4 Taylor, c MuAanlis, b Greentoek .. 3’ Andrews, c Serrurier. b C. H. Taylor of Ryder, 1.b.w., b Stephenson 2*! Gregory, c ('. H. Taylor, b Greentoe k Richardson, b McAnlis Ellis, st. Abell, b Serrurier Grimrnett, b Greentoek Mailey (not out) 5 Extras 27 Total 321 Bowling.—Butterwerth, 0 for 42; McAnlis, 2 for 43; Greentoek. 3 for fil ; Serrurier. 2 for 38; J. V. Richardson, 0 for 31 ; Holmes, 1 for 23; C. H. Taylor. I for 25; Stephenson, 1 for 29. OXFORD—Second Innings. Serrurier. c Gregory, b Mailey 9 Stuart-Brown, st Ellis, b Grimniett 38 Holmes (not out) 19 j | C. If. Taylor (not out) 20 Extras 5 Total for 2 wickets 91 LONDON, May 24, The weather was glorious and warm, the wicket soft but drying, after a heavy thunderstorm yesterday. The attendance was eight thousand. Tnyor in Greenstoek’s second over failed o get under a ball and was easily alien at mid-oil. Andrews played atractively and forcefully and made mile nice drives. Green stock, a slow eft- hander, made full use of the drvng wicket and puzzled the batsmen. Inns came freely, however, from the ast bowlers. When Ryder was 21 he gave a hot, difficult return which Lutterworth failed to hold. C. H. Taylor a slow right-hander, . in bis first over, enticed Andrews out to a ball which pitched twice, lie had been at the crease ninctv-six minutes and hit one six and two fours. Gregory played with his customary brightness. He lifted the ball from Stephenson out of the ground and then sent Butterwerth to the leg boundary. Ilis light hearledness, clean drives and excellent timing were a joy to watch, lie was caught magnificently in the long field by Greenstock, while running at top speed. He had hit one six and three fours. Grimrnett gut going quickly, hut when 14 he jumped out to one from C. 11. Taylor 1 Abel badly

nissod stumping . him. He hutted soundly and brightly and timed his itrokes well, cutting Richardson three

times to the boundary. The partnership with 101 lis lasted one hour and produced seventy-four runs. Ellis con-

tented himself mainly with singles. Both played the tired howling with ease, Griminett’s score included five fours. The fielding generally was slack hut the howling was good, notably that of Butterworth, who was unlucky in not getting a wicket. . Oxford opened the second innings slowly, Sorrurier being purely on the defensive. Stuart Brown was more enterprising and sent both Richardson and Ryder to the boundary past rover. Brown had most of the howling hut was tillable to get the hall away till he

opened his shoulders and knoekcd -Hailey twice to the boundary and sent Richardson to leg for- three. When twenty-nine lie gave a difficult chance to -Mini ley. a high return. Orimmett proved expensive when facing Brown hut ultimately the batsman over-reach-ed in attempting to drive and was stumped. He had occupied the crease for seventy-five minutes and Hit five fours. Holmes and Taylor carried on brightly till stumps were drawn, the latter getting two boundaries and a two off Grimmett in one over.

GRICKET DISTINCTION. LONDON. May 23

“The Daily Express” welcomes the breaking down of the cricket barrier by the decision of amateurs and professionals to use the same dressing rooms at Lords during the second test match. The paper points out that the joint dressing room arrangement will be in operation during all the tests. It says: Everyone will welcome the death of the old social distinction which was really interesting at Lords because the Marylebouc Club’s constitution always provided a rigid line of social distinction'. Lords is the only -round where amateurs and professionals use a different, gate. Another arrangement which lias been made ill advance is in the hotel accommodation for test players. There will be no repetition of the blunder which orcured during the last Australian tour, the professionals, arriving late at night on the eve of the tost, having to search back streets for lodgings. LONDON, May 25.

All the newspapers are giving prominence to the decision of the professionals to share the same room as the amateurs in the test matches. ’Hie “Star” in an editorial beaded. '‘Players All.” says everyone hopes this will mean the speedy death of the old social distinction. A surprising thing is that this form •of snobbery, so foreign altogether to our sporting spirit, should have persisted so long. lord Hauke may pray Heaven be will never see the day, when a professional captain’s England, hilt to all cricket lovers the play is the thing, and the stupid system which segregated Hobbs and other famous players from their Gentlemen comrades', lias so long enough been matter for shame and excuse.

Arthur Gilligan says be is delighted. We all use’ll the same room in Australia. It is for the good of the game and makes captaining easier. Tate said the change is the best possible tiling from the standpoints of tests, why not the same in all matches. Tt is better for a captain, who will more easily learn anything the players have to suggest. Hendren remarked :—I have never seen or heard anything in Australia to suggest a common room is not wise. Mv play does not suffer whatever gate I come out of. lam sure Carr, who is a fine chap, does not rare whether his colleagues arc amateurs or professionals. After all the game counts most. These little matters are of small consequence. Sir Stockton (President of Lancashire County Club') said there was no snobbery in separate dressing rooms, but separate gates are a mistake. We want to encourage the democratic spirit. LONDON. 'May 24. The dates arranged for Australian matches in Scotland are .July 17th. and 19th. Glasgow, v. Western District Eleven; 20th at Perth, v. Eastern District Eleven; 21st and 22nd at Edinburgh. v. Scotland. Arrangements for the return of the Australians are now complete. They leave Liverpool on Oct, Ist., visiting Quebec. Montreal, New York, Niagara Falls, Chicago, Calgarry, Banff. Vancouver and Victoria, arriving at Sydney by the Aorangi on Nor. 13th.