CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 June 1926, Page 1

CRICKET.

[Reuter Telegrams.] , COMMENT ON TEAM. LONDON, June 8. Commenting England’s test team, “The Times” says: The selectors have courageously disregarded the form shown at the trial match. Everybody will agree the team lias been admirably chosen with a view to a threedays’ match. The “Daily Mail” says: The team contains no surprises though many consider the .selectors have shown a lack of enterprise.

The “Evening News” says: The chief feature "s' the paucity of bowlers. The batting is about the best available, but too many of tho old stagers Jack speed. The “Standard” declares: The team represents tho triumph of the old brigade. It is strong in batting, but short of bowlers.

Faulkner, in the “Westminster Gazette,” asys: “Safety first lias been the selectors’ primary instinct. Tho form at present is deceptive. Hence the selectors have begun by relying on the older, experienced players. The howling does not appear strong enough to skittle the redoubtable Australians, but it may suffice if the weather is wet.”

’THE BATTING TEAM. LONDON, Juno 9. The critics’ unanimous attack cm tlie halting methods finds Carr, the English captain, unperturbed. He declares that tho critics do not always appreciate that the trials are actually tests, in which the players are fighting for a place in the coveted eleven. Consequently, they arc not prepared to throw away any chances, lie admitted that the hatting was painfully slow, but, when it was remembered what depended on the batting, it could easily be understood!. Hobbs, who came in for a certain amount of criticism, rebukes the crowd at Lords for barracking Hallows and Sandhi.in, who both played with justifiable caution. It was nil very well for the onlookers to criticise, but tilings appeared in a totally different lilit to the players. For instance, the onlookers could not. realise the difficulty of the bowling. There was a strange fetish nowadays for seeing tho ball in tlie air.

Hobbs says: “Regarding tho criticism of myself, people sometimes forget that I am comparatively old in cricket. X cannot be expected to see tbe ball as well as ten years ago. and I am not disposed to take risks. There is no meed for alarm. English cricket is still healthy and fine, despite tho impatience of tho crowd.”

ENGLISH COUNTY RESULTS. LONDON, June 9. In the County cricket match against Notts Lancashire• in the first innings scored 150 (Makepeace not out 92), Richmond taking 7 for 52, and in the second innings 329 (Green 59, Jcldon 59, Makepeace 70), Richmond taking 6 for 113. Notts in the first innings made 209 (Whysall 79, McDonald taking 7 for 78), and in the second innings 171 (Payton 57). Lancashire won by 108 runs. For Surrey against Glamorgan, Fenley took 5 for 107. For Glamorgan Ryan took 5 for 20, Glamorgan won. For . Kent against Leicester, Collins made 110. Kent won. For Sussex against Warwick, Cox in the first innings took 8 for sfi, and in the second 9 for 50. Sussex won. For Gloucester against Hampshire Dipper made 135 and Goddard took 5 for 123. For Hampshire Brown made LIC and Mend 109, while Newman took 7 for 501. Hampshire won. For Essex against Derby, Freeman made 172 not out, and Palmer took 5 for 31. Essex won.

AUSTR ALr A N FIXTURES. June 9—Durham, at Sunderland. June 12—First Test, at Nottingham. .June IG—Yorkshire, at Sheffield. Juno 19—Lancashire, at Manchester. June 23—Derby, at Derby. June 26—Second Test, at Lord’s. June 30—Northampton, at Northampton.