CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 July 1926, Page 3

CRICKET.

[Reuter Telegrams.]

GLAMORGAN V. AUSTRALIA. The Glamorgan team to meet the Australians will he chosen from the following: Clay, Arnott, Walters, ''’urnbull. Gemmill, Bates, Bell, Mercer, Sullivan, Ryan, D. Davies and C. Tyson.

KELLEWAY’S CRITICISM. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON. July 25

Kollewav says much comment was beard from Australian visitors on the ’team’s composition. Thu majority agree Ponsford should be included, and should indeed have been played at Leeds. Why drop Taylor, who is practically the only outfield possessed by Australia, even though he lias been luckless with the bat. He easily saves a score of runs by bis brilliant fielding. Either Ryder or Andrews could be- better spared. There is much adverse criticism about Ryder, whose batting, bowling and fielding are far below the Australian eleven standard. Andrews also failed in the most important. games and is not regarded as a test player. As a cover fieldsman lie is valuable, but Griimnett would be bis equal. Personally be fully agreed with the criticism. He would rather sec Taylor played, if only as a fieldsman. CRICKET TALK. (Received this day at 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, July 25. The inclusion of Tyklesloy and Stevens in the English team lias strengthened tho general impression that England is playing lor safety with a view to making a supreme effort in the final game at the Oval; but about this there are portents of ugly controversy. The Australians are contending H oy never intended that a game should last longer than five days, whereas the English view is.that it must be played to a finish.

Rain petered down during the whole of lunch time on Saturday hut- a drying wind and a copious use- of sawdust with on admixture of yare optimism in the face of the lowering clouds, perniitted the beginning at 2.42 p.m. Manchester, however, was not going to let Nottingham hold the record so the day’s cricket Consisted of ten halls and six runs in seven minutes. Then the torrent and a scamper homewards. Even the seven minutes produced a thrill. Tate’s first bull was cocked up by AVoodfull who was promoted to number one batsman. It , shot high clear of both the unitized Sutcliffe and H.endren for a. streaky four. Tate was much surprised and struck a. tragic attitude of the thwarted villain. Bardsley was not having any more first ball calamities as at Leeds, so |,e met Tate’s first hall, knee high on his pads. The umpire shook his head to an l.b.w. cry. Everybody expects a sticky wicket on Monday when England's selectors no doubt will be stung by the hornets, for dropping Parker, but Kilncr may do quite enough to discomfort the Australians, provided the sun plays its part to-morr.nv. Taylor’s omission caused no surprise. Even in Scotland lie was not the master of his fate or pathetic mistakes.

CRICKET DINNER. LONDON, July 25. Speaking at a dinner to the Australian cricketers at Manchester, Mr 'Sydney iSmitli said he hoped when the Australians return in 1930, that there will he no more three day tests. He declared that the cricket laws did not want altering. What was wanted was better howlers. They were not going to find them by tampering with the laws. .. , AD Carr responding for the LngUsli team, remarked that the weather had spoiled the first test, Bardsley Die -60011/1, and the man who won the toss spoiled the third. He anticipated the possibility of a six day match at the Oval and intimated that he favoured playing the games to a finish.