CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 February 1927, Page 2

CRICKET.

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N.Z. TOUR OF ENGLAND. WELLINGTON. February IA

The. opinion that the tour of the Melbourne Cricket Club’s team, should be uf great benelil. in view of the visit of the New Zealand team to England, was expressed hv Air llugh 1 rumble, the famous Australian cricketer, "ho arrived in Wellington from Sydney tollin'.

The Melbourne team, lie stated, was quite up to the average County standard in England.- “ r l be tour to England,” he said, “will he a splendid education lor the members ol the N./.. team. I always think that any man. if a cricketer at all, is hound to come back a first class player. The improvement that a player makes, it lie bus initiative and keenness, is tremendous. If a player is going to make good at all. bo "ill do so on such a tour, lie is in a team playing against good sides and. of course, ho will he improving his knowledge of the game. One can always learn something in cricket. The New Zealanders played very well in Australia twelve months ago. and 1 think they should do very well in England if they hand themselves together at the outset. They will meet many worse sides ill England than the Melbourne team now on tour in New Zealand, which is quite up to County lorm in England. They will have this advantage over the Australians, that tlicy will be accustomed to the wickets, which are very different troin the hard wickets in Australia, and are more like those in New Zealand.” Mr Trumble expressed the opinion that a player like Kortlang would tic invaluable to “ stiflen ” the side. lIADCOCK'S INCLUSION. AUCKLAND. February FA.

The selection of F. T. Badcock in the Xew Zealand cricket team to tour England this year was severely criticised at the meeting of the Afanagement Committee of the Auckland ( richer

Association this evening. It was decided to write to the Xew Zealand Cricket Council, protesting against Badcock's inclusion, on tin* ground that he is not a Xew Zealander, hut is a professional coach in the employ ot the Wellington Cricket Association, and. as such, should not have been consul-, ored eligible lor selection in a Xew Zealand team.

It was pointed out that strong representations by prominent citizens had been made to the Auckland Association to endeavour to secure the reconsideration of Badcock’s position in the team, as the dissatisfaction is general among the cricket lovers in the Dominion. The Auckland Association urges the Council to reconsider the matter without delay. Al" •). H. Watts moved that tiie Auckland Association bad no confidence in the Xew Zealand Council, and that steps he taken to have the heaclnnarters moved from Christchurch to Wellington, lie contended that the Council must have considered the question of Radeock prior to the publication of the team. On the suggestion of the chairman. Air F, F. Xalder, Air Watts withdrew bis motion in order to see whether a satisfactory roplv were received regarding Badcock’s position. GRFY. V. WK.3TI.AXD. Mr AY. Barlow lias chosen the billowing team to represent Greymouth against Westland on Sunday nextj Adams. Harlow. Casev. Dewar. Fa-s.i

Knapp. Alclntosh. Nightingale. Bevel! . iiompson and Wnrncs: emergencies Afatthews. Spender. F. Dewar.