CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1927, Page 1

CRICKET.

[by TELEGItAFII FEU PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

AUSTRALIA BEATS REST, i SYDNEY. Fob. 22

'l’lie Rest of Australia in the second innings made 344. Morgan scored 73. Jackson 32. O’Connor 101, and Smith 25. Tn the howling, Mailcy took (j for 99, and Everett 2 for 76.

Australia in the second innings made 1 ] 7 for 3—Ryder (not out) 00, Woodail (not out) 29. In the bowling McXamee took 3 for 46. Australia won liv 6 wickets. To-day’s play wtts again spoiled by showery weatlior, mid the last of the Rest of Australia, wickets fell quickly, till O’Connor and Smith made a stand and put on 97 for the eighth wicket. O’Connor hatted brilliantly for his century. The attendance was three thousand.. MACARTNEY BENEFIT. SYDNEY, Feb. 23. The receipt for the Macartney benefit match totalled £2630 sterling. Private subscriptions hitherto amount to £4OO sterling. BECOMI NG G OLFEJIS. SYDNEY, February 22. The cricketers. Macartney, Jack Gregory, a'rnl Oldfield have become golfers. The "Herald ’ says there is a strong likelihood of the two former forsaking the cricket arena for the links. ENGLISH CHANGES. LONDON. Fob. 21. A meeting of the Advisory County Cricket Committee at Lords decided to recommend to the Marylebono Club the following system of points in County Championship matches: Eight for a win in a completed match; should a match be uncompleted. .5 points to the side leading on the first innings, and 3 to the opponents: in the event of a tie or no result on the first innings, 4 to tie given to each side, provided in the second case that' not less than six hours’ actual play have taken place, when less than six hours’ play have taken place, the match will not count for the championship: provided no result is obtained by this method, the scoring is to he by percentage, as previously.

The Counties agreed to a smaller ball.

Lord Harris mentioned the question of the eight-ball over for the tests in Australia. He said that a request from England, South Africa and the West Indies that it should be altered to six halls was strongly supported by leading Australian players. Meanwhile the Board of Control had adjourned the question till the next meeting in March.