CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 April 1927, Page 3

CRICKET.

N.Z. < i; ICKETKR.S ARRIVE. [Australian A N.Z. Cablo Association.] '.Received this day at 9.0 a.m.) LONDON, April 29. “Me are a happy family party and ail are pulling together.” said .Mr Lowry, interviewed on landing in glorious sunshine at Southampton. |fe added: “I lie tour is largely an experiment. There is much to be learned and perhaps unlearned, because Dominion cricket is in a comparative infancy. \\ by for ten years cricket there is only equal to one English season, owing to time and light limitations. but the game is forging ahead."

LONDON. April 29

Lowry referred appreciatively to the benefit from visits of MacLaroii's and Australian teams. “Our team is the best we could get together. It has the advantage of youth. 1 don't think they will be bothered by the pace of the wickets because ours are natural grass like yours, unlike the Australian prepared Hulli soil. I ianev our batting will lie bright and we have a useful attack, using both beads and fingers, but we all want to learn against the Counties. We are not Hying as high as tests but that may come later.” The teame are all bronzed and very fit. A few had influenza crossing America, but dock games crossing the .Atlantic restored them to perfect nick. Douglas Hay says the New Zealanders are a fine party of keen sportsmen, all happy because they have no worry about the finances of the four. The team changed plans and came direct to Loudon, instead of spending the week end at Southampton. They have taken up quarters at Berners Hotel.