CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 January 1928, Page 1

CRICKET.

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) CRICKET TOUR EXPENSES. MELBOURNE, Dec. 31. There is a possibility that some of the cricketers selected *o tour New Zealand will not he able to make the trip owing to the fact that the allowances are very small. Players are to be recouped for all travelling expenses and will be allowed ten shillings daily by the New Zealand cricket authorities. A further five shillings daily will he contributed by the Board of Control. Thus the players receive fifteen shillings for incidentals and nothing for the loss of time. In the ease of several players, this matter is of considerable moment as some players are considering if they can afford to make the trip. Tt is suggested that some effort he made to secure a revision of the terms hut the Secretary of Board of Control says as far as tho Board is concerned the terms arc final.

CRICKET TEAM ALANAGER. SYDNEY, Jan. 3. AA r . Ball, one of the New South Wales representatives of the Board of Control was appointed manager of the cricket team visiting New Zealand. AUCKLAND V. OTAGO. AUCKLAND, Dec. 31. The Plunket Shield match, Auckland v. Otago, opened on Saturday in fine weather and on a good wicket. It was a clay of slow scoring. Otago hatting first, was dismissed for 197 runs, Eastman and AfcATulhin batting well; and Auckland replied with 137 for five wickets, Bowley being 81 not out when stumps were drawn for tho day. The following are the scores:— OTAGO —First Innings.

A. Knight, e Bowley, b Matheson o AY. Yorrath, b Williams 7 .T. McMullan, c Alathcson, b Player 51 Cavanagli, c Matheson, b Garrard 21 L. O. Eastman, c Matheson, b Anthony 53 R. Cherry, c Rowntree, b Afatlie-

son 22 A. AY. Aloo, b Alathcson 3 Elmos, b Dacre 14 J. AY. Douglas, (not out) 3 Torrance, e Anthony, b Dacre ... 4 Extras 4 Total • ... 197 Bowling analysis—Matheson took 3 wickets for 24 runs, Dac-re 2 for 4, leaver 2 for 0(3. Anthony 1 for 12, AA’illiatns 1 for 41, 'Garrard 1 for 34, Bowley 0 for 12. AUCKLAND—First Tunings. E. 11. Bowley, (not out) 81 ■T. E. Afills, l.h.w. 1) Torrance ... 2 A. Anthony, b Eastman 13 I. A\ T . Cooper, b Douglas 18 D. R. Garrard, o Elines. b Douglas 8 C. C. Dacre, c Gnllard, b Torranee 0 A. S. Player, (not out) 12 Extras 3 Total, for 5 wickets 137 SHEFFIELD SHIELD. PONSFORD 330. AIELBOURNE. Jan. I. The weather was fine and the wicket good. I’onsford laid on the wood freely, playing delightful cricket. He batted for 338 minutes, practically elm tireless, and hit 33 fours. He has

made the highest individual score in the muf eli between Victoria and South Australia, and his fourth score of more than three hundred, heating the record of AY. G. Grace, -who obtained three such scores, l’onsford has now completed an aggregate of more than one thousand runs for three successive matches, and an aggregate of 11 d(> in one of the season’s Sheffield

games. Smith Austral if i opened carefully.' and Harris was scoring freely, when falling light ended play for the day. Details are as follows: Victoria, first innings, 637—Ponsford 336. Scaife 33, Blackie (not out) 28. Bowling analysis: AA'all 3 for 82, Oriimnett 5 for 170. South Australia. Harris (not out) 60.

N.S.AV. V. QUEENSLAND. SYDNEY, Jan. 1. The Shieffild Shield match. New South "Wales v. Queensland, commenced yesterday. The home side hatted first, and when stumps were drawn had five wickets down for 430—Gregory 03, Andrews 11. Kippnx (not out) 170. Morgan (not out) 04. The weather was fine and hot. and the- wicket good. The early batsmen played slowly. but when Gregory went to tile wicket be altered the aspect of the game, and playing a characteristic ininnings, scored at a fast rate. Kippnx played a flawless game and, partnered with Morgan, took advantage of weakly placed fieldsmen, both batsmen time after time driving tbrougTi the covers and past the mid-on to the boundary. The bowling throughout was weak and lacked variety.

M.O.C. V. SOUTH AFRICA. CAPETOWN, Dec. 31. Mnrylebone commenced their match against South Africa on the Newlnnds ground. South Africa won the toss, and sent England in and dismissed the side for 133. A record crowd of ten thousand were present. The weather was fine. The South African skipper sent England to bat, as the wicket was liable to be tricky for the first hour. Bissett made an impressive comeback in representative cricket. He has been off form since bis return from England In 1924. He bowled fairly fast and kept a. good length throughout. Details are as follows : ENGLAND—First Innings. Holmes, b Bissett 9 Sutcliffe, e Nupen, li Bissett ... 29 Tyldesley, b Bissett 0 Hammond, l.b.w. b Morkol 43

Stevens, c Cameron, b Bissett ... ■ 9 AVya-tt, J.b.w. b Bissett ... 2 A still, l.b.w. b Vincent 25 Stanyforth, b Vincent -1 Geary, l.b.w. b ATncent 0 Peebles, (not out) 2 Freeman, st. Cameron, b A T in cent 7 Extras li (Total ... 133 Bowling analysis: Bissett- o for 37, Morkel 1 for 20, Vincent 4 for 22, Nupen 0 for 10, Promnitz 0 for 33. ('Hie total cabled does not agree with the individual scores and analysis. SOUTH AFRICA—First Innings. Taylor, hit wkt, b Freeman ... 68 Cotnmaile, l.b.w. b Freeman ... 13 Cameron, c Geary, b Stevens ... 19 Catterall, _b Hammond ... ... .... Morkel, (net out) ... ... 17 Extraaf.• - -• i -, 2 Total for 4 wickets ... 128 : GRICICET.MEMORIES*.’. .. / _f(Received this-day at 9.30 a.m). ’ LONDON. Jan.' 2. Lgrci Harris in reply to an Austra- — - y- -e-7-*

lian invitation says lie freshly remembers the pleasant times in 1878. Newspaper comment states this furnishes a quaint contrast with Lord Harris’s experience in his first and last tour; when lie was hit over the head with a stick by an over enthusiastic New South Wales barracker at Sydney cricket ground, the single test match having been played at Melbourne where Spofforth won the title “Demon Bowler.” obtaining thirteen wickets for 110. Harris’s team met New South AA’ales at Sydney. Murdoch in the corn! innings was given run out by the umpire, Coultlmrd. The crowd took great exception to this, and called out “change umpires,” “send them hack to England,” throw them out.” Then the crowd crushed the field and one indignant Sydneyite hit Harris on the head with a walking stick, whereupon one of the players picked up the assaulter carried him to the railings and dumped him over. Subsequently in Sydney j>olice court two men were fined. Is this the real reason Harris is too busy to visit Australia again?