CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 20 September 1928, Page 3

CRICKET

CRICKET TEAM VISIT. Australian Press Assn.—United Service CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 20.. “We can’t always have visits from Australian teams, however much we might like to have them,” said Mr J ,F. Peake (Secretary of the New Zealand Cricket Assn.) this morning in commenting on the attitude of Wairarapa Assn, towards the proposed visit of the English team to the Dominion in 1929-30. Mr Peake said New Zealand was in honour hound to bring an English team to the Dominion as a return for the Now Zealand team’s tour of England. Mr Arthur Sims was acting on behalf of the Cricket Council, in London. Of the twenty-three associations in the Dominion, a great majority had replied to the Council that they wore favourable to the tour. Only and Manawatu Associations having raised ah objection. The Council was going to have some say in the personnel of the team and the Associations could feel assured that it would consist of first-class players, who would ho a good draw. English players now in the Dominion, would probably he wanted for inclusion in the New Zealand team.

THE ENGLISH TEAM. LONDON, Sept. 20. The “ Morning Post ” in an editorial on the cricketers for the Australian tour, says: “They have enjoyed a summer of brilliant sunshine, an excellent preparation for crickot in the vivid nil, ana sub-tropical heat of Australia. Unless we are sadly mistaken or misled by the season of over easy scoring, no stronger batting side has ever left Britain, and both the bowling and fielding should ho as good as any. They are necessarily experimental. The Eleven which will represent Australia, despite 11a, Australian criticism, which already is beginning. Wo hope and believe the ashes will.remain in our possession.