CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 March 1929, Page 5

CRICKET.

TO-DAY’S PLAY.

Score at 2.30 o’clock, per wireless: Australia 0 wickets for 11 runs.

CRICKET COMMENT.

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). •

LONDON, March 13

The “ Evening Standard ” on the other hand depicts the effects of Segrave’s record upon the test, batsmen, bowlers, and fieldsmen dashing round at break-neck speeds.

Clem Hill cables: “Fairfax has a good defence, but he needs to cultivate more strokes and put ginger into his shots. 1 feel he is going to. remain in the test team. Duckworth’s wicketkeeping was the outstanding feature. 1 have never seen anything liner than bis saves on the leg side.’'

{Received this day at 11.25. a.m.) LONDON, March 14.

' Warner does not despair concerning England’s prospects, stating: “I am afraid of Woodfuli, but although i am not a prophet, 1 shall venture to estimate that England will win by between twenty • thirty rims. The mirth of the ikahurra will re-echo through the eucalyptus and pine if 1 should be wrong.” He adds: “Wall isobviously the howling find of the'Australian season. Indeed England may weii envy Australia her new turn oi cricketers. Leyland a happy op< ning to what be a, great career cncket.” Wool 1 ev says ho critics u|® describe® aa. ex® wk ket ti'itik ®