CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 22 April 1929, Page 6

CRICKET

(Australian Press Association). (Received this day at 8.30. a.m.) SYDNEY, April 22. In Grade Cricket the Sydney competition, Western Suburbs won the premiership with 57 points, Alosman second with 55, »St. Georgo third, (iordon fourth. Marks of Randwiclc topped the hatting averages with an average ol six-tv-one point seventeen in twelve innings.

M.C.C. TEAM

GREAT WELCOME HOME

(Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, April 21

On their return, the members ol the Marylebone cricket team received a tumultuous welcome at Victoria Station resembling the excited reception given the Australians in 1026. Several thousand.-. including some hundreds schoolboys gathered at the expected hour of arrival, but delays on route meant an extra wait of two hours, hy the time the team came in it was necessary to bring up additional ]>olice, including mounted men, and but few were enabled to see the returning heroes. V, arm cheering inside the station notified tiie arrival, and was- taken up outside. Hundreds stampeded hoping to got a glimpse of members of the team as- they passed. Lord Lucan (president of Marylebone) shook hands with everyone with congratulations. Lord Lucan also welcomed White and Toone. Thereafter there were spasmodic scrambles to surround individual heroes.

The greatest demonstration was given to Hammond who was slapped on the shoulders time and again with, “Good old Gloucester.” It is understood that Larwood, when interviewed, said lie would never go to Australia again. He emphatically objects to Australian barracking as uglv. unnecessary and unfair. He considers much of it is deliberately planned. The interviewer asked most of the team what was the finest hatting display of the tour. The unanimous reply came: “Jackson’s innings at Adelaide.” “Our success was due to team work, above everything,” said Hobbs when interviewed by the "Sunday Dispatch. ••} was never associated with a team where every member was more determine! to win. The tour was exhausting.”