CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 7 May 1929, Page 3

CRICKET

SOUTH AFRICANS DRAW WITH WORCESTERSHIRE. ‘ United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) LONDON, May 3. • Cricket matches resulted:— Worcestershire made 284 ■ (Fox 88. Quinn six for 75) in reply to South Africa’s 444 for eight. Worcestershire followed on and made 262 for seven (Fox 58. Wright 50. Tarbox 50 not out). The match was drawn. At Lord’s, Marylebone made 227 (Shepherd five for 35) and 216 (Crawley 71. Shepherd four for 55). Surrey made 245 (Sandham 95, J"PP h ve f° r 64), and 142 (Jupp five for 63, Pickthall four for 30). Marylebone won by 56 runs. At Cambridge, Yorkshire made 420 (Oldroyd Til, Mitchell 85, and Barber 74, Blundell six for 99).. Cambridge University made • 211 and followed on. making 425 for seven (Block 90, Grant 88, Turnbull 167 not out). The match was drawn. At Nottingham, in a friendly match. Nottinghamshire made 238 (Wh.vsall 111 not out, Nicholls five for 61), and 250 for eight, declared (Walker 101). Essex made 183 (Larwood four for 27), and 213 (Nicholls 83). Nottingham wen. NEW PRESIDENT OF M.C.C. RUGBY, May 3. Field-Marshal Lord (Pi inner was yesterday elected president of the Marylebone .Cricket> Club. Lord Plumer has been a member for many years, and has taken a very keen interest in cricket, both from the executive und the sporting viewpoint. NEXT AUSTRALIAN TOUR.' SYDNEY, May 5. The Australian Board of Cricket control decided that the Australian team to take part in the 1930 tour of England should consist of fifteen men, with a manager and treasurer. The allowance for each man will be £6OO. Each player will- be required to enter into a covenant not to return to England to tplay cricket for at least two years after the 1930 tour. The board resolved to grant an additional £lO to each player in the recent test matches in Australia, owing to their inordinate length.