CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 5 September 1929, Page 5

CRICKET

A CRICKET INCIDENT. (United Frees Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). ' ' ''LONDON, Sept. 4. The Yorkshirq43ussex incident has produced ,a controversy in the “Daily News”. declaring, it utter rubbish to condemn Yorkshire lacking sportsmanship. lif tiie batsmen realised the handicap' of a new (ball they can .I.® congratulated on the presence of mind in' the crisis, but it. is more likely both ' are conscious runs are valueless when only, ten' minutes re- , a mined and a draw is desirable. Yorkshire has riot offended against the spirit' of cricjset when following Lord Hawke’s .former' if you cannot win the game why:Hose it. ; • . ; LONDON, Sept. 4. At Scarborough,. Thornton’s .Eleven in a match against South ‘ Africa in •/ the first- • innipgs, .made3Bß . (Hobbs 151, completing two thousand runs, for the season, Hendreri 114). McMillan 6 for 106. ' TATE'S STRATEGY. DEFEATS YORKSHIRE. ( LONDON, Sept. 4. A curious episbde resulted in Sussex defeating Yorkshire. When their side, was li/6: for 8 wickets,\ with only tori .minutes to iplay, the Yorkshire batsmen refused to run, not desiring to give Tate the chance to use a new bull, which he would bp permitted to do when two hundred runs had been scored. Tate, however, promptly bowled four byes (making the' score 202). Then, .with his Becond delivery of,the new ball he bowled Dennis, and got Bowes l.b. w. when. there was still five minutes left., , \