CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 11 March 1931, Page 6

CRICKET

WEST INDIES TEAM. (By Teleyrayh —Per Press Association) WELLINGTON. March 10 "Wo were rattier disappointed with our hatting when up against the spin bowlers; indeed, we felt very unhappy against them," remarked Mr J. E. Schenk, Ass is lam Manager of the West Indies Cricket Team, wen speaking of the loam’s experiences on its lirst tour off Australia. The team arrived from .Sydney today. .Mr Scheldt explained that the team had at lirst found ('. \ . Grintmetl verv difficult, but later on they

became more confident in lacing him. All recognised that lie was a lirst-eiass bowler. Ironmonger, too, bad been very difficult, especially on the Melbourne ground, where tlm wicKet was very tricky, Tim Sydney ground did not have tin; same terror.' lor the team, as was shown by their performance in the last match ol the tour till' li' tl. test. "But for '.pin howlers, I think we would have done, exceptionally well, ’ said the visitor: "and it was shown at the end of the tout that we were a much-improved batting side. Y\ e were disappointed to some extent with the pit.cites, w liicli were riot fast its we Lad been led to expect. We found tlm Sydney wicket to be last. The wickets ill the West: Indies, however, are considerably faster Hum those in Australia.”

j The West Indies team were the I guests ut the Wellington Cricket Asi sociation to-day, and were taken lor { a mot or dm e. M.C.C. DELAY. IN APPOINTING SELECTORS. LONDON. March 'lff. ! The (Ticket, Board of Control by eight votes to four, has postponed the appointment of a Selection Committee for tlm New Zealand lest, match till June, Imi has decided that the committee. when appointed, shall act for two years, and select th,, Rest of England team for the match against the champion county. WICK El' DRYING .MACHINE. LONDON. March 9. Cricket authorities arc interested in a wicket-drying machine, which has been tried out til the Lord ground. The machine consists of a large box-' like arrangement w ith a powerful elec-j trie fan. which is run over the pitch j on a small truck. The experiments | math' thus far show a remarkable evaporation of dampness N.Z. TEAM FOR ENGLAND. CORK lIURCH. March 10 In the course of a statement regarding the appointments for the New Zealand train's Englidi four, the N.Z. Cricket Council says: "The Committee has considered the necessity ol keeping the cost of the tour as low as pos- j sible. and is satisfied that the fir- ' rangenmnts will enable the tour to go j through without loss of efficiency. Tlm j selectors made a recommendation that j a Fifteenth man he taken, but the Committee decided to limit the team to fourteen men.

MATCH DRAWN. CAPETOWN. March in. Marylehone in the second innings made (I for 335 declared (Turnbull made a hriirht and chitncelcss 139. including nineteen fours. Levinnd ami Hendi'eu fift.v each). St.uke took 3 for 58. Western Province in the second innings have lost 2 for 111 (Martin fil'tyfiv*. Com! not out. seventy-seven). The match was drawn.