CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 12 June 1931, Page 5

CRICKET

NEW ZEALAND TOUR. GLOUCESTER HATCHNOT TWO HOURS I*LAY. (Special to Press Association). (Received this day at 8 a.in.) LONDON, June 11. It is rainin'' and there wui he no play hefore lunch. (Received this day at 9.2 d a.m) GLOUCESTER, June 11. Further rail) delayed the start of the cricket match New Zealand v. dourest) r this morning. The game evintii ally commenced at 2-.15 p.m. on a <soddeai wicket. Rain at lour o clock caused an abandonment of play for th day. New Zealand team omitted Allcotl Kerr and Matheson. Glouncester.—Hammond, Parkes, Dipper, Sintleld, Smith,- Dacre, Goddard, Barnett. Neale, Stephens, Rogers. Hammond won the toss and the County batted, losing 4 wickets for S 3 Although the greasy ball and slippery foothold hampered the bowlers, Croud» and Blunt both struck, form. Sintleld was caught off a bumping ball from Cromb by Lowry at short leg. Dipper was dismissed shortly after by a brilliant catch in the same position off a powerful hook. Lowry just failed to hold an even more difficult ,eatch Off Hammond at mid-off, but Neale went out to a fine catch by Cromb at backwood point, Dacre .(the ex-Auckland player) was received with applause by the New ■’Zealanders. He returned an easy catch Blunt. ■Hammond batted for fifty minutes lor ,six runs. GLOUCESTER, First Innings. ,'DiDDer c Lowry b Cromb 21 S'nfield c Lowry b Cromb 19 Hammond fnot out) b ■Neale c Cromb b Blunt 3 Dacre c and b Blunt 5 Extras 1 Total for 4 wickets 55 iStumpS were then drawn. TEST MATCH CAPTAIN. GLOUCESTER, June Tl.

Jardine has been appointed to captain England in the test, the remainder of the team will be announced on Sunday week.

.Tnrdine has accepted the captaincy of England against the New Zealanders in the test at Lords on June 27tli.

“The Times” cricketing expert says: As a test batsman Jardine’s ability is indisputable, but his claim to the captaincy has yet to be proved. The selection committee lias understood that the time has come to pick a team as young as Australia’s last year. Jardine can be relied on to show what young men can do. He is 81 year 9 of age, and is a very strong batsman on the leg side, with great ■self-control. He was in tho last English team to visit Australia. GENTLEMEN V PLAYRS LONDON, 'June 10. Players, first inn ngs, 193 for 0 (Hobbs 101, Sutcliffe 85) v. Gentlemen. (Rain stopped play.