CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 9 March 1932, Page 2

CRICKET

ft; TEST MATCHMAKINGS. K * A ■ (By Telegraph — Per Frets Association) ■ —L WELLINGTON, March 7. ; A total of £859 was taken for the t|re© days of the test match —£224 on IJrjday, £485 on Saturday and £l5O to\l SOUTH AFRICANS DEPART. I VISIT BEEN DELIGHTFUL. ?! WELLINGTON, March 8. t The South African cricketers departed from the Dominion this afternoon y in. an interview, the Manager, Mr Ji’H. Tandy, said the New Zealand tisit had been really delightful, and the cricket very sporting. •. 1 There was no doubt but that New Zealanders played the right kind of pricket, but they were lacking a little ih big match cricket, as was South Africa a few years ago, § There was no need for New Ze.alandto be disheartened,. r.At the Christchurch match particularly, the Africans had set a very high standard of performance.He iponsid|r it the best of the whole tour. He was impressed with Vivian as an all founder. Blunt was another who took feis! eye. Badcoek impressed him as filing useful as an all founder, i s '■Mr Tandy said the New Zealanders had been up against very good bowling. Quinn, for instance, whose fig|kres in'Australia never had been a tfue reflection of the merit of his performance. THE “THIRD TEST”. f GILBERT’S "CLAIM FOR INCLUSION.

WESTPORT, March 8. As the seectors for the New Zealand cricketers are fooking for new bowlers for the third Test, it is suggested here that Graham Gilbert of Greymouth. and formerly of Westport,’ could be included with advantage. to' them. Besides being a heady bowler, with a good record, and a sound fiold3W man, Gilbert has lately been hitting' | up centuries - for his Club team. fe As the African cricketers • sailed yes-; ||terday, ahd there was no suggestion; ||of a third Test, the recommendation ||is rather belated. ■ I SHEFFIELD SHIELD. I' ' SOUTH AUSTRALIA COLLAPSE. lii - p. MELBOURNE, March 8. |f' In the Sheffield Shield match, Vic«toria in the first'innings concluded with 428 (Oakley 115).- Bowling Wall jfjftook four for 88 and Grimmet three jgpoh'd inning# scored 88. Victoria won , |;by an innings and 88 runs., • || The Victoria bowling averages jsiwere Fleetwood-Smith four wickets I 6 for 19, and Alexander three for 22. ii < THE BALL. *,■ <4 Mr H. Tandy told a good cricket kfstory at the Concert Chamber on Satevening. The manager of the iSgouth African team said he was watching Wilfred Rhodes teaching a promising young colt to bat on one occasion. |3The' young fellow was not making the fftorrect foot movements, yet was managing to lift Rhodes to the boundary •f.with nearly every stroke. After rewjnonstrating with him, a little nettled Wat the manner in which the young llellow was pasting him, Rhodes bowled iviuiother ball which the colt lifted out lii-pf the ground. “Where’s t’ footP” Jfiasked Rhodes, exasperated. “Never Ifmind where’s t’ foot,” said the lad; t’ ball ” In this case the Mjoy, though perhaps wrong in his foot was gifted with a won•"derful eye and good wrists.

“NO CRICKETER!” “When we were in Melbourne,” said r -- Mr H. W. Taylor, the veteran batsman of the South African eleven, ‘‘we were always pestered on leaving the ground by a lot of boys with auto- ’ graph books who wanted us to sign them. When tho number rose to Borne thirty or forty it became rather a nuisance to oblige these youngsters. One of our chaps, Mitchell, set out to dodge them by going out by another gate, and when a boy accosted him for his autograph Mitchell said, “I’m no cricketer.” “1 know that,” said the boy, ‘‘but please sign your autograph.” _____