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Hokitika Guardian, 30 June 1932, Page 3

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M.C.C. TOTJR. JAR DINE APPOINTED CAP/AIN. LONDON, June 28. The News-Chronicle says: The Selection Committee specially met and appointed Jnrdine as captain of the team for Australia. NEW ZEALAND PROGRAMME. CHRISTCHURCH, June 28. , Arrangements have been completed whereby the M.C.C. team, which i s to tour Austra’ia next season, will visit New Zealand in the course of the return voyage to England. The fiuggesfced itinerary, which is being considered by the Management Committee of the New Zealland Cricket CouncT, will provide for matches in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland, there being one match in each centre. Two of the matches will probably he against New Zealand teams. The M.C.C. team, will leave Byd’’ey for New Zealand on March 16 next, and will leave Auckland for England on April 5. The Mary’ ebon® Club will be guaranteed the expenses of the tour, and, after these expenses have been paid, any sin plus will he divided equally between the M.C.C. and tlm New Zealand Cricket Council. The New Zealand tour will cause the team to arrive in England late for the county cricket matches. The consent of the counties had to he obtained for the absence of the players. Every county interested agreed to the extension of the tour.

INDIAN TEAM’S VISTT. CHRISTCHURCH, June 28

A tour of New Zealand hv an Indian cricket team, under the charge of Maharaja Dhiraj, of Patiala, is possible during the 1933-34 season. The Maharaja of Patiala is Vice-Patron of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

Information concerning the suggested tour came before the meeting of tlm Management Committee of the Now Zealand Cricket Council to-night in the form of two letters from Mr F. A. Tarrant, who is now coach to the Indian team, plaving in England. The nrnnosnl, made on heha’f of C e Mahar'jn i« that he shall bring his private or'eket team to New Zealand in 1933. arriving in flic Dominion in December, tn_ play from eight to twelve matches. His Highness wants no guarantee, lmt suggests the same division of the gate money as other touring sidps receive. The team would include Bubiepsinhji. the Nnwab of Pataudi, and the pi r '- of the Indian team touring England this year. It would also phiy the usual matches in Australia. Tt would he, a reallv good side, composed entirely nf amateurs, with the addition of L. N. Constantine. tTie Wopt-Indies place- . .Xlic—reply-of the Cricket Council, itwas reported, had been that such a team would ho very welcome, hut a” invitation would depend on the result of negotiations that already are in train for the visit to another side to tour New Zealand in the same season. Tf that did not eventuate, the New Zealand Council would he glad to invite the Maharaja’s team.

COUNTY CHAMPTOXSHTP. LONDON. June 28.

County results: Surrey, fust 9 for 466 declared (Barling 171. Squires 131'. Second 4 for 292 declared (Barling 98. Squ ms--102). Oxford, first. 487 'Chalk 130. Hone 108). 'Second 4 for 105. Drawn. Leicester, first, 231. Second 280 (Barry 97). Essex, first, 276 (Eastman 122). Second 3 for 237. Eiesex won by seven wickets.

Middlesex, first, 340 (Hendren 126). Second 5 for 196 (Holme not out 114). Yorkshire, first. 7 for 481 declared. ('Leyland 189. Barber 162). Yorkshire won in the first innings. Hamnebire first. 6 fro 478 declared (Arnold 227''. Second 3 for 161. Glamorgan first. 384 (D. Davies 106). Hampshire won on the first inning*.

Somerset, first. 228. Second, 296 (Case 112). Northants, first, 230.

Second, 7 for 296 (BakevGl 118). Northants won by three wickets. Notts, first, 244 (Pope 5 for 64). Second 200 (Keeton 118). Derby, first. 266 (Richardson 90). Second 3 for 181. Derby won by seven wickets . Lancashire, first, 219 (Freeman 5 for 88). Second 122 (Freeman 8 for 66). Kent, first, 366. Kent won by an innings and twenty-five. -/Gloucester, first, 201. Second 267 (Neale 82). Worcester, first, 367 (Quaife 84). Second 0 for 92. Worcester won bv ten wickets.

Warwick, first. 262 (J. L'-mgridge 6 for 37). Second ‘229 (Wensley 6 fo> 73). Sussex, first, 7 for oil declared. (Bowley 162, Cfiok 160. Sussex won by an innings and twenty.

Leveson-Gower’s Eleven, fhvst. 216 (Dawson 78). Second 282. Cambridge, first, 7 for 411 de-lared ("Human ”ot out 168). Second 4 .for 90. Cambridge won by six wickets.