M.C.C. CRICKET’ TOUR.

Shannon News, 23 February 1923, Page 4

M.C.C. CRICKET’ TOUR.

-VISIT OF AUSTRALIANS "NEXT SEASON. FOB EARLY CONSIDERATION. GHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. - On fbein^useen-by a-reporter reMr MacLare.n’s statement in' Sydney . that the M.C.O. tour in New. Zealand had resulted* in a financial loss, the-chairman of the .New- Zea\ land Cricket Council, -Mr J. S. tßarrett, gave details regarding ..the financial arrangements which had- been 'entered-’: into , between ; the Council and', the Marylebone Club. The -New .Zealand Council was to take . all profits,* and . pay all hotel, travelling and lauridry expenses and - stand half the loss re,- J garding the matches played "in Australia. The New Zealand Council re- * ceived 75 per cent; of.the net takings .‘‘Balance-sheets’' from\all ‘over New Zealand have, not yet_.cbme to hand/’ said Mr Barrett, “and until- we get them and also the Australian returns iwe cannot say whether ’■ the tour will be a financial success , or. otherwise; The M.C.C, ought -to a pretty good draw in .their return matches, in Australia." - . 1 ' \ - In discussing .the possibility* of future visits from overseas, teams,-. .Mr Barrett- said the (Jouncil had yet to .conider a letter from the Australian, Board of Control regarding visit of a team to New Zealand'An, 1923. 1924, such team to'contain five or six leading players and the balance-to be made up of younger,men. The matter will probably be placed before the quarterly meeting of 'delegates next , week. ■',■■■ OUR CANDID CRITIC, ( MQRE REMARKS ON NEW ZEALAND’S GAME. feYDNEY, .February 22. MacLaren, in a; j further interview, said that the New Zealand batsmen were better than the, bowlers. ■ Tha latter had no idea .of what was required of them in a,tight corner. The fielding was very weak. Fielders did not anticipate, the stroke, but waited for the ball to come to them.f He thought that frequefrt visits New Zealand and Australia would produce better results. ;» Gregory announced that he will not play against the Englishmen. SHEFFIELD SHIELD. WIN BY N.S.W. ON POINTS SYDNEY Feb. 22. New South Wales wins the*Sheffield Shield for 1922-23 on averages,. having scored 43.78 runs per wicket.’ Victoria sepred * 30.6, and; South Australia 24.8. v * j FIFTH AND. FINAL TEST. SOUTH AFRICA’S UPHILL FIGHT.'

.CAPETOWN, Feb. 21. The final Test , match between Marylebone and South Africa was continued, thiSj morning. Play was sadly interrupted by rain. The weather continues dull, and the temperature is low. Nourse lost his wicket through. over-carefulness, but Francois batted , pluckily until he was beaten-by the . pace of a,ball. Blanckenberg showed a bold front. Taylor, having , six spells, gave a brilliant display.; The fielding..was good though the bowling was handicapped after the adjourn-; ment through the slippery ball. Rain finally stopped play at 5.15 p.m., w;hen stumps were , drawn, South Africa having lost seven wickets for 203 runs. 1 >. •Following are the scores:—SOUTlfc AFRICA. ' . ’ First Innings .... .j. 1?9 Second Innings. Catterall c Maeauley, bGilligan.. 22 -Meintjes, Ibw, b Kennedy .:... . 23 Ward, b Maeauley ............ - Nourse, c Brown, b Kennedy .. 25 Taylor, not out, ..... 7ft Francois, b Galligan 18 Snooke, lbw, b Kennedy 1 . fTapscott, b Maeauley 6 Blanckenberg not out -. 9 Extras ..'. . . 15 - Total for seven wickets . . 203 MAKYLEBONE, ' First .Innings, ; . . ... '2Bl Second, Innfngs ....... .;..... . >241 Total m 622 LThe South Africans, with three ■wickebi- to. go, require 141 runs to win. Of the five Test matches the English-, men have won one., tlie South Afri- . cans one, and two have been drawn.> The present game is being played to a finish.]