DOMINION CRICKET HAS IMPROVED

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 302, 13 March 1928, Page 12

DOMINION CRICKET HAS IMPROVED

AUSTRLIAN CAPTAIN GIVES IMPRESSIONS OF VISITORS* TOUR : That there has been a big im- , provement in the standard of New Zealand cricket in the past six or seven years was the opinion expressed to a SUN man last ; night by Mr. V. V. Richardson, the captain of the Australian team which is touring the Dominion. J THINK it is largely due to the interchange of visits with other countries,” remarked Mr. Richardson. ‘‘Dickinson bowled exceptionally well against us at Dunedin. As he got wickets, the better lie bowled. Badc-ock is a fine all-rounder.” THE FIRST TEST The Australians left last evening for New Plymouth. After playing “Cricket will always reach a certain stage in its development where it requires experience against other countries to supply the finishing touches. It lias been very noticeable to us that the players who visited Australia a year or two ago and who went Home last year are more polished cricketers in every way. HAMILTON A COMING MAN “Dempster is in tlie first flight of batsmen playing to-day, and we were particularly impressed with Hamilton, the young Christchurch player. He has all the strokes, and Is going to be one of your best. Blunt, too, is a fine cricketer. Taranaki, Wanganui and Poverty Bay, they will arrive back in Auckland after visiting Rotorua, on Friday, March 25, in readiness for the first Test against New Zealand on March 24, 26 and 27. Mr. N. C. Snedden, who is one of the New Zealand selectors, will leave for the South this evening to confer with his fellow-selectors. SUBURBAN CRICKET MEETING OF EXECUTIVE AN APPEAL UPHELD At a meeting of the Management Committee of the Auckland Suburban Cricket Association held last evening, the position of a team being requested to fellow on was the subject of an appeal from the Epsom Baptists' junior club. According to a delegate, the Epsom Baptists sent Bllerslie into bat again by the mutual agreement of both captains. Ellerslie was beaten by an innings. Two weeks later the Junior Advisory Cimmittee ordered the match to be replayed, after the respective clubs’ delegates had put forward the suggestion. Mr. Dickson said that the laws of the game had to be upheld, and the agreement of the two captains must be respected. On account of the protest rule not being complied with, the Junior "Board was out of order in dealing with the case. It was decided to uphold the appeal. A letter was received from the Auckland branch of the Olympic Council asking for an affiliation fee. The chairman said it was the duty of every sports organisation to assist New Zealand in being represented at the Olympiad. It was decided to ask the Olympic Council for further information. It was decided to send the best team available to play a match against representatives of the Rodney Cricket Association at a date to be arranged by the secretary. SCHOOL CRICKET RESULTS OF MATCHES Following are the results of cricket matches played between public schools: Seniors.—Kowhai C, 44 (Wade 11 not out), beat Richmond West, 16; Kowhai A, 63 (Burton 23 retired, Solomon 14 retired), beat Newton West, 37; Grafton, 36, and 21 for four wickets, beat Royal Oak, 22 and 22; Newmarket, 101 (Buckley 13, Crowhurst 20, Anderson 14, Tapp 16, Garlick 16), beat Grafton, 37; Parnell, 38 for two wickets (Thompson 15 not out, Davis 12 not out), beat Mount Roskill, 30; Newton Central, 77 for nine wickets (Tattersall 35, Beguely 22), beat Royal Oak, 65 (Hetherington 33); Newmarket, 22 and 54 for two wickets (Crowhurst 45 not out), beat Pioyal Oak, 25 and 14; Crowhurst took 15 wickets; Parnell, 60 (Thompson 34), beat Newton Central, 23; Grafton, 65, beat Mount Roskill, 41; Grey Lynn, 97 for seven wickets (Webster 36, McKenty 39), beat Richmond West, 89 (Kinnaird 31, Nicholls 20); Belmont, 43 (Adams 15 not out, McLeod, 13), beat Napier Street, 40 (Ryan 13); Bayfield, 31 and 79 for five wickets (Denny 41 not out, Swinton 23 and 19, Emanuel 10), beat Beresford not out), beat Avondale, 38; New Lynn, 52 (Westlake 15), beat Point Chevalier, 21; Gladstone, 72 (Amos 21, Homan 16), beat Point Chevalier, 50 (McVeigh 13 not out). Juniors.—Grafton, 60 (Cleal 20), beat Newton Central, 38 (Nesbit 15); Normal, 46 (Hall 12), beat Epsom, 40 (Brindle 21); Cornwall Park. 51 (Robinson 13 retired, Fowler 12 retired), beat Meadowbank, 11; Richmond West, 28, beat Newton West, 16; Richmond Road, 103, beat Newton West, 13 and 43, by an innings and 47 runs; Grey Lynn, 56, beat Richmond Road, 38; Belmont, 50 (Coleman 11, Dixon 17), heat Birkenhead, 23 (Burleigh 14); Bayfield. 35 (Gray 16), beat Ponsonby, ;;o (Sugden 13). HAURAKI PLAINS CRICKET COMPETITION PLAY-OFF (From Our Own Correspondent) NGATEA, Monday. The first innings of the Hauraki Plains Cricket Association inter-ciuL competition play-off, rendered necessary by the Waitakaruru and T.aua teams securing an equal number cf championship points, was played at Turua on Saturday. The visiting team secured a big lead, getting 106 runs after dismissing the Turua eleven for 34. The second innings will be played at Waitakaruru. The best scores for Turua were: A. H. Sutton 9 and Hill 9; and for Waitakaruru R. Walsh 4G and E. Duffin 30. Five of the Waitakaruru team were dismissed for nothing. Bowling for Waitakaruru, R. Walsh 2-0, F. Doriagliy 1-1, E. Duffin .3-15 and C. Stretton 3-10; and for Turua, M. Madgwick 2-9. R. D. Macklow 3-27. 1