THE CRICKET CRITIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 599, 27 February 1929, Page 13

THE CRICKET CRITIC

„M UP’ America . \mer»c an magazine, referring to I A? ' javs: "Its rhythm, the pace at | "Scßni'aze* are reached, and which | disaPP ea, j ‘ s slower than any- j •S*> jjeept the growth and decay of : It would have, done that i “w *ood to have been at Adelaide I closing stages of the fourth 5 ®to ha ve felt the pulse of the great there as- England claimed her } - “ victory of Id runs, jsr ... ini „, the "Immortals" when D° n Bradman had done with i Victorian bowlers in the recent I afield match at Sydney his 340 not .. brought his total of runs for the I ■' class season to 1.207. Only eight 1 r yl, have done the trick: Arming. Ponsford. Trumper, Jim Macpardsley. Hill, Xohle and Kiprhc record for a season in Ausiir. i* 1,- 46 ' by vlctor Trumper in 10-11. Ciwarda for Y.M.C.A, Men ten Elliott’s tine, score of 136 for yjC A. against Parnell on Saturday S a just reward for a season of con*J?pncv at the batting crease. liis things M> far have been 32, 40. 29. 19, -10 17. 90. 0. 32. and 156. Don Mil- ' & i’ so had reason to be pleased with breezy 33 not out. as he has scored | f ew runs this season. T-ibute to White There is «° more popular cricketer I the game than the English viceintain, says a Sydney exchange. He , quiet, solid, genial personality, a wonderful fighter on the field, and a very modest one off it. His success in .» tests shows that there is an exaction to every rule. In this country v er e has been a, rule that a left-hand .ewler of the slow to medium variety is very eas>\ . . TIM New Lord Tennyson The Hon. Lionel H. Tennyson, who succeeded to the

title recently on the death of his father, is captain of Hampshire. He was born on November 7, 1889, and has played for Eton. In the county competition last season he finished up with a batting average pf 27.22 in 42 innings. He scored a total of 1,089 runs, with

Jl7 as his highest score. * * * Cricket at Papatoetoe The final match of the first round, in the senior B game, commenced in glorious weather at Papatoetoe on Saturday. Shore A was fortunate in winning the toss, and scoring opened sensationally with a four by Goldsworthy oft the first ball. The same batsman continued in aggressive style, hitting three sixes and two fours in Kerr’s first two overs. Ho eventually scored s 7 in less than three-quarters of an hour, before being caught at square >g. Buisscn and Archer then carried in the good work. playing correct cricket, though not so breezy as Goldsworthy. Buisson carried on, being the last man out, for 73. The innings total was 260. a praiseworthy effort, and one which will tax Papatoetoe to the utmost.

Burnside bowled 22 overs and took four wickets for 62 runs. P. Swaffield took thf last three wickets for 20 runs. Leighton, the Papatoetoe wicketkeeper, did good work, allowing only four byes, and talcing four excellent etches behind. Papatoetoe opened its innings with ten rr inutes to go. and at slumps had scored 14 runs for no wickets.

Many Overseas Tours When the Englishmen finish their four in Australia next month they will return to England to find the Boutli Africans preparing to meet them in a series of tests. Another tour now under way is that ox an M.C.C. team to the West Indies. Next year the Australians are to go to England, and there Is a so a likelihood of an Enghst team being in New Zealand. Advice has been received that the West Indies are desirous of sending a team to Australia and New Zealand in the f 930-31 season, and then a year later there is likely to be a tour to Australia hy a South African team. It will be New Zealand's turn to send a team to England in 1931. Matters with regard to overseas tours are to be discussed at an Imperial conference in England °n May 14, and it is to be hoped that New Zealand will be represented at tnis important meeting.

Records The total of 4.174 balls delivered in the Adelaide match is exceeded only by the 4,209 delivered in tjie Melbourne ffAtch. Prior to this season the re*s* wag 3.757 at Melbourne in 1924-25. Seventy-five centuries have now been for England in the tests, and 73 tor Australia. For the second time this season all 'our innings in a test match have ex'•eeded 300 runs. Prior to this season , 'was only one such feat —at Adelaide in 1920-21. when Australia scored Ja4 and 5S.\ and England 447 and 370.

Auckland Wins Shield Below are the final averages of the Wjjrinees in the Plunket Shield competition this season. Auckland is well e ad. and therefore, according to the -terpretation of the rules by the ehairian of the New Zealand Cricket '-ouncil reecntlv, must win the trophy.

“No Pen Could Describe It’* The following eulogy of the historic fourth test is from an Australian exchange:— “It was great, wonderful, and no pen could possibly explain the brilliancy of thw game.” Blunt in Form Again The line double century in the OtasoCanterbury match

* iiyitruury matcu this week marks the return to form of Roger Blunt, who has had a somewhat lean season. This innings earned him the distinction of scoring over 2,000 runs in Plunket Shield games. The only other batsman who has so far done this is J. S. Hiddleston, of Wellington.

Public Interest Retained "The public, the critics, the cranks, may all rant about the long-drawn-out Test matches. The players themselves may not care for them. But the fact remains that the two marathons fought out in Melbourne and Adelaide were followed closely by the public, not alone of those cities, but of every *wt. of the country and of England, if the cabled messages mean anything. The fluctuating fortunes, and narrow wins by England in the last two matches must invest the final one with fresh interest, provided the selectors manage to introduce just a little more zip into the Australian bowling.”— (The “Referee.) Regent Beats Brigade The Regent. Theatre beat the Fire Brigade at cricket yesterday by 117 runs. The Regent made 157 (Regan 54, Callinan 55 not out). For the Fire Brigade, Williams took four wickets and McKay four. The Brigade made 40 runs (McKay 16). Hellriegel and Guttridgo each took four wickets. St. James Theatre beat Seagull Club yesterday by 138 runs. The theatrical men made 195 (Robinson 45, Thompson 31, retired, Robertson 29 and Furley 23). Purdy made 24 for the Seagulls. Bowling for St. James Robertson and Newdiek each took live wickets. ♦ «» * Junior Team From Rodney A junior representative team from the Rodney Cricket Association will play an Auckland eleven organised by Mr. S. Roskilly at the Domain tomorrow’, starting at 11 a.m.

The North Auckland representative cricket team intends making a.>•*. tour of the Auckland and Waikato districts, commencing on March 22. The itinerary is as follows:—March 22, v. an Auckland team; March 23 and 25, v. Waikato at Hamilton; March 26 and 27, v. Waipa, at Te Awamutu; March 29 and 30, v. Auckland, at Auckland; April 1, v. Auckland Suburban Association. EXECUTIVE MEETS EASTER ARRANGEMENTS At the weekly meeting of the Management Committee of the Auckland Cricket Association last evening, preliminary arrangements for matches at Easter were made. The North Auckland Association wrote enclosing the following itinerary for its touring team at Easter: March 22, v. an Auckland team, at Auckland; March 23 and 25, v. Waikato, at Hamilton; March 26 and 27, v. Waipa, at Te Awamutu; March 29 and 30, v. an Auckland team, at Eden Park; April 1, v. the Auckland Suburban Association, at Auckland. The Waikato Association wrote accepting a match at Hamilton on Good Friday and Easter Saturday. As Waikato may possibly be playing Taranaki at Easter, the committee decided to write and inquire the probable strength of the team to play Auckland. The Thames Association also wrote inviting a team to Thames at Easter. The matter was left in the hands of the Country Committee.

Representatives of the Church of Christ Cricket Club appeared before the committee in consequence of a complaint by Mr. W. J. Dinnison, of the Parnell Club, in which it was alleged that certain members of the Church of Christ fourth-grade team had used bad language a recent match with Parnell.

The team captain admitted that bad language had been used, although tiie club captain thought Mr. Dinnison had been rather hard in his decision. In advising the club to get rid of any player or players in the habit of using bad language, the chairman of the committee, Mr. E. E. Nalder, exhorted the boys to play the game properly. “A decent sport doesn’t use bad language,” he said. The subject was then dropped. MATCHES FOR SATURDAY Following is the draw for lowergrade matches on Saturday next: Third Grade A.—King's College v. Balmoral, King’s College; Papatoetoe v. North Shore, Victoria Park; Eden v. Y.M.C.A., Eden Park No. 4; All Saints’ v. Grafton, Domain No. 13.

Third Grade B.—Telegraph v. W.Y.M.I. Domain No. 12; Point Chevalier v. Grebe Point Chevalier: Power Board v. Technical Old Boys, Eden Park No. 5; Birkdale a bye. _ _ A ,

Third Grade C.—Remuera v. Avondale, Point Chevalier; Comrades v. Victoria, Victoria Park; Aoteroa v. C.C.C.C., North Shore; Epsom United v. Western Springs, Devonport football ground. Fourth Grade A. —Roskill Wesley v. All Saints’ A, Domain No. 16; Telegraph v. CC C C. f Outer Domain No. 1 ; Swanson v* Mount Albert A, Swdnson; King’s College A v. Y.M.C.A.. King's College: Parnell v St. George’s, Devonport football ground; Papatoetoe v. Cambria, Puhinui; V Fourth Gralfe B.—Point Chevalier v Mount Albert R. Mount Albert: North Shore v. Kingsland Jubilee. North Shore: Northcote v. All Saints’ B, Northcote; Western Springs v. W.Y.M.1.. Outer Domain No 2: St. Stephen s v. Ponsonby, Point Chevalier; King’s College B. a bye Hardware merchants match at Gre> Lynn Park.

AUCKLAND For. Against Runs. 408 Wkts. 10 Runs. Wkts. 407 20 •'tasn Wellington 384 610 20 2S2 13 644 20 Total 1.402 35 1.333 53 A nio«!*K is runs a wlcket Nct Average: Plus 14.9. : for: 40.0» WELLINGTON Po r. Against Runs. Wkta. Runs. Wkts. p ta S° AQc kland 486 548 13 11 749 70 395 10 644 20 610 20 . Total 1.878 44 1,754 50 AtaT^ ra^e of a wicket: Against: 35.08. * tx Average; Plus 3.05. For: 3S.13. OTAGO For Against Runs. Wkts. Runs. Wkts. '■Kington 749 20 4S6 13 inland vaoterbury 282 13 3S4 5 875 18 445 W . Total 1.906 51 1,315 52 of runs 41.09. a wicket: For: 3*.37 Average: Minus. 3.72. CANTERBURY For. Against Runs 407 . Wkts. 20 Runs. k ts. 408 10 J*IMngton 'j ago 395 445 10 14 54 ? Is S75 Total 1,247 j, .' ra Ke of runs 46.05. M a wicket: lTs31 39 For: 28.«>4. Average: Minus. 17.7 5.