CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 January 1921, Page 5

CRICKET.

ETIQUETTE OF THE GAME. FLAYERS WRITING TO THE PRESS. QUESTIONING THE UMPIRE. By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. Received Jan. 26, 5.5 p.m. London, aJn. 25. Lord HaviHe, at the annual meeting of the Yorkshire ClUb, said he hoped no Yorkshire cricketer would be tempted into writing about a game in which be was partaking. He attached much value to written tuition by experienced players on cricket, but no man was capable of writing without bias about a match In which he was partaking. Further, his attention would not be properly concentrated on the game if he was thinking what be should write when te left the field. He would go ao far as to say that he hoped that when the English aide was chosen in the summer it would be made a condition that neither amateur nor professional sl ould write articles on the team for which he had the honor to be/’Selected. Lord Hawke continued: '‘As regards umpiring, I am sorry to say there is a feeling throughout the country that the umpiring last season was anything but good. A very old official had said he had never seen so many bad decisions in first-claw cricket in one season. They gave the impression that the umpires had not always carried out the well-known principle of giving the batsman the benefit of doubt. The matter should be carefully odnaidered, beoause. If there were any incompetence it should be remedied without delay, but the law says, and rightly, that the umpire's decision shall be final.” He thought it a grave matter when a first-ciass cricketer should linger at the wicket publicly showing dissatisfaction. This was not sporting, it was not cricket, and it was not in the spirit of the game.—Aus.-* N.Z. Cable Assn. VICTORIA v. NEW SOUTH WAIVES. Received Jan. 26, 9.25 p.m. Sydney, Jan. 26. The match between New South Wales an< Victoria for tlie Sheffield Shield was continued in fin© weather until late In the afternoon, when rain prevented further play. New South Wales, in their first Innings, made 433 (Collins 146, Andrews 90, Hendry 63, Ratcliffe not out 54). Liddicut took five wickets for 50 runs, McDonald two for 95, and Iremonger two for 109. Victoria have two wickets down for 56 (Sandford not out 31). —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ' ENGLAND v. HAMILTON. Melbourne, Jan. 2b. The English eleven commenced a two-day’a match at Hamilton against a Hamilton eleven. England In the first innings lost four wickets for 164 runs (Hobbs 74, Dolphin 94, Hendren 29). England in the first innings made 320 (Woolley 87, Waddington 40). Bowling analysis.—Nash took three wickets for 62 runs, Kennedy three for 85. Received Jan. 27, 1.15 a.m. Melbourne, Jan. 27. Hamilton, in their match against the Englishmen, made 98 in their first innings. Waddington took two wickets for 24 runs, Wilson four for 22, and Woolley three for 14. Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TEAM FOR NEW ZEALAND. Sydney, Jan 26. Willis has notified that bo is unable to accompany the cricket team to New Zealand. OLD PLAYERS ENTERTAINED. Sydney, Jan. Zt>. The New South Wales Cricket Association tendered a dinner to past and present InterState cricketers to celebrate the centenary of the Victorian and New South Wales matches. Those present Included A L Park (aged 85) and J. H. Morris (90), who played in the first games in 1856. THURSDAY COMPETITION. TO-DAY’S FIXTURES. To-day the third round of the Thursday compet'tion will be continued. Urenui meet New Plymouth on the Recreation Grounds, and Tikorangi play Inglewood at Inglewood. The following will represent New Plymouth against Urenui, players to be on the ground at 1.15 p.m.Nicol), Dinnlss. Hart, McDonald, Ferry, Oliver, Hoffmann, Vale, Sheppard, Wright, McLean.