CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 April 1921, Page 3

CRICKET.

GAME IN NEW ZEALAND. HINTS FOR IMPROVEMENT. By —Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. -Ransford, captain of the Australians, wrote to the New Zealand Cricket Council before he left for Australia giving his opinion as to liow cricket in New Zealand could be improved. He said he thought a great advance would be made in the g.-ine if the New Zealand public took more interest in it. He appealed to the people to give their cricketers more financial support, and suggested that citizens who loved good, clean sport should become honorary members of local associations. By this means better grounds could be obtained. The game should get better encouragement in the schools. He suggested that schools should have sports masters qualified to teach boys how to play, and regular and systematic practice should be encouraged among boys and adult players. He urged the necessity of securing a professional coacti for each district. AUSTRALIANS* HOME TOUR. PROSPECTS IN THE TESTS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received April 20, 8.20 p.m. Paris, April 20. Interviewed, Armstrong considered his team will have a hard fight, and that there is not much between the Englishmen and the Australians. Carter, Bardsley and himself are the only ones who have previously played serious cricket in England, and until a few glumes were finished he could not express an opinion on the tests. It was absurd to say that this was the best batting side that ever left Australia, but the material was all right and he hoped for the best.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. NOTES FROM ENGLAND. SELECTION OF TEST TEAMS. Received April 20, 5.5 p.m. Landon, April 19. The Cricket Selection Committee has power to co-operate with the captain they selected in each test team, and they may also, if they think necessary, call in two professionals, one from the north and one from the south, for consultation purposes. Marylebone has decided that the county championship will be decided thus: A win outright, five points; a win on the first innings, three; a loss on the first innings, one point; a tie, two and a half points; a tie on the first innings one and a half points; and if there Is no result on the first innings the match will be ignored. The position depends on the percentage of points obtained to the maximum.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SELECTORS FOR ENGLISH TEAM. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright London, April 19. The Board of Cricket Control has asked Messrs. Spooner, H. E. Foster, and J. Daniell to select the English team for the tests. It has also been decided that no player shall contribute a report or statement to the Press regarding games in which he Is playing.