CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 April 1921, Page 3

CRICKET.

"STARS” TO REPORT TESTS By Telegrap|i.^ —Press Assn.—Copyright. Received April 22, 8.30 p.m. London, April 22. The newspapers are engaging stars to describe the cricket tests. The Daily Express has engaged MacLaren. AUSTRALIAN TEAM IN ENGLAND, 1921. April 30 - May 2, 3—Leicestershire, at Leicester. May 4,5, 6—Lionel Robinson's XL, at Buckingham Hall. 7,9, 10.—Surrey, at the Oval. 11, 12, 13—Yorkshire, at Bradford. 14, 16, IT —Army, Navy and Air Force, at Portsmouth. 18, 19, 20—Essex, at Leyton. 21, 23, 24—M.C.C. or Gents, of England, at Lords. 25, 26, 27—Oxford University, at Oxford, 28, 30, 31—England, at Nottingham. .Tune 1,2, 3—Cambridge University, at Cambridge. 4, 6. 7—Middlesex, at Lords. 8,9, 10—Gloucester, at Bristol. 11, 13, 14.—England, at Lords. 15, lb’, 17—Hampshire, at Southampton. 18, 20, 21—'Surrey, at the Oval. 22, 23, 24—Northampton, at Northampton. 25, 27, 28—Nottingham, at Nottingham. 29, 30 - July I—Midland Counties, at Birmingham. July 2,4, s—England, at Leeds. 6,7, B—Lancashire, at Manchester. 9, 11, 12 —Scotland, at Perth. 13, 14, 15—Scotland, at Edinburgh. 16, 17, 19—Durham, at Durham. 20, 21, 22—Yorkshire, at Sheffield. 23, 25, 26—-England, at Manchester. 27, 28, 29- -Essex, at Southend. 30 - August 1, 2—South Wales, at Cardiff. Aug. 3,4, s—Lancashire, at Liverpool. 6,8, 9—Warwickshire, at Birmingham. 10, 11, 12—Kent, at Canterbury. 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19—England, at the Oval. 20, 22, 23—Gloucestershire, at Cheltenham. 24, 25, 26—Somerset, at Taunton. 27, 29, 30—English' XI., at Eastbourne. 31 - Sept. 1, 2—Sussex, at Brighton. Sept. 3, 5. 6—South of England, at Hastings. 8,9, 10—Thorntop’s XI., at Scarborough.

TIME FOR THE AUSTRALIAN MATCHES

The London Sportsman just to hand com-' meats thus:—"The Australians' hours of play in England were settled by the English Board of Control. Test matches here (except, if necesasry, the last) are limited to three days, but the net hours of play (weather permitting) will be seven hours on the first day, and 7% hours on th*e other couple, less an hour for lunch and tea, or 19 hours in all, less the intervals between innings. In other games our visitors were desirous cf drawing at six o'clock, but, very rightly, 1 consider, this Is not to be, except on the last day, when a railway journey may bo ensuing. It must, of course, be borne in mind that the Australians engage in a full programme, unlike nearly all the counties.”

On this subject The Field makes these remarks: "The English Board of Control has decided that the hours of play in the Test matches in England shall be: First day, 11.30 to 6.30 ; and second and third days, 11 to 6.30. The luncheon Interval is to be 1.30 to 2.15. If the rubber is not already decided when the final Test match begins, the game will be continued Indefinitely beyond the three days. The umpires for the Test matches recommended by the first-class counties are: Butt, Street, Moss, Carlin, West, Milliard, and Phillips, whose nomination will be balloted for for each match. The hours of play in the Australian matches v. the Counties shall be: First day 12 to 6.30; second day, 11.30 to 6.30; and third day, 11.30 to 6.”