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Taranaki Daily News, 1 February 1922, Page 3

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HEATHCOTE-WILLIAMS SHIELD. RETAINED BY CHRISTCHURCH B.H.S, By ’.Telegraph,—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. The Heathcote-Williams Shield is retained by the Christchurch Boys’ High School, who won the match by eight wickets. Auckland Grammar School made 144 and 123 (H. M. Reid 19, Weir 21, Watson 11, Seccombe 22, Stotter 19), and the Boys’ High School 165 and 103 for two wickets (Mortlock 51 not out and 21 not-out, Powell 11, Carleton 50, Jacobs 17, Page 62, King 18 not'out).

For Grammar School Seccombe took seven wickets for 45, Watson three for 41, H. M. Reid two for 7; while for High School Page secured five for 43 and Powell four for 11.

BETTING ALLEGATIONS A MYTH. INTEGRITY OF UMPIRES. QUESTION OF TEST MATCHES. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright, Received Jan. 31, 5.5 p.m. London, Jan. 30. At the annual meeting of the Hampshire Cricket Committee Dr. Bencraft, a member of the Marylebone committee, said the committee at Marylebone made every possible inquiry at headquarters of bookmakers at the Victoria Club, and were unable to trace any betting transactions whatever having relation to cricket. He believed the whole thing was a Armstrong had objected to the selection of umpires in advance, on the ground that it afforded a chance for the umpires being squared. As one who had followed county cricket for forty-five years he had absolute confidence in the umpires’ Integrity. If, continued Dr. Bencraft, the test matches were played to a 'finish, and a trial match In addition to the Gentlemen v. Players<-con-tests, also If the test players rested' three days before a match, it meant two months out of the cricket season. It was impossible to ask the counties to surrender players for so long.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. MORE ABOUT TESTS. TENNYSON’S VIEWS. Received Jan. 31, 7.30 p.m. London, Jan. 31. Tennyson, speaking at the Hampshire meeting, said he thought three, not five, tests ought to be played to a finish. He suggested more trial matches before the selection of the English team. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE ARMSTRONG CONTROVERSY. NOT GOOD FOR THE GAME. Received Jan. /31, 9.10 p.m. London, Jan. 31. The Daily News, in an editorial, says: “Is it not time futile controversies relating to Armstrong ceased? English criticisms are cabled to Australia, and Armstrong's retorts are cabled back, followed by inevitable replies. This Is not seemly or good for the game, or likely to improve the relations between the Australian and English public during the next struggle for the Ashes. After all, Armstrong has retired from the game, and the sooner we decently bury last season’s unpleasant happening the better for our amour propre.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.