CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10302, 11 January 1927, Page 5

CRICKET

SYDNEY SMITH’S WAIL

REJECTED FROM SECRETARYSHIP

SYDNEY, Jan. 10. Mr Sydney Smith complains bitterly of the action of the Board of Cricket Control in rejecting him from the'position of secretary without explanation. He said that all the recommendations regarding future tours and changes in policy, with the exception of bonuses to players, decided by the board, were contained in his report on the last tour.— U.P.A.

TO TRY OCT NEW ZEALAND BET ORE VISIT HOME

MELBOURNE TEAM TO PLAY IN DOMINION.

CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 10

The management committee of the N.Z. Cricket Council has been most anxious to secure a visit bv y an overseas team during the present season in view of the rortiicuinmg English tour. Negotiations were entered into with South Australia, but broke down on the question of terms, the South Australians stipulating I-3s a day expenses, while the Council resolutely refused to give more than the maximum ever granted to visiting teams, 10s a day. The Council’s Australian representative, Mr T. Howard, was then ad.vised to ask the Board of Control to "send an Australian team, but he replied that in view of New South Wales visit to Western Australia, and the Macartney benefit match at Sydney, it was improbable that a good team could be sent.

In nowise perturbed, the management committee approached Mr Hugh Trumble, and asked for a Melbourne club side with Mr Trumble as manager. After many cables had been exchanged, it has now been definitely arranged that a side shall be sent subject to the governing body’s approval. The steam will include Hendry, Ransford, Armstrong and Ebeliug. with possibly two other internationals. Such a side should gi'e the New Zealand team a good try-out before the start of its great adventure.—P.A.

SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH

SOUTH AUSTRALIA 3IAKE 345 AGAINST N.S.W-

A. RICHARDSON SCORES 189.

HOME TEAM REPLY WITH 19S

(Received Jan. 10, 9..5 p.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. 10. In the Sheffield Shield match South Australia in their first innings made 34-5 (A. Richardson 189, McKay 17). Fox took two for 79, O’Brien five for 99, Macartney two for 63. The weather.-.was. fine and hot. The wicket, which was hooded by the week-end rain, quickly dried, but was heavy, favoring the bowlers. A. Richardson, however, was out for runs, and treated the bowlers with the greatest freedom, while his partner. = McKay, played for keeps and -took sixty-six minutes to compile his score. Richardson had another letoff when 153. Finally he hit .one from Macartney hard to cover point, O’Brien taking a good catch. Richardson was batting 285 minutes and hit 16 fours. It was a livolv hut lucky innings. The remaining wickets went ehoauly

(Received Jan. 10, 10.30 p in.)

SYDNEY. Jan. 10.

New South. Wales in their first innings made IPS (Gwynno 413. Macartney 43, Kippax 32. Hogg 20. Morgan 2S). Maekay took lour for o'_. Grimmett four for 70. South Australia in then- second strike have lost none for 25 (A. Biehardson not out 20)Macartney and Gwynne. who were partnered, both put. on the voou. Macartney being ' brilliant, knocking fifteen off one over. His score made in forty-two minutes included tomfours and one six. . Ivippax assisted Gwynne to bring up 100 on the board m seventy-five How and if organ rattled up the nms " but with the dismissal of the former at ICO, the howlers _ took charge and mowed down the wickets in quick time. At one stage McKay had three for 13 to his credit.

AUCKLAND v. WELLINGTON

northerners fighting HARD-

WELLINGTON, Jan. 10. Ideal weather continued for the third dav of the Wellington- Auckland match. * Wellington’s innings concluded at 457, Hollings carrying Ins bat for a bright 65, while Clinstopherson made 46. Bowling for Auckland, Wilson took three for 60, Lucre three for 32, Player two for 9i, Scott one for 60 _ . ~ , With a deficit of ISO, Auckland opened their second strike with Bowley and Mills. Both played confidently, and soon double fimireS-. With the total at 37, Mitchell obtained an l.b.wi. decision against Mills who lmd reached 21. Cooper came next and helped Bowley carry the total to 9S, when McGirr .dismissed the former for a freely ccmipiled 31. With the total at 130, ■Collins, in his first over, clean-bowled Bowley who had reached 66. The next few wickets fell rather more quickly, and at the tea adjournment Auckland, had lost six for 220, Postles (24) and Daere (37) being the not outs.—P.A.