TEST CRICKET
LORD, HAWKE OPPOSES EXTENSION OF TIME. NEW BALL EVERY HUNDRED RUNS SUGGESTED. ('Received Jan. 20. 10.40 p.m.t LONDON, Jan. 19. Discussing at length the test matches Lord Hawke said that sixday cricket might be suitable to Australia, owing to the climate, and to the comparatively few first-class matches, “but/ 1 he said, “the strongest objection to the extension of the tests in England is the subordination of other matches, which involved the danger of turning the test matches into a fetish.’’ England had seriously to ask whether the veterans should Have been the chief factors in the recent victory. England must encourage the youngsters. Lord Hawke said he agreed with the smaller ball, and suggested a new ball should be used after every hundred runs. He also favored natural grass wickets, but advocated that the counties should be instructed in the use of marl on wickets.—A.N.Z.V.A.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10311, 21 January 1927, Page 5
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148TEST CRICKET Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10311, 21 January 1927, Page 5
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