THE WELLINGTON REPRESENTATIVE TEAM.

NZ Truth, Issue 79, 22 December 1906, Page 2

THE WELLINGTON REPRESENTATIVE TEAM.

The selectors (Messrs Richardson, Tucker and Wiren) have picked the following team to represent Wellington m the forthcoming match against the Britishers:— Mahony, Hawthorne, Beechev, Tucker, Monoghan, Collins, Brice, Cobcroft, Upham,

IVilliams and C. Hickson. Several of the best batsmen m the city have been scoring veil this season, and consequently Were were /a good number of men available for selection, some of whom, of course, could not sq ueeze into the team . The bowling talent/ at command, however, was a different tale, the want of a star bowle_* being particularly felt. Stephenson having gone ofi nobody has conw. along to fill the bill. Williams has come back to his best form and with him m the. field, there oould be no .question that the Midlander was easily the be^t man for the post of wicketkeeper, - more particularly when it is remembered that he is a much better wielder of the. bat than tlie other stumpers. Williams will probably be elected skipper of the homers' combination. There is a lot of bowling, but moist of it is of the same style, the want of variety being very noticeable. Upham and Bricte are the bestfof the fast men, and both are well foiow-n to the putA lie. The former |keeps the better % .length of- the two iand can peg awav O^O ali day if necessftry< His bowling"'gets up quickly firom the .pitch. Brice often secures|a victim with his fast yorker. Tuckervjrho is the only reliable slow'< hbfp||Sn the local side, generally iysfpflS head. Cobcroft can thrpm'upja slow ball which is likely * seyer a nartnership, but the most reliable tnmdler on th© side is Mpnagh&n, who has done pretty well-in ouj big matches. , i Backed '-ap ; wit^&^egef wj-efcetkeeper, and reliable fMdemfn, the runs 5 : should be ieptr-dlbto-^jwiia \\v v seeL__ I ing that Beectey'ijrfiawthome canr""" ~~ [ also-bowl^^^jgjM^. The battimir should pifove the string --- .-^oi-nt.of the teappj Tucker, Williams, Mahoney, Cobcrof, Hickson, Beeehey, Hawthorne, Bri© atfd Collins are all capable mefltjv in whom mostly all styles, from "theJri tter to the stonewaller are : repwshteS whilst Monagftan and : t^h^[are ftoth likely to come v to. feti^^&re, me pair having made'; decent sews i-nl pood company. Beechy. and^j Si^ghan are left-hand-ers and ,will*|Krefo?.e get the slow . widerjiand. breal. m:. a manner differ- f ent -to iJteirri.colrade^. - / . The team p;<»Bess£s some excellent . -fieldsmen ajijk,Aould| give a good account, of it^fpn tljis important department. Golpg %__& only just left College* .but^ltP year played against /■ •Hawke's Baw Hii selection may meet;^with; ertiicismi m some quarters . on account =of inexperience, but that thereris # '0k of jfcaking cricket m him eannotl'tie denied he .sbowß " -l^t. .;-«'!£.-I_tiSAs9Eß_^Eiw(^Ek or not. Beeehey t . never Represented . Wellmgton i^6r§'-.1a6 made 4 great I advance, this^pasoii, playing 4be ball j m th? midfll4,;bf htsrbat and keeping * it down,- ijfbspes Jutting well when opportunit|f.:^ffersl S&me excellent I men are- $tfs' r out and 'their friends j may- gro\^v%hereia,t, but, if any of .them'Wer_^i]a|ludea one oi ,W.o .excellent playfr^'noW getting" # show would, of [coarse, have to be shunted. ■".: Barney jW^bourjne is batt-ii>> welfy this seasoned few can \z\v_e. him a ■start, . bt|t me has an unfortunate* knack* v of i s^scumbing quickly |in big matches. i^iStan Hiekson is another LwhoT ha|-' igtrong batting Claims, . whilst _Kicßards4>n cannot be\alto-j^*-gether iawiried. jt is believed, Ww-ra ever/ thaft ftichardson was adverse t(S ..' his: claims i*if6r inclusion being rer-igtt-m ed- by h^~ colleagues, and the PfoVa* bflities 4re 'that; he would be oufecfi supporting. 'the ypungster. Colli, .s.sp -against hiriiself . Altogether the selecy tors_£vie chosen; a good combination* ; anrL -_ jj4l it 1»\ doubtful \roefhei* thctr "choice could] \ be improved updh. V j / \