OTAGO CAPTAINCY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 4, 6 January 1931, Page 12

OTAGO CAPTAINCY.

U SOMETHING LACKING."

A CHANGE URGED

(By Telegraph.—Special to' "Star.") DUNEDIN, this day. In an editorial on Otago's exhibition in the Plunket Shield matches, the Dunedin "Star" says:—"lt ?( was obvious even to the more inexperienced of cricket enthusiasts that there was something lacking ■in the leadership of the Otago team, especially during the period that-. Auckland was batting 'the , first time, and this has not been confined to the present game. It has been commented upon in the North, and while none will detract from the very fine services rendered to the game by Otago's present captain in years past, in cricket, a,s in anything else, the time comes when there must be a change, and it is for the selectors to look about now in the hopes of finding a player with the qualifications necessary for the filling of the responsible position of captain. "They should not have far to search. In Blunt and Dunning are to be found players of much experience, who might be expected to develop those essential qualities, making for successful captaincy of a representative cricket side. "We would go still further and urge the selectors to drop more of the older players whose best 'cricketing days are over. They should follow the lead in Canterbury, and concentrate on the building up of a team that in a season or two may be thoroughly fitted to make a bold bid for supremacy in the Plunket Shield Competition."

DRURY Y. CLEVEDON.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

DRURY, Monday

A cricket match played at Drury on Saturday' between the Drury and Clevedon Clubs, resulted in a win for the home team. Clevedon batted first to compile 58 runs (Atchison 18, Dow 11 and J. Duder 11) the only batsmen to reach double figures. Drury replied with 96 runs. Of this number Lotty was responsible for 33, Stoupe 11 and Topsell 11. Clevedon's -second innings yielded 54 runs for the fall o£ ninu wickets, McDonald compiling 18.