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i Wellington 'Varsity Eleven I The University Cricket Club in Wellington has been strengthened ; by the inclusion in the senior eleven , for the first time of S. Wilde. Nelson 1 Hav.ke Cup and Newman Shield j representative. i Wellington Country player last i year, and a member in 1938 of the i South Island Secondary Schools' XI. : which played Sir Julien Calm's ! touring side. Wilde is a potential I Wellington representative and im- ■ pressed with his knock for Country : against Town this summer—particularly solid and the youngster rei vealed a wide range of shots. Coached at Nelson College by 11. ! B. McGirr. former Wellington and ■ New Zealand player. Wilde possesses I McGirv's typical half pull and half \ hook shot between square-leg and j mid-on. It brought McGirr hundreds jof runs: there is every reason to ■ believe that Wilde, too. will make ! that his favourite scoring shot.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 109, 10 May 1941, Page 3 (Supplement)
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148LIKELY RECRUIT Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 109, 10 May 1941, Page 3 (Supplement)
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