CRICKET.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLI, Issue 5892, 4 December 1912, Page 4

CRICKET.

On tho domain last Saturday tho ' moinbers of tho A and B team m well ;'; as some of the boys from tho Mount > Club took part in an innovation, in* | dulging- in a whole afternoon's not 1 practice. This is a step in the right ' dirGotiou, as the history of tho garoo 1 the world over proves that good cricket, ' can only, be got by practice aided hyu little' coaching. A most pleasing feature of Saturday's outing was tho earnestness displayed by the junior , - members of the club. In such boy«, as Smith, Hammond/ Robinson, and Dowling the club have some colts that ero long should be well on the way to , upholding the honour of the district > i as their elders have at times done % before them, and the club is to bo' i congratulated on the encouragement b ! and advice given to ;thoso young i; players " ; On Saturday next the B teatn and ■ the Mount are to meet in the second \ round of the contqat, and as the Mount I have been in constant training and fy . * is understood are to be considerably '' strengthened a very keen contest is, anticipated A committee meeting was held last night in Mr Chadban's roome, whOQ» i the possibility of getting visiting * teams here for the holidays was 3is» , < cussed. After duo deliberation tho ■ ■ secretary was instructed to write to Auckland, Rotorua, Waihi and one or*^ two others inviting toams for a criokol * *■ tournament at Christmas ■- •