Sportsman’s Notebook CANTERBURY RUGBY TEAM FOR NORTH ISLAND TOUR

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29268, 28 July 1960, Page 22

Sportsman’s Notebook CANTERBURY RUGBY TEAM FOR NORTH ISLAND TOUR

The 19-man Canterbury Rugby team which is to make a fourmatch tour of North Island Unions next month was announced by the president of the Canterbury Rugby Union (Mr H. C. Blazey) yesterday afternoon. Five regular members of the team—M. W. Allen, J. N. Creighton, P. G. Bark, R. D. Hoskin (all of University) and R. M. Smith (Christchurch)—are not available. Four players will have their first games for Canterbury on this tour. They are D. C. Leary, a former Otago representative full-back, who has been playing at centre for University but who could be used in both capacities on tour; A. Coleman, a Canterbury Sub-unions and New Zealand Universities five-eighths; W. Strang (University) and the big Linwood lock, R. Abel. The players chosen to make the tour are:— Backs: W. F. McCormick, E. Noonan, S. K. Henderson, D. C. Leary, P. J. Morrissey, B. A. Watt, J. Hotop, -A. Coleman, M. F. Whitta. Forwards: T. H. Moynihan, W. R. Strang, S. F. Hill (captain), R. W. Hockley, R. C. Cochrane, M. R. Dunne, J. M. Le Lievre, K. J. O’Shannessy, B. R. Mann, R. Abel. The Canterbury team to play South Canterbury at Timaru next Wednesday is as follows: W. F. McCormick; R. M. Smith, J. Hotop (vice-captain), P. J. Morrissey; B. A. Watt, R. D. Hoskin; M. .R. Taiaroa; T. H. Moynihan, P. G. Bark, S. F. Hill (captain), M. W. Allen, M. R. Dunne, J. M. Le Lievre, K. J. O’Shannessy, B. R. Mann. Reserves: J. D. Pask, W. R. Strang. Training for all these players and all members of the training squad at Rugby Park on Sunday, July 30, at 10.15 a.m. —Advt. * * « Cricketers Win Baseball A team of Australian cricketers beat an “Australian” baseball team 4-3 at Petersham Oval recently with one innings in hand. Led by Neil Harvey, the cricketers* team included such internationals as Norman O’Neill. lan Craig, Graham Thomas, Bill Watson and Alan Davidson. O’Neill pitched for Harvey’s team and again demonstrated that he is the most menacing speed ball pitcher in Australian baseball. The game was watched by a crowd of about 5000. * * * Cricket Coaching The Auckland Cricket Association’s indoor coaching school opened its 1960 season at the Epsom Show Grounds recently. Last year 130 Auckland club cricketers took advantage of the night coaching scheme. This season senior grade players from seven local district associations, schoolboys and women cricketers will be coached for the remainder of the winter at two nets or on the mat pitches in the Exhibition Hall. A charge of 2s fid a head is being made to cover expenses. It is also hoped to hold an outdoor school at Eden Park commencing about the end of October. Basketball Points With one round to be played, the following are the leading teams in the Canterbury Basketball Association’s competitions:— Senior Reserve.—Section 1: Teachers* College B 18, Sacred Heart B 17, Papanui Old Girls A 14, Papanui High 13. Section 2: Sacred Heart C 19, Digbys B 19. Second Grade.—Section 1: St. Mary’s O.G. A 24, Oatutahi A 21. Section 2: Papanui High B 26, West O.G. D 17. Section 3: Technical D 23, Sumner A 21, St. Therese’s 2Q. Third Grade.—Section 1: Drayton Jones 26; Celtic B 22. Section 2: Kakatai C 21, Papanui High C 20, Mairehau A 18. Section 3: Technical High A 25, Sumner B 21, Sockburn A 20. Section 4: St Nicholas D 22, West O.G. F 20, Bank of New South Wales 18. Section 5: Motorways 20, Holy Trinity 16, St. Mary’s College 16. Section 6: Telegraph 20, Technical F 18.

Fourth Grade A.—Section 1: Sumner C 26, St Joseph’s Papanui 20. Section 2: Sacred Heart H 20, Papanui High D 22. Section 3: Technical H 26, Rang! Ruru C 15. Section 4: Woolworths 22, South Brighton D 16. Section 5: Gough. Gough and Hamer 16, Holy Trinity C 13, Sunnyside Nurses 13. Fourth Grade B.—Section 1:

West O.G. K 19, Technical High B 17, Sacred Heart G 16. Section 2: West O.G. J 26, Para 18, Opawa A 18. Section 3: Hollanders 26, Shanandora 20. Fifth Grade.—Section 1: Papanui High 5A 26, Addington A 20, St. . Joseph’s C 19. Section 2: Addington B 23, Papanui High 5B 20. Section 3: Papanui High 5C 24, Technical 5C 24. Section 4: Papanui High D 22, St. Peter’s 20. Sixth Grade.—Section 1: Papanui High 6A 23, Celtic F 20, Sumner G 20. Section 2: Sacred Heart L 26, St. Nicholas 18. Section 3: St. Therese’s D 26, South Brighton F 18. «s » * K Cup Draw The draw for the major section of the inter-provincial women’s hockey tournament for the K Cup to be held at Whangarei from August 27 to September 3, is as follows: Major Section A.—August 27: Canterbury y. Whangarei; Hawke’s Bay v. Maniototo; Auckland B v. Malvern. August 29: Canterbury v. Maniototo; Malvern v. Whangarei; Auckland B v. Hawke's Bay. August 30: Whangarei v. Hawke’s Bay; Malvern v. Canterbury; Auckland B v. Maniototo. August 31: Malvern v. Maniototo; Hawke’s Bay V. Canterbury; Auckland B v. Whangarei. September 1: Malvern v. Hawke’s Bay; Maniototo v. Whangarei; Auckland B v. Canterbury. Major Section B.—August 27: Otago v. Wellington; Ashburton v. Auckland A; Taranaki v. Eastern. August 29: Otago v. Auckland A; Wellington v. Taranaki; Ashburton v. Eastern. August 30: Ashburton v. Otago; Wellington v. Eastern; Auckland A v. Taranaki. August 31: Otago v. Taranaki; Auckland A v. Eastern; Ashburton v. Wellington. September 1: Eastern v. Otago; Ashburton v. Taranaki; Wellington v. Auckland A. September 2 will be kept free for the semi-finals, and on September 3 the finals will be played in the morning and the interIsland game in 1 the afternoon.