PEOPLE IN THE PLAY

Press, Volume C, Issue 29674, 18 November 1961, Page 9

PEOPLE IN THE PLAY

G. D. Mim it one of the Canterbury lawn tennis piayers who will travel to Wellington to play in the Wellmgton championships on two week-ends, December B. 10, 10 and 17. A

member of the national junior Davis Cup squad Moss already made one trip to Wellington this season, to receive coaching from the visiting Australian professional, L. Atkins. C. G. Judge and L. A. Gerrard are others who will travel from Christchurch. Several members of the New Zealand team in South Africa have passed personal milestones during the tour. G. T. Dowling and P. T. Barton have both reached 1000 runs. J. W. Guy has passed 3003, J. R. Heid 11,000. J C. Alabaster’s bowling aggregate has reached 250. R. C. Motz’s is beyond 100.

Although Miss M. A. Chamberlain has made splendid progress this season by reducing her 880 yards New Zealand record time by 4.7 sec, she has surprisingly lost ground in the short sprints to her younger rival. Miss L. E. Anderson. In their four meetings over 75 yards this season, both have had two wins with equal fastest times of B.9sec while in three 100 yards races Miss Anderson has scored two victories with the fastest time of 11.4 sec in comparison to Miss Chamberlain’s winning time of 11.9 sec. Last season. Miss Chamberlain, rarely if ever, lost to her elub mate over sprint distances.

R. Billington, the Linwood Rugby League fiveeighths or centre, will return next season to Auckland, where he played much of his earlier football. Last season Billington played for Auckland against Canterbury before transferring to Christchurch and playing for the national coaching school team against Australia. A physical education instructor, he played for Otago for several seasons and in 19S0 was a M South Island representail tive.

The young Wellington cricketer, P. T. Barton, seems to be the best batting prospect New Zealand has had for some time. An attractive bats- - man, his combination of

technique and aggression make an instant appeal. On the present New Zealand tour. Barton has been most consistent—34 and 32 against Western Australia, 21. 25, and 29 in the games with Rhodesia, 110 and 1 against Transvaal, 32 and 23 against Natal. In the Natal match Barton took his career aggregate oeyond 1000.

The former Old Collegians fast - medium bowler, J. St J. Parson, who played one Plunket Shield game for Canterbury last season, has been included in the Wellington Plunket Shield squad this year. Playing for Karori, Parson has only met with moderate success so far. He has taken four wickets at 28.5 runs each, and made 13 runs without losing his wicket

The New Zealand Olympic gold medallist, P. G. Snell, has completed his surveying examinations, and is now covering 100 miles a week in the company of A. B. Magee, whilst training for the coming season. His first hard run is scheduled for January 29, when he will compete in the first Agfa International meeting.