HONG KONG IS NEXT STOP

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29778, 22 March 1962, Page 5

HONG KONG IS NEXT STOP

Commonwealth Xi’s World Tour t N.Z Press Association) WELLINGTON, March 21. The next port of call for toe Commonwealth cricket team on its round-toe-world tour is Hong Kong. "There is a thriving cricket league there,” toe side’s manager, Mr R. Roberts, said today. “The secretary is a Chinese, but mostly toe players are European.” Mr Roberts, a leading cricket writer in England, said this was toe most adventurous of his toree Commonwealto tours. ’“They are very popular and I think are established now as an annual event.” Two Suburban Teams Chosen

The following Suburban representative teams have been chosen to play against Westland at Hokitika on March 31 and April 1:

Senior B: E. Courtier (captain), D. Scherger, D. Allen, B. Scott, M. Atkinson. L. Harkness, D. Stapley (Aranui), P. Samrns (Merivale). I. Drury (W.M.C.). P. Corboy, K. Jennings (Riccarton), M. Dann (Beckenham). Manager, Mr I. J. Bitteridge.

Players not available were J. Pearce. N. Gallagher (Merivale), L. Sparks, J. North (Wigram).

Third Grade: P. Russell (captain). A. Davies (Burwood), W. Willoughby (Addington), K. Underwood (Hillsborough), A Ayers (Halswell), T. Barber, T. Pope (Papanui), G. Pool (1.H.C.), B. Wright .(Bumside). G. Blackler (Harewood), E. Kars (Heathcote).

12th Man: J. Sherwood (Burwood). Manager, Mr W. D. Ditford.