Sportsman’s Notebook Riccarton Problems In Senior Cricket

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30044, 31 January 1963, Page 17

Sportsman’s Notebook Riccarton Problems In Senior Cricket

Rfccarton, wttch has not won a senior crickwt chatnptaiMhip. for about 3S years, now faerie the cotnpetitton by rix potato, and fae aide will be at fail strenafa far Swturday*e game, atednet West Cbrietahunch-Vteettaty. But M Riccarton is to win fae otManpfondhip, it wdU not be an easy success, for Saturday's match is fae fast before fae testo atetast Bogland begin. fa C. Mott is aknost certain to be chouan far all fares teste, and if fae New Zeatand eetaatoca find faat G. A. Barite’s vtoteoe is taoufficieni ooenpenestion for bis inaccuracy, fae bowler faey may cbooae m a repfacement could be X W. Kiddey (Ricoartxm), who has been steadily succeeshti faroughout has Ptaotoet Shield CMBUT. On Saturday and on February 9, Rtacarton will play West Cbrio*chureh-Univer-On February Id and 33, Riccarton wHI meet Old OoliegiaM, but foe first test will begin on fae second of these dates. The second teat, which will begin on March 1, will deprive Rlemrton of Mote for foe matafa on March 3 and 9 agrinwt OM Boys, a game vdrich may wail be foe key to fae contest On March !«. faere will be a teat to Christchurch, and fae final round win be played on March 33 and 30. If fae UMMi practice is followed, Rtocarton’s opponent for fae last game wifi be East Riccarton has done extremely writ to be at fae top at the table. R was in Mfa piece after each of fae firtt ter rounds, then went into oMond pteoe by taktog DOittM ~ eriham. Thralaot Saturday Wccaricn won a farUlfag vicfor one point against Lancenter Bark. There was some poor batfae top players in fae Rfcearton order, but after mtosing the first two rounds through Injury, G. T. Barrett has again given bis aide signal service. W. Munreeter, recalled to fae senior team after two motahes. hm faown much of his former aMity. with 38 against Lanrtjftar,. tek, ,90 and 49 tewday Kiddey (38 vneiseto for MS runs each) has been fae outstanding bowler, but Mota hm also done wall, and so has ,D. M. Mehntyve, whose whole-taeerted efforts hove B ® ae urai« uru two vimd to do a iMe more Mmw wv w as asw TTWTs K .RWCMUMI w Wwl unfl ft. wratW STSm?om JI" HMin MqulrranMN it cwtaMj mote raaoMiot. nl mott rani from mom tf the tartar Mfcr wOl not always be able to reaßßW'fta teem. .• •' • 100 m.pX Boat The firet appearance in CtataMtear athteMfite Sift.* 1 !*? fc_n.xZ*' ■nraw rai ••.ra*o* w«». «ra _ ftrw* to Ira £3Sl r 'eft mte aa teTewijG rwneroer g Idliwi riri_atLrite Mttta tegfaTwift i. bewe> plane and to gameteJbyste MMeGheaftp ftFMM BL GtMhm : . ■■■■■ .

part in handicap events at Lake Fooytti and will also be driven in a special speed run. The New Zealand 75 cu. in. V-tattom chmnpiioo ship, fae New Zealand 75 cu. in. V-botitoaa, aide-valve md Hand 9S cu. in. hydro rhangtanriiilp —niile will aieo ta run at .the regatta. Speedboats finom Auckland, Nelson, Lake WattaH, and Oamani wifi take part in fas raoss. * • * Carlaw Park About two-fakris of fae main ground at Ceriaw Park, fae Auckland Rugby League ground, has been returfed after improvements to fae playtag area. The_area betwwn ftra twranAy-flvcH bM been filled with scoria and new earth. Cariww Parle to used for teat nMtehfli wtea tetetM" tronol League teems visit New Zealand but to fae winter to usually becomes a mantas, Mgaiivfng any hope of open Rugby. The conoitam of fae ground has been crMacioed severely by visiting teems, and in past years a conoiderabie amnunt of SMiMy has been spent by fae Auckland League authorities to improve fae ground, but with little succeeo. • • • Surf Appeal Hundreds of surfers will Q)OQ iraciouß Dote* tterQUHb* Jut ftra L Rib a tow ffew> irar fae Canterbury Surf Ufe-oevtag AMMtattoo’e an-stra&'ws-n: fae surfing inovement, as it Ims virtually no other smssm of tongme, apart foora n te small vdluntarr roMwefone mode at the four championship catevrie. Loot rear fae nroceeda ten fairtreet day appeSi amounted to £79O—E4 lem fom the record total set tip four years ago. Bvery year, ate expenses hove been deducted, fae money to faered Beach, New Brighton, South BrtaMom fianoar, ■ and ThylorT Mfotakal fae Can1, '‘.l'M.- •••«- "■