DROPPED CAPTAIN

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31134, 10 August 1966, Page 17

DROPPED CAPTAIN

: Selector’s : Surprises

The regular captain of the j Canterbury men’s basketball, team so far this season, R. ’ Entwistle, has been dropped; from the team to meet the) touring Adelaide University I . side in Cowles Stadium on 1 ‘Saturday evening. This was one of several I shocks handed out by the! chief coach-selector (Mr L. N. I Saunders), who announced the team yesterday. M. Mackay makes a return toj the representative team after being passed over for years i and the young High School - Old Boys player. G. Orchard.; will wear the colours of the A team for the first time. The team is:— C. Morris. M. Askew, J. Stead. G. Williams (Univer-! sitv), A. Hounsell. G. Orchard (High School Old Boys). M. Mackay (Res). P. Ross (Y.M.C.A.). Entwistle. the highest scorer in Canterbury this-j season and a current South Island representative, was not whether he was available. He was not considered because he recently told Mr Saunders, who has had a problem with players withdrawing. that he would be unable to travel to Rotorua with the New Zealand tournament team. • Mackay has spent most of • the last three or four years playing in the senior-reserve ■ grade and only returned to the A grade a few weeks ago when he joined the Rex club He has not been at all impressive. He was a regular Canterbury representative a few years ago. Orchard is a fine offensive/ plaver. canable of scoring well at club level. However.; his defence is not good and his lack nf height puts him at a serious disadvantage. I 1