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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 625, 30 September 1909, Page 9

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:;;;i FRfJM ENGUND.;V y IBy Telesraph.-Speclni Correspondent.!;.:.-.' '.;: '! 'i'i. ■■':'■*' '„' Ji.|;;v-.';•" Napier,* September-20, • ;Mr.E. H. Williams, presided of the Hawke's Bay-Cricket Association, who is at.present.', on a, visit to .England, is/keenly 'desirous' of stimulating nu interest ill thogatna.in>aawke's Bay. Writing to ■ the secretary- of the Cricket Association (Mr. ,■ E.. P.:• Smyrk). regarding the Test-matches at: Home, Mr. Williams Says:- . It-.has been-a; great .treat to,watch th« two ! left-handers, Bardsloy and Hansford; bat; In'! addition to that, they rare both wonderful fieldsmen Hansford's'' : performance •''.•• at Lords, and Bardsley's performance in the ; last Test match woro worth coming from New Zealand to England to witness. .Bardsley■■ in particular is_a magnificent bat. and has strokes all); round .the, wicket,sbut:.his ohief 'scoring stroke is..tho. leg glide. His double century-in tno'.Test nlatoh - constitutes a', record. .Noble' was.an with him;wh«n.the 100 ..went Up,<and he walked downr tho' and shook Bardsley's .hand, ■ and ■ the crowd cheered agafn and again. -;T^e. English crowds are most.fair'and generous in .their, applause, .'even when their' own men are, being, beaten. I am.told that . Bardsley, has. bbtained; his present position as a batsinan by constant.and assiduous practice! getting up every.morning at.seven:.o'blocK and practising particular:,strbkes until ho mastered them.■'■• ."-■•. _ • •■•:•..'" ..'- i: - .' ..- "I hope that this may be •an incentive to the younger men. of Hawke's Bayi and, when we .get the professibnalwe -want,- I,hope that they, will take every opportunity to practise assiduously: In fact, if any particular boys would like extra lessbns, and-are not able to afford to pay for them, I wi]l,undertake to see 1 that.Jhey get. the'lessons' that they re; quire." \ ' ~ ; ■■..■"■'■;.' .■:'.■.'•