CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 38, 13 August 1921, Page 12

CRICKET

THE ENGLISH TEAM

(By "Not" Out.")

The personnel of the English amateur team to visit New Zealand this coming seasdn has been announced, and the members are due to leave on 23rd October, and should arrive in the Dominion about the first week in December at the latest. Although the -players selected have not loomed largely in the public eye, nevertheless a glance at their 1 records proves that the side is a

strong one.

J. C. Hartley, the captain, is a player with a very wide experience in county cricket; haying represented Tonbridge, Oxford University, and Sussex. A. W. Carr is captain of the Notts County eleven,, and has been performing brilliantly with the bat this season, besides .being a good slip-field. One of his best performances this season was his 98 against Middlesex.

L. H. W. Troughton is another: good; bat, and captains the Kent eleven, for which he has scored consistently. Major W. G...M. Sarel is playing for the Sussex side, and is also secretary for the club. He generally goes in ; third wicket down.

The Hon. C. N. Bruce has flayed for Winchester and Oxford, and is this season playing for Middlesex. Some of his beat scores are 49 and 36 mot out against Sussex and 144 againsj, Warwickshire. M. F. Earle (Surrey) is an unknown quantity, a3 there is no reference to him in Wisdens and the latest issue of The Cricketer. He is probably a', young player with a futiire.

Lieutenant A. C. Wilkinson opened against the Australians for the United Service team, and made 31—caught Arm." strong, bowled Gregory. i 'Squad-Leader C. H. B. Blount—not Blunt as cabled—went in first wicket down in the same match, scoring 22 (caught Oldfield, bowled Mailey) and 50 (st. Oldfield, bowled Armstrong), Captain M. B. Burrowis was the chief bowler for the Service team against the Australian eleven, average reading 4—114' and 1 —53, the scalps being Macartney, Armstrong, Oldfield, Mailey, and Andrews.

■ _ Captain R. 'St. L. Fowler (United Service) went in sixth wicket down and made 65 (bowled Gregory) and 36 (bowled Gregory). < Captain W. V.' D. Dickinson (United Service) fell a victim to Mailey in the first innings for 18 'and Gregory in the second innings for 7. He also secured one wicket for 49 and two for 32— namely, Taylor, Macartney, and Mayne. These performances. Against the Australians show that the players mentioned are worthy of selection, and the.side as a whole is strong, especia^y in batting. The two professionals who are yet to be selected will, ( no doubt be' bowlers/" *It would not be surprising to see Parkin one of them. , LOCAL PROSPECTS. The latest to consider entering for the senior competition is the Institute Club, and there is some talk of another junior club giving it a try. So far there are ten probable ehtriesfor this grade. The writer is not iii favour of more than six teams, providing the teams entered have at least three other elevens supporting them in the lower grades. This question is sure, to cause much discussion at the annual meeting of the association, but the matter is really one for the incoming Management Committee to decide when it bas all the entries before it. ' :. ■

A new club has been formed at Lyall Bay, and another is in process of for-' mation at ( Kelburn. It is doubtful .if the formation of all these junior and third class clubs is of any use to improve our standard of ,play. Generally speaking, the teams are of cosmopolitan characters,' and have players who are playing out of their grades. What should really be done if a number of players want to play together is for them to form a team and link up with a senior club, and if any qf them show promise they would get the chance to play senior. .

PERSONAL NOTES.

Mr. Harry Sunderlabd, who passed through Wellington recently with the Australian League footballers, is secretary to the Queensland Cricket Association. He informed me that P. Hornibrook,.who created such an impression when over here last year with the Australian team, was,.discovered by him while playing junior cricket. He was then bowling on concrete wickets, and skittled ten batsmen'at a very low cost; Mr. Sunderland expressed doubt as to whether Queensland could hold ■ Hornibrook, as he lmd received .strong invitations from Adelaide and Melbourne. Incidentally it might be mentioned that he has also teen approached by some Wellington enthusiasts. *

I understand that Dr. J. Bogle, who was over here with the Australians, is contemplating setting up practice in

Auckland, and if so he will be 'seen playing for Ponsonby this coming seaeon. He is one of the few having the distinction of scoringySOOO runs in firstclass cricket for New South Wales, and being a left-handed batsman, he will be a decided acquisition to Auckland. Ernie Upham, Wellington's representative fast bowler of a few years back, is donning the flannels again next year. So far, I believe, it is his intention to play junior and to impart his knowledge to the younger players. In the absence of a professional coa,ch, this is the spirit which is required in Wellington cricket

.to-day, and should commend itself to other old representative player*, who, I * am sure, still have the interest of tho . game at heart, and just require a little effort to get going again. Amongst others who have expressed their intention of turning out next season are B. J. Tuckwell and "Teddy" Roberts. .

. George Baker, of the Old Boys' Club, has been transferred to Masterton, and will probably be resident there during next cricket season. Wairarapa is gaining strength, and in Collins, Hallam, Dacre.and Baker, they have the nucleus of a good eleven. .