CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 27, 1 February 1924, Page 8

CRICKET

WELLINGTON V, N.SiW.

LOCAL TEAM CHOSEN.

The New South Wales cricket team is due to leave Sydney to-morrow on a tour of New Zealand. The.visitors are due. here on Wednesday next, and the first match of the tour will be the Wellington representatives,: commencing on, Friday next, at the Basin Reserve! Th local sole selector (Mr. K. H. Tucker) has chosen the following playeri to represent Wellington:— 'D. C. COLLINS (Old Boys) ': ' - J. S. HIDDLESTON (Wellington) : H. M. M'GIRK (Hutt) B. J. KORTLANG (Wellington) W. A. BAKER' (Midland) J. HUTCHTNGS (Midland) W. S. BRICE (Petone) K. JAMES (Institute) H. PRINCE (Institute) " i J. BANKS f Institute) M. HENDERSON ;(Y.M.C.A). It was intended by the selector to include C. N.. Kingston, of Taranaki, in: the team as wicket-keeper, with a view" *<?, ascertaining whether he was a suit-' able player to. include in the New Zeaand team now that..Ronntree,; of Auckland, is not .available; . Kingston, however, could not make the; trip to Wei-' iuigton. . ; -. ■; The New South Wales team is as foltFXT^'£■ Marartney (captain), W. Bardsley, T. J.^E. Andrew^A. F. Kipl ■ pax, A. Mailey, W. A. Oldfield, H. L. Sendry R. Bardsley, A. Punch, D. M,dlarkey, A. Ratcliffe.-and S. E^eretT ;