CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 149, 21 December 1927, Page 13

CRICKET

TOWN ■; V, COUNTS

The players selected by Mr. A; Mj Ongley (Palmerston North) to- represent the Country districts in the match with the Wellington town ■ representatives at the Basin Reserve: bh-Friday and Saturday, are as follows:—D. C.' ' Collins and D. Falloon (Wairarapa.ys ■ Ni Gallichan ; and W. Norris (Mariawatu);. D. Cameron (Rangitikei)"; O. ' -Naismith and-W. Beek>;(Taranaki); E; * ;Ei, t Neale,- A;' Newman, '-8.-I Hbpe,J and. >iT.;lS.sTayior (Nelson). - The' emergen--cies^are S. 'Lay (Taranaki) "and Gee' (Wairafapa). The telegraphed iisfc of .selected players did not include W. ■' >Beck.: (Taranaki). ' In announcing his.- ■ selection' Mr. Ongley 'stated that the following^ players were not available: ' Botherham,(Eangitikei), Lojvry, Work;er,;- : Eeaney, -.;; Stepper a, arid Mitchell (Hawkes Bay), Bernau,. Orr, and Holland (Wanganni), Kingston and ClarK ,■ (Taranaki),' and J. Newmans (Nelsoii).Despite the absence of these prominent; country players the chosen side "is ' ex- ''■ pected to give a good account of itself. Owing to the inability of A. M. ' Hollings and W. Diistin to play-in the; • match on Triday and' Saturdayy Tthe : Town team has been subjected tb fur- ' ther change. A. M. Cousins ''(Welling--/' ton) and' T. 8.-Nelson (tTniVersity)',' have been included in the team, and "W.V: Barclay (Old Boys) has been selected 1 as twelfth man. ■-'■•"" • ■ >x-•■";-: PLUNKtjT SHIELD TEAM. ,5 A. M. Hollings, who represented :Wel-< : lington last season, and who was in the, running for a place in the New Zealand team, is not available .for selection in. the Wellington team-to- meet Canter- , bury in the Plunket Shield match, com- ; : mencing on Saturday week.. Acting, pa medical advice, he is having - a short . spell from active participation ia. : th«»": game. .; ■'• ■ .-■••:'■ -..•'■-