YOUTH AND CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 24, 30 January 1933, Page 11

YOUTH AND CRICKET

TINDILL'S PERFORMANCE

BAT HANDED OVER

The fact that many local, cricketers are also footballers was mentioned by Mr.'P. B. Broad/chairman of the Wellington Cricket Association, at a function during the . tea interval at' the Kilbirnie Reserve on Saturday afternoon. Some, of the players achieved success in both branches of sport, and one to take double honours was E. W. Tindill, who last season was a Wellington Rugby football representative and who had just represented Wellington for the first time, in Plunket Shield cricket. \Mr. Broad estimated that, whereas a footballer's- activity as a player covered a period of something like seven or eight years, the playing • career of a cricketer was twenty ,years or more. "What I want to say to Tindill and to all young players," said Mr. Broad, "is that when you have had your five or so years of football bear in mind that you still have fifteen years of your best cricket ahead of you." The function on Saturday was arranged in honour of Tindill, the bat to be presented to this young player for his meritorious performance in the Wellington-Auckland match having been brought along by Mr. A. Varney, hon. secretary of the Wellington Cricket Association, who accompanied Mr. Broad on a round - visit to ' the grounds. It was explained that Messrs. Gradidge and Sons (London), through Mr. Davis, of Auckland, had given a bat for the highest "score in the Auckland-Wellington Plunket Shield match, and that K. C. James, the AVellington captain, had made top score (108), Tindill beings next with 106. James had graciously offered to 'waive'his claim to the bat: "I think we can all be very grateful to James and can appreciate his action," said Mr. Broad. "It gives us the opportunity of offering our. congratulations and showing our goodwill toward a player who in his first Plunket Shield match has put up one of the best performances it is possible to expect of- a player ,on his first appearanco in this class of cricket." In making the presentation and congratulating Tindill, Mr. Broad remarked: "It is up to him to make 100 with this bat against Larwood and company when they come -here in March. I trust that his century against Auckland is only the first of many he is going to make for Wellington, and that in a few years he may be receiving another bat for, the, highest score ever made for Wellington." In expressing. thanks for the • gift and expressions of goodwill, .Tindill said that he considered, himself very fortunate. "I can assure you," he added, "that it will always remain one of my most treasured possessions." Cheers for Tindill and James concluded" a delightful little function.