BETTER PRACTICES

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 104, 4 May 1935, Page 30

BETTER PRACTICES

SYSTEMS OF CONTROL

The -Wellington Cricket Association's special sub-committee, .in; its report upon ways and means of ■ brighCening cricket, made recommendations which, ifr believed,. would r assist clubs. These are. to beseht fprward'to clubs. They

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"Practice.—The committee -believes that the .conditions - under which practice is carried put leave much to .be desired; bothvfrbm the fact that practice virickets are. seldom up to the standard y- of. Mthpse provided for matches;' arid; also because: practice is in ve'ry^ many; cases carried!; out in-a most haphazard manner.; It- is recommended vthat clubs: endeavour to see that', recognised: batsmen: get. • moire batting v practice than the recognised bowlers">i)f;a team, and vice versa; that;■; ail- clubs ; ,:'institute -a system >of practice captains to properly control practice at./the nets, and.: ensure that the Outmost: •benefit: be derived from practice. Recognising that! the crying need of Wellington cricket at the present time is ' better bowling, your committee: .suggests that the association undertake to provide half the cost of .five-wickets-(at grounds to. be de-cided-on)-purely lor bowling practice. It is felt that bowlers of speed will get the practice which at the present time, through the condition of practice wickets, they are denied.

"The committee desires-to support the suggestion made by one of. the local - clubs that the standard of running .between; the wickets is one feature of our play that could be greatly unproved, and which of itself helps greatlysto brighten; play. "The committee recommends also that clubs: be asked to ensure that after the fall of a wicket the least possible time be lost before the arrival of the incoming batsman; as a long wait for the incoming: batsman to take his place ;tends to become tedious. "As has been pointed out earlier, some; clubs" have a system of honorary, membership for-'which'a small fee is charged.. This-idea is commended to all clubs, as>:iri addition to helping the revenue of the clulss concerned, it helps also to ;widen the interest in the game." ■"■■;'■-:■-.

j.'A.R.-Blandford, of the Victoria College first eleven,1 who was injured in Auckland recently when a motorcar he was' driving .crashed into a street pole, is reported to be making a good recovery. It is expected that he will be well enough to return to Wellington shortly.

In connection with the suggestion that a coach from "Australia be engaged for Wellingotn cricket, a local enthusiast considers that H. L. Hendry would be an excellent man for the job.