REPRESENTATIVE CRICKET.

Evening Star, Issue 6472, 13 December 1883, Page 2

REPRESENTATIVE CRICKET.

TO THK EDITOR. Sih, —Amongst the names of those players chosen to practise for the coming interprovincial match I notice those of Fleming and Skitch (Excelsior), J. Fitzgerald (Clarisbrook), F. Horne (Southern), Henderson (Albion), and Sontag (of the Kaikorai Club). Of the two former I thought their claim to firstclass cricket was settled when they appeared against Auckland for the defunct Association. J. Fitzgerald, I believe, they are very fond of. I mean his bowling is much liked by the Canterbury men, whilst in batting he has no defence. F. Homo has never appeared before good bowling or faced a crowd. Henderson is utterly useless as a bat, and his bowling would be child’s play to Canterbury. Whatever has Sontag done to entitle him to election? I fancy from the very weak team selected for practice, as published in your columns of

•'*»~hlln i . • «“ 1 '“ ' , . . _ fat Bight, Ufa the Otago AeeMiation’a Match Committee are not ‘ d eratal they have to mck fro • . suggest that a second sot of P y collected foe practice from the following • J. Allan, W. Allan, Young, Dawes, Andrews, Ivcu ®* Ham, Crawshaw, Glasgow, Millington, Spring, G. Clark, W. Morrison, Soddington, Wyinks, Taiaroa, Macdonald* D. Jones, B. Leith, J. Leith, Sutchfie, Radfield. Diahur, Pillett, Miller, Bammtyne, Jackson, Newberry, Dwbble, $. Smith, E Austin, R. StroAftch, M‘Gregor, Grow<ten, Home, Cargill, Howlison, and Lebatt. If the Match Committee’s present selection is any indication of what their final one will be the interprovincial match for 1883-84 is a foregone conclusion. I trust, however, that they will, for the credit of the district, look into the claims of some of those I have mentioned.—l am, etc., Watch. Dunedin, December 13.