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Arthur _ Galland, the genial Grange captain, is one of the greatest enthusiasts in. the game, and one of his sons would seem to be imbued with the same keenness! Last Saturday young Galland made 28 while playing for the North-east Valley School in the morning, and in the afternoon, he made 21 in a junior boys’ association match, playing for Grange. With the idea of creating more interest among ground members, and with hopes of adding to the membership, the Otago High School Old Boys intend arranging some friendly games for its ground members this season. Last season the club had as many ground members as players, and the indications are. that there will be a big increase this season. A fine display of fast scoring _ was given by Parnell in a recent cricket match against King’s Old Boys in the senior championship of the Auckland Cricket Association. Parnell went in at 4.15 p.m., and when stumps were drawn at 6.30 p.m, the total was 257 for one wicket. _ A most unusual feature of the innings was that no extras were recorded. A fine bowling performance was put up by L. F. Townsend, Auckland’s player-coach, who captured eight North Shore wickets for 52 runs. Townsend took full advantage of the fiery nature of the wicket, and kept the batsmen on defence. He also made pace off the wicket (says the Auckland ‘Herald’). The. A. Anthony, was also in great form with the ball. He dismissed seven King’s Old Boys batsmen for 25 runs. D. R. Garrard, former Auckland and New Zealand representative, made a reappearance for University. He took four wickets for 23 runs. In C. J. Martin the High School Old Boys’ Club has found a first-rate treasurer. Unfortunately he is unable to take an active part in sports owing to a serious injury, sustained at football, while at high school. Since leaving school he has acted scorer for the second eleven and still occupies the position. This year he was appointed treasurer. . The Wellington representative cricket captain, E. D. Blundell, began the season unpromisingly when he took one wicket for 48 runs against the Old Boys’ team. However, he annexed seven for 52 against Midland and followed this up with sis for 45 against Petone. The advantage of left-handed bats-, men in a cricket team was illustrated by the success of left-handers in the match between the Queensland and New South Wales colts recently. The lefthanders amassed 343_ runs out of a total of 434, the individual scores being Gulliver 129 not out, Cook 97, Walsh 67, and Griffin ‘SO. Besides being a problem to the bowlers, the left-handed batsmen were troublesome to the fieldsmen, who had a considerable amount of changing over. Exceptional batting form is being shown by M. P. Donnelly, a New Plymouth High School boy, who in previous seasons has displayed marked ability as a left-hand batsman (says an exchange). In a recent senior match in Taranaki he made 186, and he followed this up last Saturday with 169 not out in the North-South Taranaki representative match. Donnelly, who is now an opening batsman, is a cricket “ find ” of no little account, and it is to be regretted that he is not included in the players selected for the country trial match, to be played at Palmerston North. The care of material of a club is a big job demanding time and attention. Good buying and careful attention after purchase of material can save a club a great deal of extra expense. The man in charge of this work for Old Boys’ this season is L. A. Giles, the wellknown former Otago Rugby and cricket representative. Giles is a splendid club man and his clubmates were pleased to see him reproduce some of his old-time batting form in the recent game with Grange. “ Observer.” a correspondent, comments as follows on Saturday’s league game between Speight’s and Grocers’: — The result, a draw, with the honours clearly favouring the Grocers’ eleven, was a lucky conclusion as far as Speight’s were concerned, for they certainly did not deserve tb win. The fielding, up till this match a strong department, was atrocious, innumerable chances going astray because of slackness. Dropped catches were common, and had half of them been accepted the draw might have been reversed. The batting, too, was disappointing. Of the total of eight wickets for 81, Rodgerson made 30 not out in breezy style, Smith 18, and Holleyman 16. Rodgerson- has been the most consistent performer so far this season, and he at no time impressed ;as losing his wicket, his strokes, which included several crisp_ off shots, being made with polished finish. Knights hore the brunt of the attack and took six for 39. He received aid from a fast wicket. Burns, who could bo made more use of, for he is perhaps the side’s most guileful trundler, finished up with three for 15. Stokes and Cuthbertson were the only sure fieldsmen.