CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 13126, 24 March 1937, Page 6

CRICKET

N.Z. TOURING TEAM

GALLIC!!AN INVITED TO JOIN

NEED FOR SLOW BOWLER

(Press Association ) CHRISTCHURCH, March 23. N. Gall’chan, the Manawatu and Wellington representative left-hand slow bowler, has been added to the New Zealand team which will leave for its; tour of England next Saturday. The addition, of this player to the 14 men already chosen was made by the management committee of 1 the New Zealand Cricket | Council with the concurrence of the New Zealand selector si on the recommendation of the manager-captain and the vice-cap tain of the New Zealand team. ‘ The announcement was made by Mr A. T. Donnelly, chairman of the management committee of the council. who. said that, in the afternoon, a telegram had been received from M. L. Page, captain, H. G. Vivian, vice-captain, and T. C. Lowry, manager, all of whom had had great experience of English cricket conditions, reading us follows;-*.-

“Wo are unanimously of the op- | inion that the team a,s at present ! constituted is definitely short of slow bowlhig, for such a long tour and avo suggest the inclusion of Gallicban as an additional man if possible: Page, Vivian, and Lowry”. j

W : t!i, the concurrence of the New Z "aland selectors, said Mr Donnelly, the management committee had agreed to the request and Gallic-han had been asked to join the team in England.

M.C.C. v. N.Z

NEITHER CARSON NOR DONNELLY TO PLAY /press Association) WELLINGTON, Marchi 23. Latest advice regarding the New Zealand team is that neither W. Oarson nor M. P. Donnelly Avill take part in the match Avith the M.CLC. team. With a decision yet to be made regarding the twelfth man, the Ncav Zealand team will be: M. L. Page, of Canterbury (Captain), 11. G. Vman, of Auckland (vice-cap-tain), J. L. Ken- (Canterbury), W. A. Hadlee (Canterbury), D. A. It. Moloney (ManaAvatu-Wollington), G. L. Weir (Auckland-North Auckland), E. W. Tindijl (Wellington), W. NT. Wallace (Auckland), J. It. Lama,son and A. W. Roberts (Canterbury), J. A. Dunning (Otago), J. CoAvrie, (Auckland). The umpires Avill he C. Moore (Wellington), and Montgomery (Auckland).

NOTES AND NEWS Owing to a fractured Avrist, McMahon, the young slow boAvlcr, has J(een dropped from the AueklandWellington team to play the touring Mhryfebone side at Auckland. Advice lias also been received that GalIcJian is not available. Vacancies have been filled by the selection of McCoy and Sale, both of Auckland, with Emery, of Auckland, as 12th. man.—P.A.