CRICKET COACH WANTED

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 15 June 1935, Page 13

CRICKET COACH WANTED

WELLINGTON BODY’S NEED ENQUIRIES IN AUSTRALIA LETTER TO HUGH TRUMBLE. Fully alive to the need of a coach in Wellington, the local Cricket Association’s management committee iis giving the whole coaching question very close attention. In looking overseas it has been usual to regard England as the most likely field for the securing of coaches, hut the Wellington Cricket Association is not limiting; its inquiries to that country. The Australian field is also to lie tapped. When it was mentioned at last week’s meeting of the W.O.A. that the coaching question would he discussed at a subsequent meeting Mr' •\y. p. Walker urged that immediate inquiries be made in Australia as to the possibility of getting an Australian coach. Ttome enthusiastic sportsmen had indicated to him that they would be prepared to support a coaching scheme if a man were brought from Australia instead of going to the much greater expense of engaging a coach from England. It would be wel) in any case, he thought, to have some information from Australia at an early date. Mr P. B. Broad, chairman, stated that various people had been approached to see if funds could be raised for the engagement of a coach, and some had rsdsed precisely the same point as made by Mr Walker. Why go beyond Australia? they had asked. _ It was suggested by Mr W alker that Mr Hugh Trumble should be communicated with. There were Important considerations as to the type of coach to be engaged, said Mr Broad. “Do you want a good coach just past his playing days _a man like, say, Kortlang—or do you want to good player-coach?” he asked. There would! be some -interesting cricket in Wellington during idle next few years, and, in view of the present position in Wellington, it would be of advantage to have someone whose presence would strengthen the team. Mr R. F. Steel was inclined to favour the non-playing coach, as match play would take the player-coach away a good deal from the youngsters. Mr Aim preferred for the job a man who was just past his prime. The secretary (Mr A. Varney): A man like Jack Ryder. It wa9 suggested also that A. F. Kippax might be asked if he would be available, but some doubt was expressed as to whether ho would be able to leave bis business, to which Mr J. H. Phillipps replied that Kippax had been able to go oil tour with Australian teams. The idea of writing to Australia tor information was adopted, and it was decided that letters of inquiry be written to Messrs Howard (New South Wales), FI. Trumble (Victoria) and V. Y. Richardson (South Australia). 4