CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16375, 1 November 1916, Page 3

CRICKET.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. The cricket son son was crfco.i r? j Sa';rih> in good weather and on wicket" w'liih nT?v<*'l fairly fast and true. The first rnrrf of the senior teams for the season -,„- 0 j the fact that during ,he recc-- many ««,'}. known cricketers had answered the c.-l! to the colours, among these being 1.. Tenor. Biair, and Burton, of Eden; !•' S Taylor i onsonby: \V. Taitersa.il of North Si' -c and ti. W. Hulgau. <,: University. The feature o: Saturdays iiattin- v.a« 'i-o century scored by E. Horspooi". 01' (iraiurt His runs were got by a^g-rssivo. ci'T* c* ar.'l although he nave chances his innings on the whole was a worthy effort for the first <■: th" season. Other good scores '.nude on Saturday were those of Garrard. University, 93: Sne<iden, l'onsonty, 74 not out, Anthony, l'mnell, oS; Burns, Parneil. io. The first innings score of ] 'ai'wi : 19.: should I>9 easily passed by Eden, who lost two w.r.kctfc. for 29 runs before the stum-s were drawn tor the, day. Anthony and Burn, were the chiet contributors to I'arneil's tota' . the Crritton-l'ousonhy match promises 'in in creating record day's may. Oration* : first, innings total wat 182. and Ponsonby has made 129 runs for two wickets. The notable performances during the afternoon [ were E. Horspool's score of 113 Sneddon'» | <4 not_ out. and Smith's bowling performance of eight wickets for 65 riTba. I University kept North Shore la the field I all the afternoon. Garrard, one of Auck- • land's professionally - trained colts, gav<> 1 evidence of careful coaching. His batting j generally was careful, but he was rather ( proficient in strokes on the off-side of the | wickets. His 93 was a good first-day effort. ' Walker, who made 49, bad almost as mary '■ lives as a cat. North Shor ■> will have to I get moro than 252 in the first innings to j save defeat. ! CLUB FORMED AT CAMBRIDGE. | [TIT TELEGRAPH.— corkesfos-dext.] CAMBRIDGE, Tuesday. I . A meeting of men interested in the formation of a cricket club was held in the j T.jl-C.A. rooms on Monday evening. Mr. i A. 0. Butler, as convenor, was voted to the chair. Ee explained that Mr. W. Flower, who has recently come to the district, hail ' expressed his willingness to coach members. There was a-" evident desire to see cricket l re-started. and the opportunity afforded should not be allowed to go by. It was ; unanimously agreed to form a clnb. OfScer3 ! were elected as under—Patron, the Mayo;, j Mr. M. Wells; president. Mr. G. Calvert: j vice-presidents. Messrs. W. J. Brown. G. ! B. Simpson, A. D. Clemett. C, H. Priestley, jW. H. Tickers. and J. Lundon: captain! I hon. secretary, and treasurer. Mr. W. Flower: j Executive, Messrs. V. Boulton. F. Taw I ,or, j Butler, C. H. Harrison, and H. T. Lincoln. I