AIDING CRICKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23275, 18 February 1939, Page 17

AIDING CRICKET

SIR J. CAHN'S OBJECT

ARRIVAL AT AUCKLAND TO PLAY WITH TOURING TEAM INTEREST IN YOUNG PLAYERS Describing his visit as the realisation of a hope first entertained about a year ago, Sir Julien Calm, of Nottingham, arrived at Auckland by the Monterey yesterday to join the cricket team whose tour of New Zealand ho has financed and which ho is to captain. After meeting the Mayor, Sir Ernest Davis, and attending to some business details, Sir Julien left in the afternoon by aeroplane to join his team at Wanganui. Accompanying him were Lady Calm and his secretary, Mr. C. C. Goodway, and Mrs. Goodway. Sir Julien said that having already taken cricket teams to Jamaica, Argentina, Denmark, Jutland, Canada, the United States, Bermuda, Ceylon and Singapore he had decided that New Zealand, which he had long , wanted to visit, should be the next country to which he would like to lead | a team. The Dominion was one of very few lands in which he had not travelled and if it proved to be as delightful as he had heard it was ho had every hope of coming back again in the future for another visit. Visit to South Africa

South Africa was another country where he had not yet been, said Sir Julien, and it was quite possible that he would attempt to take a cricket team there in the next few years. Ho did not intend on the present tour to go to Australia, but with the team would return straight to England from New Zealand.

In New Zealand he would accompany the team throughout its tour and would play as much as possible. His primary object in taking cricket teams on such tours was to foster the spirit and playing of cricket, particularly among the younger players. Because of this he always liked to play a number of matches against secondary school and minor association teams. The New Zealand Cricket Association's arrangements to assist this object had met with his wholehearted approval, and he said he had every reason to look forward to a very pleasant tour. Other Players Considered

Sir Julien mentioned that when he was arranging the visit he had hoped to include the former Wellington and New Zealand player, K. C. James, in the team. However, James had suffered an injury to his back and this had kept him out of the team. Another player whom he intended to bring was P. A. Gibb, the English test match wicketkeeper and batsman, but his selection as a member of the M.C.C. team at present touring South Africa had prevented his coming to New Zealand. As a prominent English manufacturer, Sir Julien has also considerable interest in the international situation, and he said that he had no fear of war. Last year when the Chechoslovakian crisis was at its height he was in France, and he was so sure peace would be maintained that he did not bother to return to England.