PROMISING BATS

NZ Truth, Issue 1043, 21 November 1925, Page 11

PROMISING BATS

SOME REP. PROSPECTS Big Hits m the North

The fact tliat the record for a senior cricket innings was broken m Wellington on Saturday speaks for itself. The fact that the record for a senior cricket innings (individual) was broken m Wellington on Saturday speaks for itself. And there were good scores m Auckland.

The elements on Saturday (writes "Truth's" Special Dunedin rep.) were all against bright cricket. There was a heavy wind, occasional rain squalls driving the players to shelter. Considering the conditions, Grange's total of 254 against Dunedin was quite a good one. / A Good Stand. Conradi, one of the opening pair, saw seven wickets fall and rang up a tally of 108 before Dick Torrance lifted his middle pin with a trimmer. "Con" is not an attractive batsman to watch. He is obviously ill at ease to fast stuff, and his running between the wickets could bo emartehed up considerably. He had several lives during his lengthy stay at the wickets and early m the piece gave an easy chance behind the sticks. Galland made a forceful 40, putting plenty of wood into his strokes and showing a decided partiality for anything on the off. Knight is a stylist and every stroke he makes has a finish about it that takes the eye. In making his 33 he got a sixer by lifting the ball right over the trees into a garden on the far side of the road. At one stage the score board showed 5 for 224, but Len Casey got among the colts that constituted the tail of the north-enders arid they added only 30 between them. As he usually is, Dick Torrance was the steadiest of the bowlers and never sent down a loose one. Coming Champ. ! With 30 up and two wickets down, and their best batsmen to come, Albion should not find the total of the southenders beyond them. Duncan has 27 opposite his name and was shaping very attractively when time was called. Keep your eye on this colt; he is an embryo champion. • Green, the new Carisbrook 'keeper, again demonstrated his cleverness behind the sticks and he should fly into the rep. eleven. His catching of Caskie was very smart. The writer appreciates the fact that umpires have^a thankless task to perform and knows that there are very few competent officials available, but that doesn't debar him from saying that some of the l.b.w. decisions given on Saturday were beyond understanding.

Watson, of the Hutt Club. This player has quit© a variety of strokes, tool Once again what a misfortune that Jack Banks and Stuart Dempster are not going with Dacre and Worker to Australia. What a great quartette of young batsmen they would make. Alick .Grant broke his run of outs on Saturday, and made 61 m something like his old style. Keep going, Alick! V.M.C.A. must possess a good battins side when Condliffe goes m last. "Curly" Marris is still getting runs for Petone. This player, at one time of his cricketing career, was the best leg-break bowler m Wellington. Eaton, of Kilbirnie, will get plenty of runs m senior cricket. Wellington is badly m need of a good, slow, heady bowler. What about those m charge of our cricketing affairs hunting around among the younger players m the endeavor to unearth one so that the coach can put the finishing touches on him?