THE CANTERBURY COACH.
(From Ottb Own Cohbespondent.j , CHRISTCHtIRCH, November 12. Mr P C Carlton, the Victorian cricketer who W Wn. engaed by the Canterbury. Cricket . Association to act as coach during the present season, arrived in Ohristchurciv Jon Thursda-y. He took part in the colts . match totday, and created a very favour- : able impiession among the players and onlookers at Lancaster- Pa™:- ' The. new arrival- is- a welUet-up young fellow, and the- right stamp of man for a. cricketer. He is- fairly active, as was shown by his running between the .wickets^ and as he proved himself a good judge 0.a run he ?ot the most value for his stroke?. , Playing for the colts, he scored 59,- an*; was still unbeaten when play stopped at a quarter-past 6. Be is a batsman of thej solid type, having a- very good defence. iie, is not nearly so punishing a bat as Hum- . phreys. last year's coach, but he is *>™ d f f I in defence and has a much better btyle afi, the wicket. -As a rmxjel for young , P lft J c ™( I he should be an improvement on the Kent ! professional. He has got a good variety o ; | ' nice strokes his quick, «jjy..«l»"-^ ' null being particularly profitable, tie is j St in the first flight of bowlers though he ! will be a uaefal change. He is a^elo ,w , bowler with a break from either side but., with a preference for the leg turn, and as he "a fairly consistent he may prove to ' be a better man when' he is acclimatised than at first sight he would appear to be.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2905, 17 November 1909, Page 59
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271THE CANTERBURY COACH. Otago Witness, Issue 2905, 17 November 1909, Page 59
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