THE SPORTMANS LOG

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1075, 12 September 1930, Page 7

THE SPORTMANS LOG

Uon Bradman jloMfil zsss'rsx «•-»■• .rjffe w ,* ##i ,r- night ago. The annual meeting of the Auckland Cricket Association will be held in the Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, September 2*6. Wensley Arriving Early A. F. Wensley, who has been reengaged by the Auckland Cricket ■ Association for a further season as official playarcoach is expected to .arrive at Auckland on October IS. This is considerably earlier . than coaches usuj ally arrive, as in past seasons the ; competition has j already been comj menced by the .... time the coaches got here. Wensley Is the Tainui. Opening of Cricket Season Speculation will be abroad soon as to the probable date of the opening j of the cricket season in Auckland. East ; season, the A.C.A. began its senior competition on October 19. This season the Saturday corresponding to that of last year's opening day is October 18. However, an exceptionally early start was required last season, and it may be that another week will be allowed players for practice this season. Nevetheless, the season is going to be a highly important. one. because of the selection of a New Zealand team to tour England. Bowling of M. S. Nichols For a little while after he returned ' to England from his tour of New Zealand with the M.C.C. team M. 8. Nichols i lost a little of the sting from his bowli ing. But for the past two months or ! so he has been bowling with much : more pace and “devil/’ It is remarked j bv an English critic that if he were ! better supported in the slips Nichols’s ! place in the bowling averages would j have been very much higher. Slip- ! catching has always been a weakness j of Essex cricket.