BRITISH BOWLERS.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 January 1926, Page 6

BRITISH BOWLERS.

VISIT TO TARANAKI. TEAMS ARRIVES TO-NIGHT. PERSONNEL OF THE PARTY. The party of forty British will arrive in New Plymouth this evening by the overland route from the north in continuation of their tour of New Zealand. They will be met at Waitara by members of the executive of the Taranaki Bowling Centre, who will biing them on to New Plymouth, where they will be quartered at the Criterion, White Hart and Terminns Hotels. To-night they will be welcomed to Taranaki at a function in the Victoria League rooms, at which the Mayor of New Plymouth (Mr. F. E. ilson) will be the principal speaker. To-morrow afternoon an excursion will be made to Mount Egmont, and Monday morning will be devoted to sight-seeing in and around New Plymouth. A rep resentative match between the visitors and rinks drawn from the clubs in Taranaki will be played at the New Plymouth Club’s green on Monday afteinoon, and that evening the visitors will b-j entertained at a social evening in the Kawaroa Park bungalow. On Tuesday the visitors will proceed to Wanganui, The British bowlers, who are headed by Mr. Walter N. Wake, of Weston-super-mare, as manager and secretary, left London on September 25 and landed at Adelaide on October 31. After playing at Adelaide they visited Melbourne, Hobart, Launceston, Melbourne again, Sydney and Brisbane. A total of 42 matches was played, the team winning 22 and losing 17, while three were drawn. The team was 80 points up. NOT REPRESENTATIVE. Speaking of the team, Mr. Wake told an interviewer that it was not fairly representative of the bowling strength ot the United Kingdom. Of the SO players selected this year from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, to play in the national championships, only three were able to make the trip. These were Mr. W. F. Wade, England, Mr. W. Crawford and Mr. W. F. Minto, Scotland. ’lf we had waited to get the best team we would never have left Eng land,” Mr. Wake said. “However, the team is a very good one, and we expect it to give a good account of itself in New Zealand.” The captain of the team is Mr. George Wright, of Kettering, England. He has represented England several times, and is immediate past-president of the English Bowling Association. He was the winner of the Midlan<l Counties pairs championship in 1911, 1912 and 1914, and runner-up in 1913. He was club champion of Kettering Lodge, and was in the winning rink at Hastings in 1919. He was runner-up in the Bournemouth tournament, ana captain of the Midland victorious team

and London S.C.B.A. in 1925, and winner of the 'Wellington open tournament singles in 192.5. He visited Canada in 1921 as vice-captain of the British*team. Perhaps the best bowler in the team is Mr. W. F. Wade, of Leicester, who has a fine record. He has reprcseiited England on three occasions and was English champion of 1923. Mr. Wake himself is also a fine exponent of the game. He has represented England on three or four occasions. Mr. AV. Dean, of Hastings, and Mr. James Edney, of Southampton, have also represented England. The remainder of the team are good all-round sportsmen. MEMBERS OF THE* PARTY. Following is the personnel of the party.— England.-—Mr. A. E. Attyeo (Aseombe), Weston-super-mare; Mr. A. W Brook, Leicester; Mr. William Dean (White Rock), Hastings; Mr. James Edney (Atherley), Southampton; Mr. John Haslehurst (Victoria), Weston-super-mare; Air. J. R. Hawkings (Bristol and Bristol St. Andrews), Bristol; Mr. T. S. Hurley, Leicester; Air. Frank Mobbs (Kettering Lodge), Kettering; Mr. AV. F. AV.ade (Hinckley), Leicester; Mr. AA 7 alter N. AVake (Victoria), Wes-ton-super-mare; Air. Stephen Whitaker. Bournemouth; Air. George AVright (Kettering Lodge), Kettering; Mr. Albert Quick (Victoria), A\ reston-super-mare. Scotland.—Air. James Baird. AUishaw; Air. J-.'benezcr Brodie, Kilmarnock; Air. G. S. Bryson (PoHokshields), Glasgow; ?Jr. A\ m. Crawford (Titwood), Glasgow’; Air. John S. Fleming, Prestwick and Strathaven; Air. George Hunter, Galashiels; Ex-Provost Robert Husband, Dunfermline; Air. John Inglis (Portland), Kilmarnock; Air. Robert Lawson (Hyndland), Glasgow; Air. James Livingstone, Bathgate; Air. AA’altcr C. McAulay (Ardgowan), Greenoch; Mr. John W. MacDougall (Whitevale),' Glasgow; Mr. William Alair (PoHokshields), Glasgow’; Air. Alex. Alalcolm (Grosvenor). Greenock; Air. Lindsay Afathieson (Grosvenor), Greenock; " Mr. Tho. 3. Alickcl. Kirkcaldy; Bailie AV. F. Aliuto, Annan: Air. D. J. Morrison (Willowbank), Glasgow; Air. W. C*. Stephen (Bearsden), Glasgow’; Ex-Provost Robert AA’atson, Galashiels. Ireland.—Air. R. Baines (Ulster), B fast; Ali\ Robert Burton. Larne; Mr. Wm. (’lark, Ballymena; Mr. John .Millar. Larne. AV ales.—Mr. G. L. Harding, Card ill; Air. C. St. LcMger (Pennylan), CardiiT; Air. Ivor B. Thomas (Dinas Powis), Cardill. The following ladies are accompanying the party.—England: Miss Vera .Mary Brook, Leicester; Mrs. Daunton. Bristol; Mrs. Hurley, Leicester; Airs’ Haslehurst, Weston-super-mare; Airs. Wake, AA'eston-super-mare; Mrs. Quick. Weston-super-mare. Scotland: Airs. James Baird, Wishaw'; Airs. AL Beveridge, Glasgow; Mrs. Brodie, Kilmarnock; Airs, (.'rawford, Glasgow; Miss M. W. Brown, Glasgow; Mrs. D. J. Morrison, Glasgow; .Mrs. Hunter, Galashiels; Mrs. J. Inglis, Kilmarnock; Airs. R. Lawson, Glasgow; Ali&s Wardlaw. Dunfermline. Wa.Es: Airs. Ivor B. Thomas, Cavdi/I. WELLINGTON TOURNAAIKNT.