HAWKE CUP ELIMINATION

Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1930, Page 11

HAWKE CUP ELIMINATION

TARANAKI TEAM SELECTED MATCH AGAINST WANGANUI SIDE. ■ TO BE PLAYED AT PUKEKURA., 1 y;/ The personnel of the Taranaki reseiitative team to play Wanganui in; tho Hawke Cup elimination matches. Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, on December 12 and 13 has been announced. , by the selectors, Messrs. J. Brown (Nqrth Taranaki) and Geo. Syme (South TaranaAdvice has' also' been received from Wanganui that the Wanganui selector v (Mr. Pleasant)' has selected the team ■_ to play Taranaki. ; The teams .are:—.

WANGANUI. .. TARANAKL G. A. Bullock Douglas O. M. Nasmith C. H. Fowler C. Kingston®; E. C. Gee ' -A. Petty - ; . J. D. Grant ' . ' 0. G. Clarke ; . H. V. Gregory G. Harding G. A. McDougall S. Lay / ' R. Mete Kingi. H. Barker / R. I. Sewell J- Cheevers '.p: L. Rl Spurdie '- ■ A. Crawford J. H. Williams., -S. Betts L. A. Wood J- Morrison •

■ ■ ■■ ?’■ The reserves are: —‘ - C Taranaki. —Groom bridge (New > Ply* mouth), Kirwin (Old Boys), Leech (New /ft Plymouth). ' . . . ' U : (;■ Wanganui.—H. Evans. * .• . • ■ The Taranaki team is widely., spread, six of the players coming from North Taranaki 'and "five from South Tara- .' & naki. Kingstone at present is. playing for Waitara. In the north, the Old Boys Club has one representative. A., Petty. .// The New Plymouth, club has two. representatives, Nasmith and Clarke, and the strong High School team has repre- ,' sentatives in Harding and Morrison.. ./j In the south the Old Boys Club has - three representatives in Lay, Barker and Cheevers. Crawford comes from Okaiawa, and S.. Betts, from Kapbnga. • The captain of the Taranaki team will - soon be selected by the Taranaki Association. It is unlikely that .any of - i the players will be unavailable, with the possible exception of Cheevers. i■ The Taranaki team is one that should give a great deal of gatisfactiort to fob lowers of the game. On. the whole a young team, with Kingstone and Clarke .1 to "ive guidancel it has strength in both ; batting °and. bowling? Kingstone, Na- . - smith, Clarke, Lay, Barker and Cheevers are all proved representative players of very even calibre. They make a good ■ backbone to tho team. ■/.■, ■ '4 Petty is a quick, trustworthy, wicket- ft keeper. Harding, the High-School hoy, is -a good solid bat. Crawford, is a fast,; /.jj change bowler who is.dangerous if he. strikes a spot. Betts has been making- { . - ; k some big scores in the south lately and ■ can bat°powerfully when he has played ' , ’ himself in. The only slow 'break bowler in the team besides Nasmith ig-Mor-rison. the other High School player.. If ' .ft the wicket is treacherous; he will be very useful. I The only regret, is that there is no representative of the Country Assoeiii tion in the team. . . . ,1. • - The Wanganui team will arrive by th*.-. ; mail train on. Thursday evening. ' -.