WELLINGTON CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2358, 14 January 1915, Page 7

WELLINGTON CRICKET.

Sir, —Could you spare a few lines for a few on Wellington cricket? The exhibition of cricket given by tho Wellington team against Canterbury ivas shocking. Wellington still stick to the ■old players, despite the fact that there are a number of young, enthusiastic, good cricketers, playing cricket in Wellington at the present time. AVas there ever such an exhibition of fielding as that given by Wellington? .Whilst Canterbury were batting they would score two where Wellington (owing to the keenness of the Canterbury fielding) would score one; also, if there was a possibility of a Canterbury hit reaching the boundary there seemed to he no need for tho Wellington fieldsmen to chase it, but if there looked to bo no possible hope of the Canterbury fieldsman saving a boundary he would chase it until it crossed the boundary. Thoy need young, alert me;i in tho team. I know Baker is young, but a poor field, but a good shaking up by the selectors is all he needs. Midlaue and Hiddlestoii must be praised for their work in the field: they are both real toilers. Then again. Wellington's running between the wickets was very bad indeed. I venture to say that Wellington made more scoring strokes than Canterbury throughout the game. The Canterbury selectors wero courageous enough to drop ail old player of the stamp of Bennett out of the team. Whilst Otago sent a team of young players of great possibilities for the future, there are some junior players in the Wellington Cricket Association worthy of consideration. There is young Lambert, of Wellington College, onlv a lad, but a splendid -bat, good bowler, and a splendid field. Another worthy of consideration is G. Renuer, of the Boys' Institute Old Boys; he has batted very consistently, having amongst his 6cores 40 not out, 76 not out, and 102 dot out; bowls a good ball, and is as good in the field as any player in Wellington. Wellington is the poorest lighting team I have ever seen. Against Auckland', Canterbury wanted just on three hundred to win, and they fought until they got them. . Oh, Wellington! Some young playeva in the team certainly could not do worse than the old players. If there is to be anothor representative match give the young players a chance.—l am, etc., A KEEN WELLINGTONIAN.