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CRICKET NOTES.

To the Editor of the Evening Star.

Sir, —Hearing that there were to be two matches on the ground last Saturday, in one of which I felt a great interest—viz., the Fir«t Woven of the Dunedin Cricket Club v. the next Twenty-two—l strolled down in the afternoon, but was sorry to find that, owing to the scanty number of members present, the match was off. and scratch sides had to be chosen. Taking the play as a wh-le, I must say I thought it very indifferent. Mr Collinson, it is true, made a good score of 50; and what surprises mo is that no other large scor s were made, as the bowling was very bad and the fielding very loose. Now what the members of the D.C.C. want is real good steady practice together—not only in batting and bowling, but much more in fielding. The Club has got a very good professional in Bid HendLy, and I am sorry to see some of the members so disinclined to get any little hints on their play which would tend to improve them. I read with great pleasure “ Longslip’ssensible review in last week’s number of the Observer on the coming players of the season, and quite agree with bim in his remarks, although I think he is rather prepossessed in his opinion against Mr Collinson. He also forgot to mention Mr H. Evans, who I look on as one likely to do well this season both in batting and bowling. But what pleased me most was the well deserved praise he gave to Mr C. Kettle. I have watched bis play with great intc’est both in matches and at practice, and if ever a young man was cut out to shine in the cricket field, Mr C. Kettle if he pays attention to the game is the man ; he has a good eye, is a sharp and hard hitter, and has a very neat style of playing, his play reminding me very much of Catfyn's, who when ho first arrived in Melbourne and till the time he left theM.G.C. to join the Albert Club, Sydney, had to my mind the prettiest style of batting of any cricketer in Victoria. But what I want to enforce on the members of the D.C.C. is the necessity for good steady practice ; and, without wishing to be rude I feel it my duty to say, that both their morning and afternoon practice this season has as yet been of a very poor description, and f know the reason why, having noticed the fair attractions that every day take the players from their practice. JSow to my mind our young cricketers ought to feel so complimented by ladies taking such interest in the game as to oome down to the ground every day to see them play, that it ought to make them stick the more closely to the game, more o-pecially as time is flying at a moat alarming rate, and the Canterbury match draws on anacc, in which I am sure none of us would like to see our eleven beaten, nor is there any reason why they should be if they only work well together during the intervening time. And before concluding these few remarks, I wish to draw the attention of both clubs t > the great want of sitting accommo-tation, there m t being such things as seats on the giound for the use of the ladies who every day visit the cricket field, ar,d they are therefore obliged to sit on the damp grass. Now, as somo ladies do us the compliment

of coming down every clay, I think it right that they should be treated with proper respect. So hoping that both clubs will do something in the matter at once, — I am, yours, &c,, Old Cricketer,

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Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 2023, 29 October 1869, Page 2

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CRICKET NOTES. Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 2023, 29 October 1869, Page 2

CRICKET NOTES. Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 2023, 29 October 1869, Page 2

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