MY FIRST DAY AT LORD’S

Hokitika Guardian, 16 November 1923, Page 4

MY FIRST DAY AT LORD’S

* A XKW ZKALANDER‘S lAIPRESSIOXS. (By A. •). 1 in lTu]). Al.A.i T at rived in London on a Saturday aftenmou afu-i my 12.080 mile- journey <M”t:i New Zealand. It v a- my lir-t visit, and the que.-iion of v.lint I should do. immcdiateiv pr. -ented ilxeli. First impre-.-iens. 1 relleeted, arc -aid to be the most Im-1 ing--1 herefot" 1 mu.-t go to -a.iim-thmg e-sciiticily lf'ng-ii-h. Sca.niiiiig the pages oi' the day’s papers my eyes vested on a cluster of famous, names - Hobbs and Heiidren, Woolley and Aleml, Fender, (liMigan, and Alaun. How could I spend an afternoon better than in seeing the giants of Fiigli-h cricket F"r ihe Now Zealander lave- the old pi'iuc. tic ugh he i lays Bngby b. tier. The sands of rn{ husia.sfs watch cagerle the d- i iigs o| |f ng la iid'v. h- ■ I irii and ! letldren's gieal perfm mam c; < I lie’ neck bel'ere Mould have caic I many a tlirill at the Anlirmle-, A iesl n.alch lielwc-mi Fugland and Aii-lr-'di-i i- i"l lowed j ll -1 as keenly in Xev Zealand as in either of tlm < out. -i aid mu : ricand. lie it v. Itis| m'i-d, tla :e c iL olialdy more synipintliv for miy Molher C'onußy than for our - 1 ■ t 1 m . .’in Ifngli'i) exjiert hits said hard thing;, e; X;-.. Zealand (imlo-l, hui Ihe game twm -- to exi-t ami, v.o f'Mtdly le. i |o i:gprove in our far-o!l’ i tililtliy. Ml dee i - toil, t lien , v as .p'lel- ly ) inile. I Would go 1 o 1 .'Hi',-, am'i we igp ;l: -It eilckel a) ic 111- !. I'. Bill! s I ' '!! -. U M again see ( !i;i; man Bit oil hard ami )', b| (a - Keitl • m igii i ill’.\'e mi id I. ii! ike style which delighted "s tit lii- Lails ... -M ;., (-1V W 1! g; ■■■■'. the ei-eat cri-keliM-ail. able ‘1 :: - on n -ting, - ilia tiling ... lie- If cgi i'll iTiefi-l in;.: t-ro '' I. i I annoyed at havmg to v. ait i'c-iir hour., le. | lay to and il wa- just. a. mum al for i hum to let off steam 111 some way. IBs picul oiilbnisl:- ot applause caused me to sit up and take notice I'or ti c til s! i'evi times. Let tlm crovd’s !i‘t'e joke soon Id! me unmoved. Ami U ’i'll g imr < ais till' 'tsniij* oraior. ly pu al oi Ins ford, v. ilb a |!o\. ol riu'tm ic hardly ( a cMMdaii hut Irene the less amusing, lie abjured ifnghun! (t he r:: .i w--- .Ifugl-w d v. ;,ia .h- d I" uiniec(ly to lii- m-igl.boul". b; P' ; ! 1 1--a gem of humour Im; I him ill.i pr .1 e<l aite; I;. •) li-.;u - "I Mli.- • kmc. \ku y glad of tie- i .’III lice, to ; , d a: ) ! ■■ ~ wa -,,d,- ia lim g rou n I Po w; me t hi- v, a - alino- a ‘■an red --al. (II mil-,- to tlm vc-l

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