WHO’S WHO ?

Hokitika Guardian, 12 February 1924, Page 4

WHO’S WHO ?

IN THE -VS.W. TEAM (N-Z. Times Correspondent;. Charles 0. Macartney (captain) is hv many degrees the mo-t brilliant and indiyidnal Australian hatsinan of the present day. Net quite *:> dependable. or consistent a run-geUor as A\ arIX'll liardsley. he is the more striking personality. though unite uubke tlie late Victor Trumpet' in style and method he has. by reason of his daring and supremo .-madame. almost the same fascination for the crowd. < *«'- ing to little or no coaching he made himself a batsman by watching lug nialehes in Australia, and. ol course, by pet-i-fenl praetiie. A law untr himself—a triumph of individualism—he is not a model to lie copied. V hei he lira went to England, in ITO. hi was eighth on the list of balling averages. hut as a hotvW took 7! wicket ; ■Mid had a. big share in the vhl"iy "vn England at Lords. In his next visit tc England, in 1912 .lie jumped right t< tlin top. and scored o runs vita a' average of 15. He hit up half a dmc" hundreds—two of tle-m in the mate! with Susses at Brighton— Imt his firs innings was a vondertnl 99 in L !'■’ drawn match with England at lords | On getting home again he did Vo 1 things for New South Males in the in ter State matches, and during th unofficial tour of the Australian team in Amei ii a. in l'H:h he scored ”' run- ami took I*9 wickets hea'dev. the are 1 ages in both hatting and bow b ing. In 1929-21. against England in Australia .lie plated four innings, being ouee out. ami m ored lid ! " ll y ,jl , an acrag" of *<>.i‘>th 1" h agla'.m again, in 1921. he made three handy red mas in tc-t mai'-h--:- lor an average of !2.:---5. and daring the whole loir compiled T'd-V ; mis f* i bl completed innings, at an aveiag.c »i • In this tour also he -cored Am run' mi le-s than four hou. ’. un - 1 Notts. In first-class cricket h-- !m- scored about 10 centuries in lc<! matrlao against England. At his best ( .<!. >- a brilliant field with a perfect return. Miiearlrey is no stranger in New ’/.<'»■ hind, as he aeted as eoaeh in Otago sora*' years ai;o. CHEAT I.EET-l IA N HEiL Warren Jkirdsley. who is turn Mpo i■ !ii ng tile u lei all stage, ha* Had a v.onderfu! carocr in big c, ieket. and C v.itlmut doubt one ol the gr-alesi 1, | t-hand l.ftsM. u of all time*. His i on,-i-leiicy 111 i'ia ci-ieket ha- I C " remarkable. Hi. ligUies lor he tlone visits i o England hi. N.ti. 11..5. To-ial Am 111,-) ;,| ; op.t 111811 -Hi AO IP|._ g,;i i; |BI 'Jill .VI.! HI | pu I !.", 5 0(1!) JAAP 7:9.97 111 is the only A usi laliaii who Ims scored over JOfld runs on consecutive l-it.s. 111-test maleic.", he lui- score! m o cent in ies in one limit It. w ha h lor a long time stood a- a record. .5 It - I her he has , i mplied ive.oi.it .s') ••ciit it i ies in li: -t -chi- s era ket. 11l an I ..e lit- 1 1 :i> i liivi-tl i;i h - h:is i Mi':- riiiis I*ol* ;m ; t>\ of New Koinh Wale, f.u many .veins, nod hr - s oivd eciitni ic ; against to my Male v.. 11 : : •yeiml do tb'e ceuh ton p.utii- ! o:i-''. Si i aiigely i, I, .. ..■:■:• in lli-; visit to Now Zealand many yea’ be did no! loprndlt e hi-- t tie ! . on > ll boiig'i i.e CdOCI.V '!: !.l H '• NT A, Cm, Volley o , • K- -! i| ,. V e • in H idy adroitly. I,Ha!., o; he f.-w Mramji! . oe: that g.s'C:t.r a little impetus 'l'rotii i h<pitch. \l hi : c ... Loo., lie I itches the leg |;,eak ami t lie goegh, in practically ~m ;;,, .: 'ora ot ,e ret-, i In- •• i. Jmi going to tile di’. lie exploit' if. for he ha • studied I lie f“d ball cle-ely. lie knows s, Me. the .spin Ca t th-a pace off 1 lie v. irk. I. the s; ill l hr.i ].tills i' ha. I. alter it lauds, and even the v. arie- t ot wary birds, as .LIE Hobbs, are life: to fall into t he Mail y lt aps. 'I he . e - satile cricketer is also a splendid slip iiiditor, who hit- heet) clas'-etl with stub ] layers a • A. O. .It.no g 1.. ( . IJraund, O i l .1, :\E Gregory. lie can also make i i.ns at a pitieh. and ids splendid stand in the ,'South Au.-.Lalian Sheffield Shield mu tell this season against South \urtralia w.t- a line < lion. He visit' d New Zealand with A. Sim’s team ill 101 I. hut did not, sluV.w true form. It was not until alter the war that l:o came into the ilt.lit rank, and in !0J! | 1 veil a great tee Englishmen. In Australia It • ctpLaro I -it; v. i< I ; ill one ,-ct ies oi the liiilo'.'.ing sea-on in England he ei-j.luied 150 at a mtv.-rrge of IP runs p,e|- x-.e.-ket. ill Shells Id Shield nialehes ill's year he was one ol 1 he mam-d'-vs ol New Smith Wale--. FINE BATSMEN. ’]. .1. Andrews i - another i-rilliaul batsman who stamped hiiic-ell an a lu-ismi'.n of tin- first lligiu with a More of 217 not out against Virimia in 1919. He cut .superbly, honked with wonderfill precision and tremendous pace, and drove on both sides of the v. ieketwith a sting of a eha.mpioii. lie I-' also a brilliant field, picking up rkimi.v. ami turning to the wicket- swift, low. a:u! line He is air,. it useful hose\ fowler, who on his day of length can lie up any batsman. As he keeps liimsell’ in the', ost physical ceiiditioti. i.e is always fit for a hard game, and s-ins to revel in cricket, the tie.e spirit ol which l.r faithfully interprets on the field. In tests in 1020-21 in Australia he was twenfth man. and went to England in 1921. There ho scored 1.207 runs at an average of A 1.07 and in the tests made 275 runs, including a. splendid 01. hat - tug an average of A!).28. AX \Lb-TiUrXI)Elt. Henry Hendry got his place in the Australian eleven which went to England through Charles Kellev.ay dropping out. He is u. right-hand, medium-paced bowler, who is still implex ing. and a right-hand leu-man of ihe g;ocid-at-a-pineh variety. A liir-t----clnss slip. v. ho had taken brilliant catches oil' Gregory and MclhmnEl. Dining (tie 1021 tour he flatted in 111 innings, including seven times mi out. and -cored boo runs at an average of 27.70 ’"Tic* also took 12 v.ickc-is for 20.0!) runs apiece. This year he has shown splendid form in Sheilield shield mate-lies. SPLENDID MTCKET-KEEI'EH. VV. A. midfield, the lirst v.ivkei-kcep-er of the team, is a real nvtisi Ix-hind tae sticks, and seems to he able to have the gift of reading the minds of the howlers. ]lo is also a fine batsman, and in the South Australian match this year compiled a. brilliant 81 on a hov.l11s' v-ieket. He was a member of the famous A.I.F. team, and in IP2O-2I played against the Englishmen in Amtialia. His five inning- produced 1 1! . ruts, including a half century. He will he a model for the young wicketkeepers in the Dominion. LIKENED TO TREMPEH. Allan Kippnx is fit to take his place amongst the best -eleven that could represent Australia and had been likened |

to the incomparable Vidor Jnmiper. FTc toured New Zealand v.ith Kansfcid’s team in 1921. and was a distinct .suites*. Since then lie lias developed apace and in Sheffield Shield matches tin- season he had one continuous run of success, and topped the New South Vales averages. He is a biilliaut field and likely to develop into a good change howler. It is sale to say that his electrifying hatting will lie watclie ! with sheer delight by Hit New Zeali'iio public. llayinoiid Barnsley, a young brother of file famous Warren, has had a good run of success in dub cricket in Sydney | tin- year and has compiled four centuries. He also played against Queensland. and in the second innings made 10 runs when runs wore foully wanted. He i' an orthodox lint, more - did than millin' ;. and he ion seems ie he improving le;i. He is an excellent field A. Pun-h is another all iouiul man. j lie i.s a punishing hat who attacks the j howling with vigour and has a good j vaiietv id' shots. lie in- i. an fairly I s- ees-lul in Sheffield Shield crieket. IP i- an aJtle leg-break bowler with a hie oh th, pit' h. and is near D e top of i-i!cm jrxion hanks. ,!l Mullnrky came up Ibis year from in-.' ranks of the junior* and at once became prominent. Hi terri.'ie storing is (lab cii f, ket gained tor him a place o, the New South Wale* team against c •« -I, .land, me! in lhut ma.ich scored a (ij,,. !;’3. J].. i, loi't-lia’ider. and his ; • i !c 1,. imp -mi. ie 1 whii that IP, like the re. i m the te-m. t* a I io l held v 'PAST fit l\V I.K)!. :-t. i* t!i. fad lie, hr of Ihe A. - India to >k -i.v v.ieht i* for Ail runs. I!" i- lied e * fa-1. ■ hegsy .f S oil . I ill: ir.-.ier fill' i any id t l.e aowlel s m Nett Zealand a: the presei:! lime, ami v. Inn i.i lona can make ike he.ll "iiy. INx tea. i- a useful hat ami a good lie!,!. WICK KT-KlcKl’Kl! AND BATSMAN. llatciilTe. who was a member ol llan.-iord's team whieh loured NN > Zealau ! in 1921. i* regarded by some of the ei iLies, as the host hat amongst |n ( . wicket-’. . egers playing in Ain-tia-lia to-day. lie has emtaiuly dmm a j pi,ilea! tmvards meril ing this de~ e'nli cricket this season, lie i, almost i,i ivj.iv.-cnt New South Wales in i,i- batting alone and "ill no doubt make plenty of runs in I lie I icsoid tom .