CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 January 1927, Page 1

CRICKET.

[by TELEGRAPH—per PRESS ASSOCIATION ! -\ Z. TEAM. KOI? ENGLAND. THE X'OMI NATION'S. CHI! ISTCH URCI i. .Tan. 18. Nominations from cricket associations and sub-associations were recei vod at last night’s mooting oT the Management Committee of the New Zealand L picket Council. The Wellington Association have nominated twelve players. The team is to consist of fourteen. Xr> nominations have been received frill Canterbury, but this fact ail) not prejudice the chances of any Canterbury players ns the selectors have t lie right to yo outside flic players nominated. All the players nominated will make the tour if selected, with the exception of .T. ft. Hiddleston. about whom there is a doubt. II was decided fo forward the nominations to the selectors. Following are the nominations received:— Mannwutu.—N. Gnllichan.

Auckland.—lT. D. Gillespie. R. W. Bowntree. C. Allcott, ,T. K. Mills, I. At. Cooper. C. C. Dacre. AA’elliugtoii.-—W. S. Brice, F. T. Badcock. O. S. Dempster. AT. Henderson. A. AI. Hollings. J. g. Hiddle.ston, K. V. James, B. J. KortlUng. T. C. Lowry. IT. S. Lambert, IT. AlcGirr. B. AVorker. Otago.—B. C. Blunt. A. W. AIIoo, G. B. Dickinson, A. Galland. Ashburton.—l. B. Nieoll. AVangainii.—C. S. Dempster. Wills, O. Orr. Waikato.— S. B. B. Btulole.v, B. Going. Taranaki.—C'. AI. Naismirli. ('. Kingstono. C. G. Clarke. DUNEDIN, Jan. 17. “Tliei'O will bo a lot of interest in the Blanket Shield match which is to be played 'at Auckland, not that anyone with the possible exception of the Aucklanders, have any doubts about who will win. but that it will finally setti'e the matter of bow many representatives AA'cllington wifi have' in the New Zealand team.” says the Dunedin “Star.” “Those who are attempting to forecast the selection seem to be convinced that Wellington will have at least half. At the beginning of the season the prospects of seven Aucklanders were being freely canvassed, but lour of those have done very ‘Attic to justily all premature whooping in their favour, and three will be about Auckland s lair portion, ft is understood that Diek'nson, the Otago fast bowler, who failed in the Blanket Shield matches this season. has secured a medical certificate to the effect that he has been suffering from knotted shoulder muscles. ical opinion is tint the trouble wi l disappear under treatment. This is likely to have a big influence on the New Zealand selection.”