ROGER BLUNT
POBli'lON HN ENGLAND.
DUNEDIN, SepetWber 10.
Roger' Blunt has accepted a business. engaged at Nottingham, England, offered by the weHl-knolyh sport, sponsor, Sir. Julien Cahn, and leaves Zealand' at - the end of ttys month; Re will be able to play first-class: cricket- in- Engjand, though not. engaging in county games. ‘ - . , ,
; ; Blmit wlio is now- thirty years old, ' liasY’fdf"a "yeSrs been .regarded as 'Zealand’s , best bptsfjhaaii'; His fauitieSS 'stroke production makes hihi j the’.' 4 adhiifation oft , all cricketers. pftly > weakness is a .tendency to tiemisled by the off .theory'. He is,a|sp.lan:.excellent field and .a, .useful l'er .‘-of . slow; leg breaks. Hp, learjppd his cricket at Clirist’sf: l (C.ofjege and very early gave promjse of being an outstanding.bat. He has represented New . Zealand in evei'y important match for the ten years, and has tohre.d i England and. Australia. / :i..
. , Only Ifist: Christinas Blunt delighted spectators - at. s ’the Otago-Cantcrbury . Piunke.t Shield -matph:!. .yith a. marvellous innings ,of 338 not out, breaking l ailf‘ records fpy ‘' : first-class ‘ pricket ( in' 'Zeal and _’ r i -
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Hokitika Guardian, 12 September 1932, Page 3
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