THE WORLD OF SPORT.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 442, 24 February 1912, Page 3

THE WORLD OF SPORT.

CRICKET. Tha game arranged for Saturday next between a visiting team from Ohura and the Te Kuiti players gives promise of a good contest. The visitors will arrive by the train reaching Te Kuiti about P o'clock on Friday night. The time of starting the game on Saturday morning had not yet been definitely arranged, but as early a start as possible is to be made as the visitors have to depart by the pvening train, from Te Kuiti. Te Kuiti will be without the services of N. B. Lusk and N. Wallace against Ohura. The former's absence is the result of accident; the latter's of intention. However, the remaining members of the team will put up as good a fight as lies in their power and a good game should result. The loss of the players mentioned should be somewhat compensated for in the bowling department by the inclusion of Matthews, a left hander, who has been showing good form in practice. Gough, who has been paying commendable attention tcf practice of late, is showing greatly improved form, and is likely to do much better as the season advances. Cowan is also a player who is capable of doing much better than hitherto. He posseses a good knowledge of the game, and with practice should recover his form. C. F. Turner, the energetic secretary of the Te Kuiti Club, has been endeavouring to arrange a match with the Hamilton player 3. March 17th was suggested as a suitable date for a visit to the YVaikato centre, but word has been received that the Waikato players are already engaged for that day in a Shield match with Piako. An effort is to be made to arrange a game for Saturday, March 23rd. A considerable change has been made in the personnel of the Australian team for the fifth test match. Bardsley, Kellaway and Cotter have been replaced by Gregory, Hazlitt and Macartney, while McLaren, the Queensland fast bowler, remains twelfth man. This is written before the final selection will become known and at present it seems a question as to whether Macartney or McLaren will stand out. If the weather is fine and the wicket fast an opportunity may be given to the Queensland fast bowler, but Macartney's all-round ability will likely get him a place in the team. Gregory's fine innings for New South Wales against England, made his inclusion a certainty, while Hazlitt's bowling perforamnce in the same match made it evident that as an attacking force he had the call over Cotter and Kellaway. A suggestion that the Australian team in the fifth test should include at least half-a-dozen players who are already knocking at the door for test honours might have been adopted with advantage. The deciding game of the rubber had been won and lost and there was nothing to lose and much to gain by giving the younger players a chance. Local wool growers are very pleased to know that so much of their finest wool finds its way into the popular Roslyn worsted and woollen mills (largest in Australasia), as they know from practical experience something of the comfort and lasting wear of Roslyn blankest, rugs, tweeds, worsteds, socks, jerseys, flannels, plaidings, "Delta" underwear, etc.*

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