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NZ Truth, Issue 75, 24 November 1906, Page 2

wards lie J beeamtt '"brilliant anil mid« all sorts of scoring strokes. >Ke notched 53 fours. He gave- four chances, viz./ at 2, 147, j75 and 329.

Gregory 's stand for the third wicket; with E. L..Waddy m the same match realised 250 runs, which is a record for inter-State matches., Gregory is said to possess ability <as a batsman little inferior to that of Tamper himself, but the seleotors, of three Australian teams . have passed him by m favor of batsmen who cannot be compared with him. Even the State selectors discard him immediately following on big scores from his bat. He had .had little or no practice up to this .match. ..

Sydney papers, are urging the claims" of A. B. S. White for inclusion m the N.S.W. teams .this season. For the average Australian wicket, there can be very few more effective batsmen than White, says one writer. -In the trial match between first and second elevens, played on the Sydney Cricket Ground a fortnight ago, the colt compiled ISI, JT. A. Noble being one of the opposing bowlers. '■'■'■■■ ■

Hutchings, the brilliant young Kentish cricketer, -who was one of th,« star performers with the bat m England this year, is a soccer footballer of-merit. He scored five- goals m a match played last month.