THE WORLD OF SPORT.

Shannon News, 13 November 1925, Page 3

THE WORLD OF SPORT.

N , Bowling. Revised figures of the British bowlers show that the party is made upas follows:—Scotland 20, England 12, Ireland 4, Wales 3: a total of 39 players, whose ages average 564 years. the baby of the party, Mr. returns his age at 30 years; the oldest, Mr Eobcrt Watson (uncle of Mr. Alex. Watson, the Strathflcld bowler), owns to 76. Scotland thus claims the oldest as -well as the youngest members of the party. The visitors should put in a very strong 16 for Test matches, as 23 of them ° are either international players or champions of their clubs. A Welsh player, Mr. Ivo Thomas, has the best record, as he had been eight itintes chosen for international games since 1914, which, of cours'e, includes the series in fivo years against Scotland, England, and Ireland, as well as contests against Canada and South Africa. The captain, Mr. George Wright, has also played in five seasons against Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, and m the contests against Canada. An Auckland bowling writer suggests ;hat N'ew Zealand bowlers taking .part in the Australian carnival should foe allowed to play with one foot on the mat, instead of two, as New Zealanders would find it difiieult to remember the Australian rule. Mr. John Spenco and Mr. A. Whi'tehonse, two New South Wales delegates, intend to bring the matter before the Australian Bowling Council, and there is'every reason to believe that the concession will be granted. It has also 'been put forward lhat": any New Zealand rinks compet- j f ittg f in the Australian carnival in Feb- | ruary should be under the auspices of the New Zealand Bowling Association, and so have an official''standing on the other side. Messrs Parry, Savage, and Bar tram, of Auckland, are amongst the few labour M.'sP. who find recreation in bowls. v

Golf. Mr. E. C. Kirk, who has been president of the New Zealand Golf Council .since its reconstruction four years ago, was at last meeting of that body unanimously Te-elected to the position, whereby the council, while paying a sribute to the excellent work which Mr. Kirk has done for golf in the past, has undoubtedly secured the services of one of the greatest -enthusiasts for the game in New Zealand for the forthcoming term. In the interests of the country clubs particularly, the work of Mr. Kifk has been particularly valuable Prior to 1921 the golf council was composed of nominees of the metropolitan clubs only, which, meant, that seven or eight city clubs controlled the game, while 70 or 80 country clubs, some of them with a larger membership, w r cre without representation. Mr. Kirk was in 1920 instructed to draw up a draft of ji new constitution, the council adopting this unanimously at the meeting icTd in Christchureh the following year. The main feature of the amended constitution was that each affiliated club received representation. Cricket. Recently at a meeting of the Queensland Cricket Association an expression of opinion was given in regard to the 3ight-'ball over. The chairman thought the two extra balls saved a considerable amount of time. Eedgrave, speakng as an old bowler, thought it placed no special hardship to bowl the two 3xtra balls. The chairman stated that none of the Queensland bowlers hai ever objected. Seeing that the cricket .season up there in Queensland is very .uiltry, their opinion that the eight-ball over is not over-taxing the bowlers should count for something. .

Clem. Hill is probably tlie greatest left-handed batsman the world has ever seen. He was born in 1877, and his first trip to England was in 1899. Since then he as played 76 innings in test matches, and has made 2660 runs, at an average of 35.46. This aggregate of runs is higher than that of any other batsman. In addition, Hill was one of the best long fieldsmen Australia has produced. With G. Giffen, the great all-rounder, he was the mainstay of South Australian cricket for years, and the latest honour, that of an Australian selector, has been well-deserved. His experience of English conditions should stand him in good stead when picking Australia's best. Sporting. Mr. W. H. Bowden has in hand a finelooking two-year-old, Star Bird, by Star Stream out of a Waiterere-Cou-queror mare. If looks go for anything the youngster is a promising one.