TRIO OF LEFT-HANDERS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 475, 3 October 1928, Page 7

TRIO OF LEFT-HANDERS

who is now somewhere on the Seven Seas in the engineers’ mess of a big Home boat. Harry Tattersall has re fan ned to Auckland from Wellington, with tho idea of settling in business a ere, and talks of again throwing in his lot with the marine suburb. “Tatts” was a sound bat and clever wicket-keeper before leaving Devonport for “Over There,” and on his return' from the war he started in business - in Wellington, where he represented the province in Plunket Shield matches and toured Australia with the New Zealand XI. His reappearance would greatly strengthen Shore in batting, and enable A If. Scott’s bowling talent lo be more freely us€.*d, although the end games of last season proved hat 'Shore possesses an impressive colt in young Archer, both as a stumper end batsman. With the remainder of last season's senior eleven in action, it is difficult to understand Shore’s suggestion that Langridge should be attached to the club, unless it wants a gift of the championship. Far better tc bring on the surplus of promising young players in the ‘B”’ grade teams, where there are players like Lusk, Long. Ran km. Jay. Cowie, T. Smith, Archer. D. Webb, and others, who would be welcomed by some of the weaker senior clubs if they cared to cross the water. Life Dacre made irregular appearances for the Shore colts last year, and left a blasting impression on some of the club bats, but business calls took him out of town frequently. This year he may be a regular attendant., and if Life will only take the game on again seriously there will be much chortling on the Shore, and some distracted

senior competition and was well able to hold its own with most of the teams it met, while it was decidedly superior to several. The United Suburbanites were defeated by North Shore by the narrow margin of 17 runs, and ran Ponsonby, the dual holders of the 1927-28 championship, all the way, in a match which left the Ponies 19 runs ahead when stumps were drawn. The United men also hold, what possibly is a unique distinction, that of having not a single century scored against them, in a season which had a fair crop of 100*s run up. The suburban men shone last season in bowling, and their fielding was an eye-opener to many of the older clubs in the competition. Their batting was somewhat erratic, however, despite the fact that there were some very promising men in the ranks. Hendy gained representative honours as a batsman, of the free exliilirating type, while in McLaren the club has a promising lefthander. This season all the old team will be turning out again, with the exception of Davis, whose occupation now will not permit him playing on Saturday afternoons. WILLIAMS STAYS Williams, the other United man to get into various Auckland teams, will again constitute the main bowling strength, while the batting of the side should be strengthened by the inclusion of M. G. Webster, of Grafton, who finished up third on that club’s batting averages last season. Woods, who he&ded the Windmill second grade batting averages last season, has also signed on with United Suburbs. It is understood that Broberg of Parnell, has signed up with them also.The club Was decided to entdr