THE SELECTORS’ PROBLEMCAN THEY BE LEFT OUT?

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 557, 9 January 1929, Page 7

THE SELECTORS’ PROBLEMCAN THEY BE LEFT OUT?

cannot bo left out of the running, although he has not been so successful this season, and is under the additional handicap of having such a formidable rival as Allcott to contend against.

Onus on Wellington Auckland has a win and a draw against Wellington’s two drawn games, and while the home side will make e verv effort to go for a win outi ight. 'the value of a draw cannot be lost sight of This gives Auckland a potential ■idvantage which cannot be ignored in the light of play being confined to four days, and the onus may be on the Wellington stonewallers to force flic pace with a view to getting a definite decision. The first essential for Auckland will be to keep the batting strength of the side up to the same high Standard as in the South, and in view of the success of Player, Bow-ley, Dunning and Kowntree (keeper) in getting wickets on tour, there are no senmis problems apparent in this respect to unduly worry the selectors. Englishmen v. New Zealand A suggestion comes from the Foutli that a match should be arranged between a team composed of Bngltsn professional coaches (and English cricketers in New Zealand) and a team of New Zealand-born cricketers. The following team of Englishmen is sugn.stod:— Bow-Icy. Langridge, Cox (Auckland) Wilson (Taranaki), Badcock (Wellington). Newman and Buiroughs (Canterbury). Eastman (Otago), and Rotherham (Pet one), Shepherd (Hawke’s Bay), R. W. Orton (Wanganui). _ * Six Wickets For One Run! A wonderful bowling performance was that of .1. Menzies, the 151-year-old Maungakiekie player, whose sin wickets for one run was largely instrumental In the dismissal ,ot the Otahul f third grade team on Saturday tor •_* innings total of two runs. He is .. left-hander of medium pace and ms future performances in cricket will tic watched with a good deal of interest.

MEETING OF EXECUTIVE

The Auckland Plunket Shield representatives were congratulated or. the success of their tour to the South at last night’s meeting of the management committee of the Auckland Cricket Association. The chairman, Mr. E. E. Naldtr, in offering congratulations, said that it appeared cricket had made a big step forward in Auckland and the performances of the players ’would stimulate