CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81867, 17 October 1906, Page 2

CRICKET.

The New Plymouth Cricket Club will open Uie season to-morrow. Ao "star ' attraction has bee n arranged, and membcis are imbed to put in .seme solid practice at tue nets in the Recreation Giounds.

The Central School boys are de.-ir

oils ol toriinng a cub at the school, and on Monday evening a deputation ot the lads interviewed ihe i\ew Plymouth Club's committee, asking assistance. Any idea of financial' help Irom ihe club was out of the question this year, but the conuniitee expiessed ihe opinion thai, nest year some monetary aid miglu be possible. The boys were recommended lo ask Mi: Dempsey, die headmaster, to call a meeting for discu-sion of the proposal, and several members of the i\ew Plymouth Club will attend to give any inlormation in their power. The "young idea" has not had any great cncouiagcment in cricket, despite the fact thai occasionally local crickeiers are forced to wonder at ihe loiiu and aptitude displayed by some ol our High School pupils, w i l( , u , t |., c ina-ier.s join the lads i n 'cultivating the grand old game. \ow that the beys have scl the nine, a-! U s hope 1 lie pace will be lively, and that inter'tchool matches may be arranged lo foster the love of cricket. The Conlirai School boys are fortunate in having next die school a fine playing giouiid in Si. Miclmel's-sfjuare,' |„g eiiniigh for several practice pitches. Ot course, it needs preparation, but ibis should prove 110 ohsiaeh--,„■' only a slight one. Pan of i; u . <■;,„,, ..,[,'_ ed the olae,- day at the bazaar might be put to worse uses ihah in preparing the ground for the e n cn U ragemni of manly sport amongst the boys, and amount so prov.dcd eo u d be' subsidised, by the bovs ihemselv's in labour,

at "itch a sii.ejve-iion. L rl u„ m t: ,k o a lesson from tlie buys ai the K;,|„> njj-a schoid. with a. toli nuinber cf pt.'-i ab'-iii a humha-d ali loid. 'lhei,- i!aboys have hwelcd and .„«„ a tennis <'"Uil lor the ei,ls, and il.ey ke-p ii i'l hue order. Then, «id'i baiieo, an.l shove . ihey ,et ,o w„; k , n a k ,;- c-oered. n.uidi- „„-. mi! l„ a Imc '. ".ball and cr : ek, i ureiuid. On St. Micha'-L-- ~| ;, ,,,- th- !■ ds ■li old have little dilticui'v in lavinir d.-v, n a pi'oh. und.'-i- pn-p,-i -upeni- '■ ■ They are already promised ma-il-rial by Sir Ibwll, ; ,„d linancial aid fimii meailieis „f i|,,- conimit.ee f the \e\v I'hniouili Club. The Lire Hri'rnde has decided lo lO'llie, l'u- cuke! i-ls \\ ; t'i a S.Purday learn. Can I he- mills a.o/ain futnish eiev.-ns? Some of the Salur-I day matches in the pa-a have produced just as R-ood play as the more *lv--1U1» cup fixtures, ' )