CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 226, 17 September 1908, Page 4

CRICKET.

The set-rotary of the North Taranaki Cricket Asoseiaitiou has received a letter from Air. A. Hardy, Tarauaki's delegate to the New Zealand Cricket Council, notifying his willingness to act again for the Association. He adds: "'There is a prospect of an Australian team coming over, but it must lie a good one if we accept it. It so, "your Association can rely upon a match. The Otago team is going to Auckland for New tear, ami 1 li-arn from the secretary of their Association that they arc desirous of playing a game, in Taranaki on their way. The Canterbury Association lias also put in a claim for a niut-.-li against Auckland at Christmas, hut lint has yet to lie considered liy I lie Council. 1 have mentioned to the Association the desirability of offering you a game at New Year, that is, after the Pluuket match. Should both teams wish to go north, and Canterbury defeat Auckland, Otago will have to return to Canterbury to play them, instead of Auckland, for the shield. . . 1 am glad to see there is a revival of interest ill the game at New Plymouth,

land 1 will do all 1 can to assist you m getting matches in order to sustain that interest." From the above it will be seen that the new crieket lield in the Recivutiou Sports-ground promises to attract some outside cricketers this year, for a very long time New L'lymouth cricket has been kept back by the absence of ; . ' suitable ground, but tlr.it drawback is now removed. The match wicket pro niises to be in first-class trim for this season's play. Practice wickets are now being made in the Recreation Sports-ground, Lotigburn soil being used. This was imported by the members of the New Plymouth* Crieket Club, and by a miscadilation thev got more than they intended, so that instead of three pra.-lice-witketa dotted across the ground at intervals there will be one continuous strip of good soil. It is probable that a rep. practice wicket will be constructed at the end of the field opposite to that used for club wickets. , An experiment is to he tried, we art told, at Western Park, by laying down

a wicket of flay from u deposit in the lloturoa district. Mr. Fitzpatrick, wno laid the wicket on the Tukapa ground, is of opinion that this clay will set very '"l" 'is stated that the Inglewood Club intends laying down a new asphalt wicket for this season's play. The annual meeting of the Noith TarauaJa Cricket Association is to He held next Thursday evening. The Carriiifiton Road Club holds U. annual mooting next week, and it will this year be held in town.

At a meeting of the New Plymouth Crieket Club held on Tuesday evening it was decided that Brougham stiect, with the seaward side of- Devon street o Liardet street, should form the dml-ding-line between the East 1.-n,f teams Price and Biaund will thus West End. Price will keep Sets for his side while Nicel w.d probably tako the gloves fo. e End team, it was reported that satu. foctory arrangements had been made vTth the Western Park committee for h use of the Tukapa the coming season. The clay w.eket.has been relaid and the approad.ee repanel Tlie wicket is in first-class order for t.ie opening day, which has been fixed fo &..V, «th September Sides wdl l,e arranged between East and YWsi, End, to include the juniors.