CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 324, 25 February 1910, Page 8

CRICKET.

THE TRANSVAAL MATCH. By Cable—Press Association.—Copyright Received February 24, 9.35 p.m. Pretoria, February 24. Rain has delayed play in the Mar'yle-bone-Transvaal match. T ARAN AO'S FIFTEEN. To the Editor. Sir, —Having lived in an atmosphere of cricket all my life, L have been naturally interested in the discussion "eighteen or eleven" for the rep. team, and see by this morning's paper a com promise of fifteen. Bravo! men of Taranaki. In 1902 you played eighteen against Lord Hawke's team, and after eight years'' further practice you feel Unit' you may cut tliree men oil the "tail" of your team. lit really is prowess that should be carefully noted. Ir the standard of Taranaki cricket is so low, why not give up all idea of •playing the Australian-, and tour :i rep. team of fifteen or more throuehout New Zealand challenging the ladies' clubs, what few there are, and possibly after a few more years' practice there might be eleven who could tackle an Australian team; and, even if beaten, it would be an honorable beating, not one to which the public would point a Sinn-er of scorn.

It . has been suggested by "An Old Cricketer" that it has been partly a selfish motive which has prompted '-o unusual a team. If so, why can't the cricketers of this, province rise above so sordid a thing as self, and be t.oue men and real spovtr, ?—1 am, etc., MERELY A WOMAN. Championship fixtures had to be declared off yesterday owing to rain. A correspondent sends us his selection) .for Tarnnaki's first fifteen against the | _Australian eleven, as follows:—C. E. Inman. A. S. Hasell, \V. Xicoll. E. P Greatbach, W. H. Perliam, T. R. Southall, E. Lash. W. Clegg, F.'Robertson, H. Eggleston, W. C. Weston ; Smith (Toko), C. G. Clarke, L. Hill, j -and N. Arden or E. Whittle, to be picked on the morning of the ma ten. ti only fielding eleven, omit Greatbach, Weston, Hasell and Perham. The following members will represent United Service B in their match against Fire Brigade on the Recreation Grounds on Saturday:—Preshaw. Osborne, Bollinger. Sullivan, Wiggs, Stephenson, Pfankuch, Brabant, Carr, Rei, Whatman; emergency, Coker. The game starts e.t 2.30 sharp. The following will represent the Fire | Brigade in their match against United Service B on the Sports Ground on Saturday:—Tlardwick. Danks, Coppen, Henimms, Clarke. Billing. Coleman, Roch, Girling, O'Halloran, Grant. Gunson and Best.