CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 59, 3 December 1907, Page 6

CRICKET.

WELLINGTON .ASSOCIATION,

A meeting of the Management Committee of the Wellington Cricket Association was held .last evening, Mr. C. A. Richardson occupying the chair. There were. also.; present-Messrs. J. P. Blacklock, B. L.' Salmon; S. Brice, S Jacobs, F. Laws, A. F. Wiren, :'A. T. Bate, T. Brodie, Green, and E. B. Vanco (Secretary). ,lhe Town Clerk wroto stating that the Association could have the use of the Basin Reserve for the representative riiatch;'Wellington v. Otaijo, to be played oil December. 27, 28. and 30. Permission was "Riven to hiaike a charge for .the match. The Asplalid.-Club.forwarded a protest against the win, of this ■ Good Templars Fourth-class team, mi the ground that they played a third-gradej : n}an-. ■. The matter was referred .to the Fourth-class 'Committee. Tho Senior Championship Coihibittee reported, under dato November 25, that they had inspected the wickets at:-the-';'Athletic Park again, and were still of opinion that the wickets.are not yet fit to play Senior matches on. Mr Richardson, who played on the wicket iii question last Saturday! .expressed satisfaction with the condition of. 'the ground. No action .was taken.' ' .■'■"■' ''V

During the course.' of the' Newtown-Wades-town match, playcfit ou Hihe'ißasin" Reserve, a ball was hit over the fence and broke the window opposite. The Newtowii Club'wrote asking if the Association would niiike good the damage. It was decided':-to!'"recognise a claim if it was sent in. Th'o'" Secretary "of the Umpires' Association' wrote 'drawing attention to the delay in starting Senior, matches, at the Basin Reserve.: It was decided/to circularise Senior and Junior' clubs, 'informing- them- that the Championship C^onimittoo'intends enforcing the, rule as'to starting, 'w.liieh'' provides that games on the Basin-' Resei:vi>" shall start at 2 pjii., with 15 minutes' grace. H was resolved that/in the case'of a match being~in" progress for' at-leas't : t\v'o hours and then being st.opp.ed for .any- reason," the Saturday be deemed a full day's -play.

J SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE .'TEAM. . / Tlia following twenty; players .havo been selected to practise, in view; of -the representative matches. against Wairarapa, Otago, and Canterbury, which are to' be. played' at an early dato:—Upham, G. Hick'son, Williams (Midland); J, P. and C. P. Blacklock; Tucker, Monaghan, Beechey (Old Boys); Lawes. Waters, Gibbes (Phconix); Cobcroft,' Brice '(Petone); Ashuolt, Gourlay, M'Kay (Gas Company); Mahon.w S. Hickson, Hales,"NFishcr (Wellington). Any of the above who will, be unable to play are requested to notify the Selection Committee at once. SCHOOL CRICKET. No Senior school matches will be played on Saturday, but the' Junior games will be played as , usual. The following team'will represent the Wellington Schools against .Wairarapa, at'Carterton on Saturday :r-Thompson and Kirkcr (Terrace), Williamson and Adair (Mount Cook), Tandy (Te Aro), Mitchell (Clyde Quay), Cotton (Newtown), Kells (Kill)irnie), Aickin (Normal), Mills (Tlntt), Griffiths, captain (Brooklyn). Emeigcncies—Pointon, 'Hewitt, : Baldwin, Dumbleton. The bovs will be absent in the Wairarapn from Friday evening until Monday evening, and during their stay will be the guests of the Carterton boys. The annual match j Masters v. Boys, was playe.l oh Saturday morning, and was won by the Masters, who made i)2—Kean 11, A'rcus 21, Griffiths 17, Dempsey-19.. .. Kirker, a leftiha'nd- bowler from the' Terrac"i> Seliool; troubled the batsmen a good deal.- The highest scores for thy Boys were :--Tandy"Jβ, and: Thompson 23.' \ Kean, a' slow bowler ,'and Masoii,' niedium-paco-1, showed good form'for, flic Masters.' I'rum the following, will be selected the team tn I>lay against the New' South .Wales'School--masters •' ■ Darroch, Dempsey, Hiinis.- , Beechey, "Fanning;, Ward.'Mason.'Kean, Griffiths, , Bee," . Morris,-.. .Wedde, ' Erskino; Melody,'Arcus, Kodgers;.,';■'..' •,-■■' '■•■■' ■At "the Basin Reserve yesterday, the Royal Oak played the combined teams of .the Grand anil' Empire' Hotels at, cricket; 1 After' an' in--Isr-esting.'match, the iformer won by' 43 to -33 runs. . "" ":.,, .' ■ - ; . A. team- representing; the ; Education Department played a match on : Saturday against 'representatives of ■ the Weraroa Boys' Training Farm. The country .team 'w.on by a substantial margin. •'• . ;" ■■■' '"•■ . ', : ' ' A. Claridgo,had his nose-broken by a ball, whilst playing on'No.-t .wicket, Basin Reserve, on. , .Saturday. . • ■ ■'•':. ■'.:■■ '..■■■■ In the. fourth-class match, .Aspland v. Old Boys, played on Saturday, Aspland made 11!) in the first innings. ..Alexander' 27, Wctherall 21.' Old Boys made'-'lol; : Brenimef2s (not out), Maile 19:.. - "-. '■' : ' '" • CRICKET IN' AUCKLAND: (BY- TELEGBArri—PRESS. ASSOCIATIOJJ.) ■■" Auckland, December. 2. ■' .The third round of-the Cricket Championship concluded on 'Saturday..' In' the. City. v. Graftbn match, the■ former : closed-/.their .innings with six wickets down for .ISO, arid Graftbn replied with 11)0 runs.' Audihwood made 53, not out, and Clayton 2.5. ~ Followini? ; <oh,' they made 130 runs, for three 'wickets;' Clayton 53-(riot out), and Graham 33. City . wniV 'on the first innings by. 187. runs. North Shore closed their inningo with eight, wickets down for 290 runs, and "Parncll only responded with 106 runs; following on, they lost; four., wickets for DO runs. North Shore thus won on the first innings by'lßl runs. Eden : 'had!- ■ah easy win over Ponsonby by an. innings arid 71 runs; Ponsonby were all out. in tlie first innings for 110 runs, and Eden lost two. wickets for 287 runs; Elliott 106 (not out), ; arid' Rolf •85 (not out). Ponsonby in (lie; second ' innings made 108 for eight wickets, two men being absent.

'\- .' . ■ • DUNEDINj-:.;?.; ■•:■'•■:■■ (By Telegraph—Press Association.) - ' ' . ■ . DuNEDIN;. December 2. On Saturday, Carishrook , ' A, 287, boat Carisbrpok'.'B, 168. Duiudin, 215, beat.Grange, CG nnd %l. Torrance took seven wickets for SO, and Melviiv nine for 32. '<■_■ •, ■< ■ y The Albion irmiiipjs was declared closed, with 203 for ■ five wickets (Baker : 121). Opoho responded with OS and CO. : ' .i ■•■.■