CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 736, 8 February 1910, Page 7

CRICKET.

WELLINGTON, ASSOCIATION. AUSTRALIANS: . CIVIC RECEPTION. A meetinj of the management committee of - the Wellington Cricket Association was hold last evening. Mr. •• M. liuckio was in the chair,. •Intimation l was made that Upham would not be abla. to. play In the match asainst Australia, and Patrick had been chosen in his place. . ; Final arrangements- were made in con; Motion with the tour of .the Australian eleven, who reach Wellington to-morrow by the Moeraki froni Sydney. Communis catiohs were read from, tho New. Zealand Cricket. Council, confirming tho dates for. the match Wellington v. ■ Australia on Friday,. Saturday, and next, February 11,. 12, and. U, on- the Basin Beservq. , ' ' Tho chairman reported that, as the St Patrick's Day Celebration Committee had engaged the . Basin Ecservo for March. 19,, tho original dates for tho test match in 'Wellington—March 17, 13, 19, and 21—bad been altered. Tho match was now definitely fixed for Easter . Saturday, Easter Monday, and the" following Tuesday, March 25, 28, and 29. - These'dates were considered.quite, satisfactory, being only 4 week later,-and the weather would bo about the same.

The chairman reported that a civic reception would be accorded to the; Australian elovon >at 5.15 o'clock to-morrow afternoon, at tlie Town Hall. The. Mayor (Dr. Nownian) had consented to welcome tho team, and tho Hon. J. A. Millar and Mr. H. D. 8011, K.C. (presidentsof the Wellington: Cricket' Association) were expected. to be present. The chairman, secretary, .and treasurer, were: appointed to arrange, for the entertaining ■, of tho Australian team. . : ,

■ It was intimated that.the .Australian teafh will-leave Wellington for Auckland on February 15. Tho tour is .to last for two months.

. The.Auckland. Cricket Association forwarded':a chemie for i£l9. 2s. fld., being Wellington's shar6:of. the profits of the Plunket Shield match against Auckland. 1 his represented 80 per cent, of the'not profits, the receipts having been about >£140, and the expenses XSO. .' . TeWgrams-were road froni th 6 secretary of the- Hawke's Bay Cricket Association regarding a match against : Wellington. The'-Hawke's Bay Association', on being informed that the visit oould not bo arranged at prewnt, had replied: "Very great disappointment, also financial loss to this association. -All arrangements made.. Try reconsider.'' : The committee agreed that an endeavour should bo'mado to keep faith yith th? .Sawke's Bay As-c-Sciation. by sending a team -to Napier, at ; Easter. It was agreed .that .the'proposal should,,be discussed at.tho nest meeting of the association.; ■ ,

The" Johnson vilip District ■, Club .wrote withdrawing tho second eleven from the fourth-class. chtunpionship, for tho reason that tho team had bean drawn to play away froni home. . • , ; Tho Marlborough ' Cricket 'Association wrote issuing &' ohallonge, to the senior representatives for a.match at Wellington at . Easter. The Secretary reported that ns the match with Wellington could not be Arranged he had recommended that tho challenge Should. be : forwarded' to Wairarapa. ■■■~ ; Ghafges against some Wellington plaj-. e'rs on a recont tour were again referred to, and a discussion in committee followed. , >

VISIT OF THE AUSTRALIAN fEAM. (By Tolegraph.—Special Correspondent.) . Feilding, February 7.' Amongst the list of eighteen players selectod by Mr.' S. Greer,. the selector of tho Maiawatu'/AMociationi'to practise in view of tho approaching : visit of the Australians, appear tho names of six of 'the Feilding playert:—W. E.' M'Lftun, ,E. L. Mason, A. M. Ongley, A*. E.' Trevena, K. M. Bartholomew, 1 and F. C. Roberts. If Manawatu only plays eleven men, there will ho a good deal of competition amongst the players to securo a, place, as the' standard-of cricket is con-' sidcrably higlior this season than - for years-past.". Ongley .is the bowler who "stuck up" Warner's English team down the West Coast soma years ago. He is,a medium-pace break bowler, and is in- great 'form : this'-'year with the bat as: well''as .-the ball. v ' - ■ . ' '

, THE PLUNIvET SHIELD. (By Telograph.-Prejis Association.!

Auckland, February 7. The team'chosen to represent Auckland against Otago in' the Plunket Shield iriatch- is as follows:—Anthony, Hadden, Heraus,' Horspool, Howden, Masoh, 01lilfej-, Rolf, Sale, Smith (captain), and Sneddon. .' .' . STATUS OF RELF,.MACARTNEY, AND BOARD. v.. i ' (By Telegraph.—Press Association.! • Christchurch, February. 7. ■ 'At a'meeting of'the Management Committee of the New' Zealand Cricket .Coun--oil to-night, it-was'resolved to telegraph to the Auckland.AssociaHon that, in viow of the report that Uclf .was-' leaving' the Dominion on' February 24,' i t; must-have a definite, assurance that Relf will qualify ,for. the Elunket Shield match,- otherwise ho. must not play against It was also resolved , that , the council ' Macartney to'play, in tho'shield- match ; for Otago against Auckland, .relying on the Otago captain's, asJuranco that he will qualify,: in accordance with Rule 9.', It was'decided to'seud a'similar notice to Hawke's Bay, re Board. '. 'v. - \ CITY. MATCHES. o.' : --.V:-V ■ In. the St.; John's-East. cbnt6st'-'(third--cla£s),.St. ''John's .batted-.first,' aiid wore disoMed of for 47 runs: Masterson (five wickets -for 1G runs) and H'Cardle. (five for- 30) bowled .well.. Bast scored 118 in their first strike (Edwards 25, Kellingfcon 21-not out, Stovens 19," G. Harris' 15,' and O'Sullivan-14).

_ Wellington .South',defeated St.' Mark's iii a. third-ola.ss-grade matoh by an , 1 innings- and 61 'runs, the scores being:— South, .191; St:, Mark's, 35 and 05. . Bowling for South in St., Mark's second .innings, 'Bowen secured seven wickets for 31 runs, and Jones one for 2.- This is the first defeat suffered. by, St. Mark's team, i A team.representing -Whitcombe and Tombs, beat' Bing, Harris, and. Co. by 68.-runs on Saturday. ■Tombs, 16G (Tickle iO, Wethtrnll" 37, Davis 24j Cameron 19) "and Lay 10)';.Bing, Harris; 100 (Mtir'phy '61). ■" ?or Whiteombo' and Toiubsy Gully took- six wickets for 41 runs.

1 .A cricket match'.was played, at. Newtown Part on Saturday netween atearii' from tho Y.SI.C.A. aud.tho. Central' Mission BandV.and'resulted in ii. win.'for'tbe Band''by jjO-. runs. Y.'JX.C.A; scored •73 'nnd the Band 113. For the winners, H'.' Greig.(42), Baker (14), and Baker (11, hot out) batted well; while..tor the losers Robinson (35) and B. Phillips (Vfj did best.

; Hawthorno, .'who was selected to play for Wellington against the Australianteam, finds that he will ;;be" unable" to. g&t the necessary leave., A substitute will picked to-day.to replace him. ;