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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 790, 13 April 1910, Page 7

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.REFUND REQUESTED. THE ABANDONED AUSTRALIA- '. HAWEE'S BAY MATCH. ■A meeting of the management commit tee,of the Wellington Cricket Association was held last evening. * j il^ 1 ™" 1 ' Mr. M. Luckie, intimated that correspondence had been re«ilv<J<l in connection with a claim made by the Hawke's Bay Cricket Association agamst the New Zealand Cricket Coun-cil-becanso of the abandonment of'the matoh, Australia v. Hawke's Bay. The match, had not been possible because of stress of weather, the ground being flooded. It had been made clear, said the 1 chairman,' that the abandonment of the match would have-no effect upon tho payment of the £K guarantee by the Hawke's Bay Association to the Cricket Council. The'Hawke's Bay Association, m asking for a refund, now pointed out that the circumstances were beyond their control, and that they had had no benefit from, their .contribution to the New Zealand Crioket Council. The speaker considered that the attitude of the New, Zealand Cricket Council was a correct one.' Ho did hot see why the council should make a donation to the funds of the Hawke's Bay Association* out oi its wellearned profits.' The possibility of bad weather was the one and only risk taken by the association, and if. they objected to take that; risk they might just as well revert.to the pooling system. Had it been Wellington making'such a claim, would not there have been an outcry? he asked.. The risk of bad weather was the' one risk which. Wellington ran of losing money. ; :

"Not a soul' would have sympathisedwith us, if we had been in the same hole," said Mr. Luckie, "and some of, us, who were personal.guarantors, would have had to stand the racket."

It was resolved that the delegates of the Wellington Association on the council should' be recommended: to support a propqsal that any money : saved by .the New Zealand Council in expenses,' directly owing, to the abandonment of the Jiapier trip, should .bo .refunded to the ■Hawke's Bay Association, if;- the funds'of. the council perniitted;. ■ .'•'•■•.''■-■; '"iy The,.chairman said . that the amount would probably be''" J!2o.\: He pointed out „that" jthe' : Hawke's Bay' 'Association • wero not legally'entitled -to the" money, - and this amount;was all that the association were morally, entitled to. \ PROFESSIONAL- COACH WANTED. ■ ' , ■ .INQUIRIES TO BE MADE..'.'' At last night's meeting of the management committee of the Wellington Cricket Association, a committee was set up to consider: (1) a scheme for the reduction .and ■■ ultimate wiping out of the overdraft of the association; (2) ;the appointment of a professional coach. It was agreed that the committee should comprise all members of the management committee,- with • Messrs. Hyams, Richardson, Wiren, Bate, Webb, Niyen, Staples, M'Kenzie, and others who may be appointed later.'

M.C.C. JHEAIL IN SOUTH AFRICA.. With the-close of .the fifth' test match, Leveson-Gower'B team concluded their South African tour. The most prominent batsmen on the M.C.C. side have been Hobbs, Rhodes, Denton, and Bird, while Bly the and Simpson-Hay ward have done most execution with the ball. Faulkiner (Transvaal) has performed brilliantly.with the bat during the tour, and has' far outclassed the remaining South Africans. His 99 in the last innings of the concluding match was a fitting termination: to a successful season. Following are the. results, as far as the visitors are concerned, of the tour, including all matches played:— Western Province—Won by an innings and 133 runs.' '"' ■ ■ ' Griqualand West XV.-Won by 200 runs. Orange River Colony.—Won by 200 runs. Reef (Witwatersrand)—Abandoned. Transvaal.—Lost by 308 runs. First Test—Lost by 19 runs. - Natal.—Drawn. ' Natal—Won by nine, wickets. Second Test.—Lost by 95 runs. Border.—Won by four wickets. Queen's Town XV.—Won by an'innings and 63 runs. . Eastern Province.—Won by an innings and 139 runs. Transvaal.—Won by- 50 ;iuns. Transvaal.—Abandoned. Third Test.—Won by three wickets. Fourth Test—Lost by four wickets. Fifth Test.—Won by nine wickets. . : SUMMARY. Matches Played. Won. Lost. Drawn. ' 17 10 i 3