ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1371, 23 February 1912, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET. THE MATCH WITH 'AUCKLAND. A match between representatives of Auckland unil WeMinslon will lio.wninienccd on (lie fja«in Kescrve nt. i n eio.:lc thi.s nlternotm. A ffuf'iire of tho Aueklaiiclprs' pluv «encrally U that, they are u fnst-scnrinc'side »l I lie wickets, and \Yellin"lon till- -i'ii-mi has til-,i -OMu; livt-lv bal-mcn, tin' spectators should Im'l Hi..- kame worth looking at. I'airick is out »f luwn. nml In' will not be in ilie Wellington li-uiii. Mis place will be. taken by J>ick-.m. of Victoria Culleifi—iv I'nir bowler. The Auckland team'will be weaker lor llio absence of Sale, W. Brooke-Smith,and OllilV. 'ale nnd lirooke-Smilh «!■'■ miioiiK the best bats in Auckland, and. as lield-men. Hey have no superiors in New Zealand. They have returned to Auckland to gel bark to work. Ollifl', the slow bowler, has returned homo for a more grave reas'in. In his absence he received news that one of his children had died. The Auckland team'- attack will l,e much below its real -•livngtli. Thompson can be relied upon lo ke-p one end goins with havoc, bat. there may be runs coming from the other end fairly freely if the wicket, is "-and. following are the teams as they have been finally chosen: — Auckland Eleven. L. G. Henius .fcapliiin), L. Tavlor, U. Mason, E. Horspool, A. .lones, A. Anthony. 11. Ellis. ]{. Somervell. X. C. Snedden, G. .1. Thompson, and A. "Wallace. "Weiliiii'lon Eleven. Raker (East A). Uereml-.Hi (College), Ulacklock (captain. North). Blamires .'Central), d'ibbes 'Eas! A), CviiiiiiioU (East Jl), Malioney- (East A), Midhno (East A),. Hobtiison (Central). Saunders (College), and Dickson (College). The umpires will be Messrs. \V. iiock and D. M'Kenzie. THE BOYS LEAGUE. The following are the third round of fixtures of the "Wellington Boys' League: Senior Grade. February 24.-Y.M.C.A. v. Donald M'Lean P.M., at Xcwtown Park; Institute v. Trinitv, nt: Duppa Street. March 3.-Y.M.C.A. v. Trinity, at Duppa Street; Institute v. Donald M'Lean P.M., at Newtown Park. : March 9.-Y.M.C.A. v. Institute, nt Newtown Pork; DoDald M'Lean P.M. v. Trinitv, at Duppa Street. March IG.-Donald M'Lean P.M. v. Trinity (re-play), at Newtown Park. Junior Grade. St. Ann's v. Y.M.C.A., at- Newtown Pork; Institute v; Trinity,' at Duppa Street; Mount Cook, a bye; Marist, a bye.

USE OF THE BASIN. The AVellington Cricket Association has been granted the use of the Basin Reserve on the following dates:—Marlborough match, March 18 and 19, with permission to charge; championship final, March 3 and 10, with permission to charge 6d., children to be free. JI.C.C. TEAM IN ARGENTINA. ' Telegraph-Prea* Association—CoDvriff'at Buenos Ayres, Fcbrnnry 21. Argentina beat Lord Ilawke's Marylebone team by four wickets.