ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1381, 6 March 1912, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET. PROJECT OF AUSTRAL TOUR. MEETING LAPSES. A special meeting (if delegates to tlic Wellington Cricket Association was to have been held last night to consider whether, or not, the association would give ils support to the proposal to send n team to Australia next season. The meeting lapsed through lack of a quorum, and it was decided to hold it iu two weeks' time. Mr. D. M'Kcnzie said that ho would give notice of a motion (to be brought on at the same meeting) regarding abolishing the district scheme. He thought that that would draw a good attendance. SYDNEY PEACEMAKERS. (Rec. March 5, 11.55 p.m.) Sydney, March 5. A meeting has been called at the Town Hall for Friday, with a view to the finding of a settlement in the ■ cricket squabble. Many prominent cricketers and business men will attend. CONTROL MEETS. PLUNKET SniELD KCLES. A - meeting of the committee of th" Wellington Cricket Association wos lieid last evening. Mr. F. Luckie presided. Team For Mauawalu. Respecting « Manawatu request, it was decided that if the Selection Committee, can select a team which is willing to tiavcl and pay its own expenses, the association will'be agreeable to the team's going to Palmerston .North ,lo piny a match. T.M.C.A. Aspire to Seniors. Tlie Y.M.C.A-. Club wrote asking if, in the event of their getting a team for the. pui-posa, they could enter for the senior championship next season. It was decided to reply that, as the rules now stand, Y.M.C.A. cantiot cuter for the senior championship. Marlborough Match. . Marlborou'gh sent a communication accepting March 18 and 1!) as the dates for a match with a Wellington H team, at Wellington. The Wellington Association, has permission' to charge for the match. Auckland Match Profits. The secretary stated that tho takings at the Auckland match had amounted to .£l4-1, and that there would be a profit of from .fiilfi to JMOO. Marking Out Boundaries. Following on a sngxestiun emanating from Mr. K. Tucker that boundaries should be marked out on the Basin lieserve ground, it was decided to request the (Iround Committee of (he association and the Umpires' Association lo ;;« iiito the matter of readjusting the boundaries in time- for next season's play.

Plunket Shield Proposals. Regarding the proposed alterations in the I'lunket Shield rules it was decided to make the following suggestions to the New Zealand Cricket Council:— The present system'should be abolished in favour of the Australian system of determining their Sheffield Shield competition. All of the associations entitled to compete should play, every season, not less than one out anil one home match in order to qualify; and the shield should be awarded to the team showing the greatest number of points. , Three points should be allotted for an outright win, two for a first-innings' win, and one point for a tie or a draw. Three points should be deducted for au outright loss, and two points for a - loss piL the' first, innings. In the event of a points tie, the team scoring tho greatest, proportion of runs' per wicket should be adjudged the winner of the shield.

THIRD-CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. The fixtures for the third-class-cham-pionship have been altered as under. The matches originally set down for March 0 will bo played on that date, and the matches set down for tho 2nd inst. will be played on March 16:—

March 9.—On College Ground, College A v. North; on College Ground, College B v. Karori; at Hutt, St. Mark's v. Peton'e; at Kelburne, Templars v. Victoria College: at Ncwtown, Catholic v. Central; St. David's, a bye.

-March 16.—0n Karori Ground, Central r. Karori; at Hutt, St. David's v. North; at Kelburne, St. Mark's v. Victoria College; at CAllcge, College A v. College B; at (,'o!lege, Templars v. Petone; Catholic, a , bve.