CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1587, 2 November 1912, Page 12

CRICKET.

■•:.;;;:?:vi' ; ;v' :; CE^^!OT3EBaffiHßjl,•;':' . ; : Wniinuindo'l: M,y \, Mastm, ortvi/hat? '■:.Oouridllldf.Barbafr'the l jurfly/'COlebrrited, •■'•';■' author of I'-'lnsihurindo'—is rtow/minded; ' ■■: to ;bisect"r ; thß-Basin'Eesaf to Vjy-jinsinuat-" i: ..;"ing'.,'th.e'iCarolines .tliraiigh : it.; M s.-'liardry -' ■ any'of.'the; councillbrs .'appear .to/ know. it,' -■.'.vit nlayibe' stated : .tbai the .'Having- to the ■ iniwear'anditear. would! be)less:thnri ■;1 ■.'.i'{£ml ;por:annum -if'.thb'.:line).was/carried. V l :''Straight' thronjdi;.';:;: v. ; : ; '-": ',' •'.':.'' ; ' ■: .-j,:'. 'Andff6r: ; Uiis/snuin;6ura Aan-'.-'oldand -^^i'ttofiedt'iQTOuni^full.'.of-'troaJsm S '■!':■. tiois, and '-a-' health-giving;.-.-';ljeserve' for '}'■ - -.'lruridreds of.' plajj-Brs ,:,and - tlibusands of :.:;.- ■ ispelitatora'is' tbi-.be:wrecked.'i .They, were ''; :'.-; : .talking.:the. btlier'•do^werß,:'..:the,/:Ciry :''-'''Fa^hers^oi'\'a'.'i'olf;'ilirJts-'.^ • ':V:'Belt.-' They'talkidrit largely in'the name -" ': of /"health.";" Ojie' wonders wfliether they , heard, of -aach,.he'alth-gp-ving affairs.' : ';.-:;;'a3''oricket and .athletics.; If : so, why do. : " v -they'. : wish to pnsk.cracketers.and athletes /'/;:,;'. ■,:',::■ However, let thai;pass.:'The,interesiing■ :/-' is not' exactly whether - some ! 'coxmcilloTS'v' wilj- succeed in .wrecking. ?■ - cricket::and"athljetics, 'bnt: .whether, or,] cricket;-andi athletics..fflay.- ; n<jfc; ; be-': ■ '''gnirided to'wreck' brie of mbre.'coiiri'cillofs.' '. ; ;v .iShe'.City,"'Fathers hardly,';-.seem fi to --be ''■'/•■'ieized-'of the cbnsSdefatiori/ that.this 'cpm-f :-■ ibrned.-'eficket :and': athletic, vote , is. pro- | : '-:: : bably sufficient to' make itself very ma- -/■ -; :: i terialiy,;felt: ii::airy: iniiiicipal clection;x: .;.' ''-,■ "■•■■■ And' /It/is; a ''.';;:. ; fact^r h X' ■';';"■-■;.■ p; ; '-, : V ;, .;- : ':/:-;■' -;;''' ■;'•?■'.'". \ .'^lrhe/Glad-Hano-. : ' v/'. v.'■';.' : ';; : '-Jr Cricketers-will' sure?.y: extend the, glad '.'-•. ; -hand to the'Wellington'^.'Centre.'.of . the; ■'" ■:■'./ New. Zealand. ':, Athl'etilc. -Asspciation, ■■ who. ':. have /already, taken ' steps./ towards' j ; -.'-keeping vandal handsvoff the B/aSiSii'-.-Alr.'.' ./ /Holt'.'has proposed/a]'very business-like i -,- .'.-niotion, suggesting mutual, cooperation in ' ■ .the 'matter,//arid. Mr.- M'Villy-.ivas; very '•'■';-:. : - : :mucK ;; -to'- : flie^„point^.hi'heii',.'lie,;.sugges'*d' ,/ .holding'.'a;combined;irii;etihg;;bf '.the r vari : ' ; '; :: ';biii''.bodies'interested.';'iOne.such meeting -. ' : Srould'-probably/'be sufficient to ', cthoughtlessattitude 'by certain,city, cqun-/ , 1 //,/-cillors.fof'.evpr.: '.■.:..,-, •.." '';,::';:/,/-'/;'-:'■,/ ■ Z:j .'4-;;- : iJbhiinr6n , sJ0.lde"st:'.Sen.ib/ri ; ; "':'•'■■ From a little brochuib.assued by,., the ' ; vAlbioi".Cricket Club, ;Dnnediri,\ who,ihave ■'": /just celebrated,their'"fiftv'nbt, out^'.bv.a ' jubilee.rmatch; it appears, that ..'// ihe'; original-meiribershipjlist waS. wfitteh ■■■>', Vdownto leadjpencil in a draper's memo.-. • -L /-'book by a young enthusiast who was. then , J '':.:familiarly known >as'"Mac". -He is.;riow / /-the'.Hon.' -T. .Mackenzie,' High Coinmis<lsioner;for New Zealand to .London.-The ' (club: also' had a cartaim other worthy-' /.[founder, iviz.;'' Hon; /James . Allen; new. ..'Cabinet. /Moreover; they. had .. .'''■. -"a .demonbowler '.called' Cohen."... i;';.:: -~. ''t, /;- If..these :and 'others 'hnd.'all been, in , ''/Duriediri -last Monday,'' they .would, no '.'.' /doubt;-"haye/ been', compelled.: to; play ; '. As. '. was.vSbriiS wero 'absent;-but it is,inter-. :.', 'esting,: to notice /that,, "the', demonbowler, -"■-; '/called.'Coheri"—Mr/ Mark';'.'Cohen, /editor .'■'.''//-/of ffio.''Ev"endng/Sthf,".:Dunedih'—captain- .•';■,/ ed the. veterans Kb: 1 eleven..: - /: ■~,.. :/, /Men' from: South 'Melbourne. y:\. .'::':;v-'/ Eflceritly.M&/J. I C. Cusack, secretary; of : 'the .Wellington'' CHcket'Asspciation,' ~re: s ' /;,'ceived : a letter frbrii Kelso (Otago), asking ■ . '/for a match,- Cehtfal- Otagb. y. .South '-jMelbourno-.teiiri. '; The' application 'has - l-'been. arid /the revised itinerary \ ''*at the SoutE/Mdborifnetbuf in 'Neyr'-Zea-,-as.follp.-^•.— •:■ . ■''.-! "*; VLeavo Melbbrirri© .Dcbamber 11,, arriv,- ■ /Ing ii, W«llington\yia Aucklarid "on/Moxi- ;:: '.doyy'December-;iG;N;'■:;' '/:' : ''-.-/:.: ■'-.'■•■ \- /"'////Play', Mastefibi-/'- on .-."Wednesday'.; and . 'Thuißday.-.-Deceiiiber 18/ arid 19. ' ■' .-':./. Play' Blenheim; on' Saturday and'Mon-, V : day,-December. 21 arid 23. -Play. .Wellington. (Saturday/ team) /' on, Thursday, Friday;:and Saturday, Debem-.:v-:bef:2(!,,-27,' >/:/;;,.::'.'..; './j "■ Play!at Chmtchuf'ch'/qiiTuesaay.'.Wed-, //..nesday, /.and Thursday, / Debember:/ 31,': ■:■.-.• January,l. l and,2. :.-'/:.-/' "■}?.'<'■!'?'■,'■'■;-':■';■■< ". .,/' .'Playat'Dunedin on Saturday, Monday, 1 , ./.and/Tuesday; January:'*,,.B,;arid-'7.i.'.'.'./,,' ;. : : :/ '.Play'/Cbntral Otago: 'eleven.'oil *' Thursday,,and/Friday,/January,9/arid 10.. ■:. '":•' Play.-at; Ashbiiftbn; on./ Wednesday ■ aid : . (.Thursday,./January 15 and ; 16./ -,-'-.• ~'■;-. ■.-'. .'Play at Petorib, oi .Saturday and Mori- --, ..'day/January 18 aid^O..,, '//. - Play Wellington .Wednesday eleven, at ■/ ■':. Wellingtori,' bn Tuesday,' Wednesday- and .:Thursday; January- 21, 22, and 23./ .-.Leave Wellington/ for■• Melbourne : ori; / ■' Friday;/ Jaiuafy 24;' '•■•-'/. ">'''■ •'"'-. / ITha Luncheon, the Tea, and the.Stbfrii. Say's a, contributor : people are .'.: well known for their, hospitality. -When-. :•/ over they do a 1 thing, they do it thorough- ' / iy, Tho exoallent intentions', of the Hutt. ■ ibrioket .team 'wefej:howevef;-,'friustrated on -.',.:' Monday last /(Labour Day). They had /' invited the- south men to' "tread on the ;.•/■■' ;taii: of their coats,".aid.South 1 was oily, /' .'/tOO: willing. ; ' ; , ; /'','/;:'" : " / ' -.'. .Then/the storm'of sibfms -swept over fihelaid,:arid'South telegraphed that they ■ "".' Kronld-:iot be coiling. This .was. awkward, ' ': K iis -the: Hutt /Club had; arranged for . - 'Ylinicheon and afternoon ■ tea, which, ■ of "y ■ lcourse,/had to be.prepared on. the Satufday.'./ 'They' wrung, their,hands '.. and shed tears' of disappointment,' and then—at - r /ieast'SO it is whispered—rang up Mr. Mar- ; - tin Luokie, or Mr. Cr'ombie, or 6omeone, ■. ■ -'an 4: .bhallenged.' North - to come-to thb /',' "jfeast;ibut -as Mr. Lucki©/ was, reriorted to " ■-' jihave/bntered -for some race at; the, Labour. .-. sports, and'. Mr.- Crombie was engaged :/ Verses—at least .rumour hath it • 80-r-North could not muster, a team. ■; "--■■■ k So,;-reluctantly.■ -Hutt had to play \a, '"'■ liatoh 'agttiiKt lfeelf; 'rind consume /its '■'■"• : Town/'-'cakea /aid" /ale. What. 'with, the ■■-■■ Sagaries' of the weather and .the City ,:- / ilOowcjl-.a orickbteri hardly, knows;where ,' -Jibe is tbia season. '.', / y;y '~./ :•; /', /''first Plunket Shlttd'Match. ; ' :.:y : A It is pfaotically certain / tnat the first 'Ctriterprovincial beplayed by Wei-. " ; - tlington this sea'soi will be that match ■ ' lagainst Auckland for the Plunket Shield, '■•' Iwhioh. will-probably .be/iarranged/to be; ■ played on Thursday (New,/ Years Day), , 'jFriday.-and Saturday, Jariuary 1.-2, arid 3. '.■'. (She fixture'-will-be definitely,/.arranged "■"'• i-next week. The game Wellington has to Iplay -against .the: South Melbourne tearii • :*«t Chnstm'as should jproya good training ;-. |for the Aucklandvfixtiire. " '-. /; iCrho Hutt VaHey-,Club3./-. v '/.■'..• ''•';' | •■' After last Saturday's .spell,/both Hutt Trind Petone senior elevens have been hard. W work at'the'.iiets, and .'provided the: ' hveather.koeps fine,the second/day/s-play; 1 .fby the-.Valley men should bs aniarked: . Smproyement:on/.the''/opening day's.exhi--fbition.;.' .' ■ ".::-:• • r : "Alf" Cate, Petone's wicket-keeper, in Ithe past,- after an absence : of two: sea.fßon9, has, definitely decided to playin. the . ihext match. This-will- greatly strengthen.: .-."■ j/Petohe. '■■■'■' : -. --'/; ; , - - -. : .''.'-'.•,' the oourse of a conversation -Stan' ' . Brice . stated "that, so far' as his recent - illness was concerned,; he felt very little teffeot in the first match, but-he, was. not feoing to.take-any risks'till' after Christ. ■:■' ; imas.': '. ■' -, :.--'\yy~:-' ! , ■-, : : .'' V- . v ■;■■ i/Eodgefs, the-.slbw-brbak bowler ' for ' tflutt,. is a; great sport./;.Ho, resides at '.'■'.'iTJppor Hutt, practices by himself all thb " : Hveek,: and ■ comes to Lower Hutt every ' (Saturday, a distance of about 12. jniles. . ' : Mr. D. N. Yeats,, the well-known urii- ■ [pire at Lowet Hutt,.who has beeri laid ilip for sbmb time, is now well on the road *to recovery,/and .will probably bo seen. •1-at tho wickets- "after Christmas. . '■:•;.:-TJp to tho present time the Hutt Club 'liave scot together.a strong teani to tour tho North Island during the Christmas vacation.. There are still, however, some . vacancies .to fill up. . - ■':•/. Wednesday Association Gains and Losses. ,/■''•' EfTort/will he; made to open the, '.;Mid- : .:' /-/week Association's 'season bri Wednesday ..next. The/senior .elevens are to play; at /■••:;'Kolburrib, but wickets -.for-;tho /juniors :/ '■': 'will'require somo - thought. and finessing. Newtown was the likely ground; but'the double cadet function is-sot down for that park this--coming week;:;-,' -.--"■■ ■■'•■' The Bov.i.E. O. Blamires, who played / fbr.'Aftillcry in/tho Wednesday cbmpeti-' tinn last season,' /will do battle-, fot ...y.M.C.A. this/year.;. . • ' The "iie« boys" in the Wednesday '"' '"it-liool this summer will be T.M.C.A. who- > are putting in a senior and junior eleven,,

anil St. Patrick's C6lIos«, who will swell the junior ranis. Post and Telegraph are dropping out. Last year the associa,tioi/ha'u six senior and eight junior elevoris ploying under their banner. This .yeaf 'the iminhai-s will lie 'the same. Post and Telegraph are not 'giving up as indh-idilaTplayexs but, considering theirhours and.work, it is difficult for cthera to get leave from duty en bloc on match days. That is why. they are ceasing operations as a club. As individual 'players, however, some .will appear, for Vivian, and somo for Oriental. It is reported that Kinvig will cast in his lot with Rivals C.C. ( Burn,.a Hawie's Bay player, will,-it is stated,' be;out for Union. Last year's premiers will probably be even stronger than they were in 1912 .