ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1608, 27 November 1912, Page 9

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET. _ BASIN. REOPENS DECEMBER 4. The : . MaiiaMment' Committee . of tho Wellington. Cricket .Association met "last .evening. Mr". M. F; .Luclde presided. The Victoria College third, eleven entered a protest against the. win of, the Petone third 'eleven over- them, oh the ground that Petone had played two senior players,- (J. Mackenzie' and A. Bennett). Of Petoiie's 179 runs Mackenzie had scored 95 and Bennett 15—110 ~between them. Bennett had also taken fiye wickets for 27 runs. ' Victoria Collego had scored 160 runs. • ' : . . ' . ' .' . It was resolved to ask." Petone tor an explanation. The' following; were elected honorary members of the 1 association:—The Hon.' A. L; Herdmah, Messrs. ,C. P. Skerrelt, K.C./W. H, S. Moorehouse, A; D. Cook,' ' C. J.- Nathanj' S. 'S. Bwwn, W. H.'Tripe,Ei Kirkcaldie, A. W. Blair, W. H. Morton, A. S. Biss, Gordon Hoid.'G; Shand, C. Blundell, S. H. Wheeler, Dr. Gilmor, and Dr. M'Lean. ; The Otago Association wrote asking lor a visit from Wellington-this season, and 6tating that Wellington owed them two visits., -,The matter: was^held- over tillnext meeting.- : - TheVtown olerk notified that the, liasin Reserve' Would be available for cricket on December 4. ■ The. Victoria : College Club-- communi-. . cated/iinformatibn that.it. was willing to play the Nomads ,on January G or.. January 9. . ~ '.. Permis-sion wiis.,granted the. IJqrth.Clu'b to enter ~b second jaiiiut team in the competition., ~. WEDNESDAY ASSOCIATION; ... ■ Owing -to" the sodden .state- of. the grounds- the; mid-week matches'-'are'can-' colled. ■ - ' . SOUTH -JtELBOURNE TEAM. Messrs!' and 'A, A. George, acting oh behalf'of the Wednesday Cricket Association, waited on .his- Worship the Mayor- yesterday,' asking that' a -.'recepfcibn be tendered Ito .'the' ;South MelbouriieCricket Glub t'eami'- jiromis- .- . ed to arrange" a'; civic'reoeption'in the. Town Hall on their arrival in Welling-, ton. .: Additional:', interest- is.entered iri' the visiting team, owing to -the fact that the Mayor , of South - Melbourne • (Mr. : Barragwanath) :is accompanying -the team . in his-capacity-'as president of-the club/ . JUNIOR ASSOCIATION. ; ' .- • The following Junior ■ Association fix-tures-have been drawn up. for the 6eason:—-• ' Senior Grade; ' "November! 30 and December I.—Evans Bay v. Anglican- Club, at No. 2 Newtown ■ Park; Catholic Club v; Thorndon, at Anderson Park. No. 1; Wadestown v. Miriir.ar, .at-Miramar; Athletic v. Ivilbirnie, at NoM 'Newtown Park. : •. ; December.: 14 ;aiid 21.—Evans Bay v.. Thorndon,-- at'Anderson . Park No.: 1; Catholic -Club' v. Ivilbirnie,- at No; 1 • Newtown Park; -Wadestown v. Athletic, ut Anderson.Park- No. 2; Miramar-,v. Anglican Qub, at Mirainar. :.. . January 4 and 11.—Evans Bay v. 1 Catholic Club, at Newtown Park No.; 1; Miramar v;-', Athletic, Miramar; AnglicanClub iy. Wadestown,-- at Anderson- Park No. 2;. Thorndon Kilbirne, at Anderson Park No. 1. -. - January 18 t :and .25:—Evans : Bay. v. Wadestown, at -No. 2 Newtown Park; Catholic* Club' v. Anglican Club, at -No;.' 1 Newtown Park; Kilbirnie v. Miramar, at Miramar ; Thorndon v.Athletic, (second ■round),' ' at: No. .1 .Anderson Park. - * . .. f February 1 and, B.—Evans. Bay .v. Miramar, ; at,Miramar; Catholic Club v. AthJetic,• a!t'-,No. l Nen-town Park; Thorndon v. Wadestown, at No. 1 Anderson Park; Kilbirnie v.: Anglican Club (second round), at No. .2 Newtown' Park. February 15 and 22.—Evans Bay v. Kilbirnie,-at No. 1 Newtown Park; Catholic Club v. Wadestown, at' No. 1: Ander-. •No. 2-{j^|wtqjtt.Parfc«,. ;^hipr,''A/'; .Grade, November- 30 and "December 7: —Wand l erers v. Evans Bay, at Kilbirnie; Harbour Board'v.-'Catholic Club, at No; 2 Wake"field Park; K.YiM.I. v.'Kilbirnie, at No. 1 Wakefield Park; Athletic,-a bye. - December 14 and 21. —Harbour Board v. . K.Y.M.1., at Kilbirnie.; - Kilbirnie' iv; : Catholic. Club,-at No., 2 .Newtown Park; Wanderers v. Athletic, at .No'. 3 Newtown Park;. Evans Bay, a bye..-, January 4 and 11.—Kilbirnie v. Wanderers, at No. ;1-Wakefield-Park; Evans Bay v. Athletic,' at Kilbirnie; Catholic. Club .v. K.Y.M.1., at. No. 2. Wakefiild Park; Harbour Board, a bye. . • January..lß V- and 25:—Evans Bay v. K.Y.M.1., at Kilbirnie; Catholic Club v. Wanderers,, at No; 3 Newtown Park; Harbour Board v. Athletic, at No. 1 Wake-' field Park; Kilbirnie, a-bye. ; .. , Febniary 1 and- B.—Kilbirnie v. Athletic, at No.. 3. Newtown .Park;-Sarbour Board v. Evans Bay, at Kilbirnie; Wanderers.: v. 1v.Y.M.1., at--No.: 2 - Anderson : Park;. Catholic Club, a bye. i Junior "B" Grade. , November 30 and December 7—Kirk- 1 caldia'siv. .Anglican . Club, at' No. 3 Newtown Park ; D.I.G. v, Thistle, at No. 2 An- - derson Park; Berhampore v. -Union, at No. 3 Wakefield Park. ; December .14 and ;.21.—Kirkcaldie's -v. Thistle, at No. 1 Wakefield Park; D.I.G. v. Union, at. No. 2-Wakefield Park; ]3erhaniporo v.'-'Anglican "Club, at No. 3 Wakefield Park. : •.... .• •• \ January 4 and 11.--Kirkcaldie's v. Berhampore, at No. 3 Wakefield Parkj D.I.C. v. Anglican-Club, ' at No. 2-,Newtown Park; Union v; Thistle, at-No, 3 Newtown Park. " NEW SOUTH WALES V. QUEENS- ' ; • LAND. • " ' By TolojrraDh—Prtss Aeaociatlon—CoDjrlclit . (Rec; Jvovember 26, 9.55 p.m.) Brisbane; 'November 26. The -inter-State cricket match between New South Wales and Queensland resulted in a'- win for the, visitors by'eight wickets. In their second ihninss New-South Wales/ made .137 .runs for the loss of two ■wickets, Barbour carrying his bat out for--68.