ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1657, 25 January 1913, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET.

' HIE SEND-OFF TO TROTT & TEAM,

THE SOUVENIR.

1 Quito a pleasant little souvenir of their sojourn in Now Zealand has been passed , t on to the South .Melbourne, oriokot team < on the occasion of their leaving for Sydt' Bey. . Tho souvenir, took, the 'form -of a •jjpk'of 79 pages, bound ftl red and white (the South Melbourne Club colours), and it contained _a complete reproduction of almost all printed matter bearing on tho tour, whioh has appeared in the New Zealand press since itho dato on which the • toam first landed at Auckland. The book is the work: of that very energetio official (Mr; J.: C. ;Custtck # . secretary, of the Wellington 'Wednesday.Assooiation), and is inscribed: "To W. H. M'Cormack, sec-' retarv . South 'Melbourne Criokert „Club, l/Mila." It .presents: a .very complete . record •of the' tour.

Prior to sailing quite a sheaf of teleprams came to' Mr. G. H. S. Trott, captain of the team, from all parts of New Zealand. - Som&' of thom ate . very interesting, as indicating the effect which the 1 tour has had from an. education point of ' view.in' New, Zealand.' . 1 ■;/ , . Mr. Murray, seoretary •of '.the Canterbury:. Cricket Association, concludes his message byi.statingi : ' f We wish to compliment the Wellington Association in, getting tho South Meibonrno ■ team to visit-New-Zealand,'and might mention'that their visit to Christohnrch . has done a great deal for cricket in Canterbury.!' i'; • : : Mr.- Mills, secretary, of 1 tho, Blenheim Cricket Club; states, inter alia:-r"Kindly remember tho.'Marlborough :crickoters to the Meibonrno team.- We all wish them a safo and pleasant voyage homo." "■ Prom Mr. Geo. Wyohorley.' of Dunedin (an old South i Melbournian) cornea tho following - ■ cheery ■ f Harry.. Showors-.of. good wishes from Dunedin." ' , . A great many telegrams In similar strain were also sent. '8.1.- TEAM AT.LEVIN. .A cricket'team from the Wolllngton Boys' Institute joutney to Levin on Anniversary Day and .played,a team from the stair of tne Wererba Training Farm.. (The Wellington team, batting first, compiled 148 runs (Howit 53, and B. Mabin 41), to which tho home ■ team replied with 10 in the first innings,' and 75 in the . .Bocond, tho institute thus winning bv an innings 'and 83 runs. • iWlth th& ball,' Chamberlain and A. Mabdn were tho ■ most successful,">■■■ 1 ■ Tho boys .thoroughly enjoyed tho outing, and expressed thanks, to Mr. Burlinson and.his staff for, the arrangements made .for tho ..visitors. .' This visit is ■an .annual. ; ono. . .. •ft-.v-W.UIESOUSE MATCHES.' ' . Tho following are .the fixtures > for the AVarehousamen's..! '-Association.. ' for ■' toi, day;— Ocean v. Electric ■ Light, at Anderson,Park; Gollin and Co. v. P. and T. Store 3, at Duppa Street No. 6; NjZ. Kailway9 v. Telephono Exchange, at iDuppa Street, No. '7; "N.Z. Times'' v. ■TnKjDoitiNios, at Kelburne Park; Occi.ylentnl v..-United; at Kelburine Park; A.li. Kernot's v. Whitco'nlbe arid T6mb«, at Newtow.n. Park: Eaiit;,, Levin and 'Co. r. . Sanders 8r03., at Newtown Park West.