ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2381, 10 February 1915, Page 3

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET POVERTY bay easily beaten. (13y Telegraph.—Press Association.) Napier, February 9. e representativqe cricket match Poverty Bay v. Hawke's. Bay, concluded to-day, Hawke's Bay winning by an inmgs and 88 runs. At tlie close of yest6™ay s play each team had completed j n a . ™' in SS, Hawke's Bav making , , 3 ,' a "j „ verty Bay 89 To-day tho latter followed on, and compiled 226, tlie too scorers being Guthrie (65) and Uartshore (69). WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETS. The committee of the Wellington Cricket Association met last night. J-Uere were present Messrs. C. G. Wilson (presiding), M. J. Crombie, J. FanJJing, E. M Beechey, S. Brice, F. M. Martin, and A. E. Wilson. A deputation consisting of Messrs. A. A. Marryatt and J. C. Cusack, representing the Amateur Athletic Association, waited on the committeo in reask'ng assistance in securing the Basin Reserve for the N.Z..A.A.A. championship meeting on March 13. The' spokesman, Mr. Marryatt, explained how it was eventually decided to hold the meeting at Wellington this year, and how it was proposed to devote the proceeds for the relief of wouuded troopers and their, dependents. In reply to the deputation, the chairman remarked that the object was a commendable one, and the fact that the various City sports bodies had already raised £1000 towards different war relief funds showed a very excellent and patriotic spirit. ' it was decided, on the motioi) of Mr. Beechey, to postpone all the association's matches on March 13 and to give every' assistance to t'he A.A. Association to bring about the success of the meeting.. . Tlie committee considered the following motion passed bv the New Zealand Cricket Council:—"That the associations interested' in the Plunket Shield competition be requested to dominate one delegate each to a committee f«r the purpose of arranging interpfovincial matches for next season: such delegates to nave the power to hind their associations, and tlie committee to be presided over by the chairman of the Management Committeo of the council." After some discussion the following motion, pronosed by Mr. Crombie, was carried: —"That thn New Zealand Council be_ informed that the Wellington Council is prepared to appoint a delegate to the committee to draw up a draft programme of matches to be. submitted to the various associations for their approval." The Wellington eleven to play apainst Hawke's Bay on Saturday was selected os follows:—W. Baker, E. M. Bemhev, W. T. Bray, D. Hay, A. Fenton. E. M. Phillips. A. Paterson, K. H. Tucker, •T. S. Hiddleston, F. Rodgers, and C. Robinson. As the renresentaive match, Hawke's Bav v. Wellington, takes nines on Saturdav, the usual senior club fixtures'are not to be nlayetl. The fixtures for the following Satnrdnv werp drawn as follow:—Central v. Fast- (Basin R"SPrvo). Petone v North (Petone), and Old Boys v. University _(Bnsin Reserve). It' was derided to grant permission to ft" Fi.st, Club to plnv a match with Wj'liarss<>n o~>ra Company on the Basin Reserve or. Thursday next. JUNIOR ASSOCIATION. • Fixtures for Saturday are: — Senior grade—Kilbirnie v. St. Anne's, [ No. 1 Athletic Park; Evans Bay v. ( Star, at Anderson's Park; .Thorndon, a • bye. /

Junior. —Thorndon v. Athletic, Anderson's Park; Selwy'n v. Post and Telegraph, No. 1 Wakefield Park; Harbour Board v. Kilbirnie, .No. 2 Wakefield Park; St. Anne's v. Kirkcaldie's, No. 2 Athletic Park; Star v. D.I.C.j No. 3 Wakefield Park; Druggists, a bye. BOYS' LEAGUE. All senior and junior matches will be postponed on Saturday, February 13. The junior representative team to play Lower Hutt at Kelburn Park on' Saturday is: \V. Hall (captain), W. Wylie, G. Burt (Nauniai), B. Hills, B. iihodes, K. Warwick (United Mothodist), C. Trott, A. Perry (Y.M.C.A.), A. Gray, E. Wilson (St. Mark's), W. Dalrymple (Marist), N. Smith (Institute A). Emergencies: R. Henderson (Y.M.C.A.), A. Ivlaiin (United Methodist). ' BOWLS WELLINGTON AND PALMERSTON NORTH. A friendly match between the Wellington Club aiid Palmerston North was played on. the Wellington Club's green yesterday. The following are the teams and scores, the Palmerston North Club's teams being mentioned first:—Griggs, Whitehead, Smith, Marris (s.) ; Wylie, Erskine, Gooder, Thompson (s.), 35—18. Bachelor, Stevens, Seifert, Tasker, 15; Munt,. Duncan, Berry, Moult (s.), 40. Short, Spooner, Mowlem, J. Nash, 19; Williams, Yeitch, Bush, M'Lean (s.), 30. Totals, Wellington, 88; Palmerston North,, 69. • Wellington won by 19 joints. The following Thorndon players are selected to play this afternoon on the Thorndon green, in a friendly match, Thorndon v..Karori: —Stanford, Murdoch, Kilgour, Barraud (s.): Freeman, Gamble, Hatch, Conlin (s.). Tho following rinks will ropresent Wellington in the Senior Pennant v. Lower Hutt on Saturday:—At" home— Grenfell, Remington, G. Brown, Churchward (s.); Houklor, Waddell, Bary, Webb (s.); Nielson, Wyatt, Still, Magnus (6.). Away—lnnes, Knapp, Crane, Sievwright (s.); Potter,- Erskine, Gooder, Ballantyne (s.); Blundell, Osborn, J. J. Roberts, Horner (s.).