CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 161, 27 March 1918, Page 3

CRICKET

WELLINGTON V. AUCKLAND

Tho return representative cricket match Wellington v. Auckland will be played on the Basin Reserve on.Easter Saturday) Monday and Tuesday, piny commencing each day at 11 a.m. When these- provinces met earlier in the season some of the Dominion's best known, cricketers participated, and a very interesting game resulted. The Wellington team for the forthcoming match has been strengthened by the. inclusion of the city's best slow bowler,.and it will again have the services of representatives from the Treutham Camp Club—this season's premiers—including J. N. Crawford. The match is Wing played for tho benefit .\ r the Eden Park' (Auckland) retention fund. It is hoped that tho Wellington public will gonerouslv respond to the special effort whicn "tho Wellington Cricket Association .is making to niako the gamo a financial' success.

REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS. Owing to an injury to his knee, J. A. Bruce will be. unable to play aguinsfc Auckland, and bis place will be taken by H. E. Burton. The Wellington team is now as follows:—W. S. Brice (captain), AY. A. Baker, H. E. Burton, J. W. Condliffe. J. N. Crawford, A. Dind, J. S, Hiddleston, B. Harris, K. H. Tucker, B. J. Tuclnvell, C. G. Wilson.

The Wellington team to play Hawke's Bay at Hastings is as follows:—A.. R. Barker (captain). Bhmie, A. H. Eaton, E. J. liemnitz, H. Lambert, A. Mackintosh, C. Nicholls, A. Paterson, E. Sinvrkc, E. Windley, and R. Wylie.

BOYS' INSTITUTE V. NOMADS.

i On Friday morning the , "Nomads'" 1 Cricket Club will arrive in Wellington ; .to play tho Boys' Institute Old Boys third grade team. The match will inko place on Saturday and Monday at Kclburii Park. The following are I the teams:—"Nomadr."—P. O'Calla- j clian, G. Cummins, Hi Silvester, W. j Ditehftold, J. Muir. W. King, H. l?!a- j herty, C. Dobbs, P. Watts, A. "New-; some, R. Gilespie. Boys' Institute— J, Benjamin, H. Spolsky, A. Spolsky, G. Bell, J!\ Cox, W. Hart, N. Smith,\ — Jell, P. Ward, V. Murray, F. Ross. The Canterbury representatives under twenty y«uv> of age will also try .conclusions with the Wellington senior boys from sixteen to eighteen years of ago on the same groimd. The personnel of tho Wellington trams have already been published. \

Banks College and St. Patrick's College trains (tliird grade) "let at Kelburn, tho result being a very easy. victory for the former. Batting first, Banks College scored 203 (declared) for four wickets. Foster played a chanceless innings of 102 (retired)., displaying good cricket nl! round the -.vicket. Other scorers wore: Atkinson and Coinric (21). St. Patrick's Collie's response was a somewhat, feeble one, all being disposed of for 70. Costelloe (29) was highest scorer. Atkinson, five wickets, and Foster three wickets, did the howling for the victors. The following" team from Wellington will play the Cimte.rluirv Druids (winners of" the Citv and Suburban Association) at Christehurcb at Enster:— Nelson. Moore, Jl'Donr/iill. J.ennnu, Humphries, Hjivdon. Moffattj Woods, P. Murphy. Elliott, Waller.