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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 59, 4 December 1918, Page 9

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NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL. By TelcEraph— Press Association. Christchurch, December 3. At a meeting of the Management Com-, mitti'o of the New Zealand Cricket Council Mr. F. C. Kaphiicl, of Christehurch, was elected chiurmim for the ensuing year. The secretary reported that-King's Col ; .lego; Aucklanil, hud sent a challenge to jilayAucklaiul Grammar . School, the present holders of the llenthcote- Williams .Shield, r.rtil the match will he played tins month. . A mooting of the Wellington Cricket ' Aesc/aieitiori- mas hold yesterday.: after■noon. Mr. G. K. AVilson was in tho chair. ' Tliero were" 'present Messvs. Hughes, KowiU, Cromliie, • M'Kenzie, L'u'okor, , Baker, Grainger, aricl Willis (secretary). . . ■ Trenthiim Club notified that, as n. result of demobilisation their teams would be compelled to withdraw from the com---petition.' ■ . Delegates- from tho Maris't Bros. Old Boys' Club attended to pnt their- case 'against the reduction of the senior team 'to tho junior class, in viewof the pro- ' posed rccliissificntion. It was pointed out that their'entry ;ns a senior team'had been accepted, and'as a result some extra expense hnd been incurred. Aftoy somo' discussion it'«'as unanimously decided to reelassify tho -senior, grade and reduce ■Jlnrisfr -Bros-, to junior. ■ ■ : Entries from the following clubs were accepted:—Junior grade, Hill's Pipe Com--pany,,and Wellington College-Old Boys; third, grade,.-Thorndon. ■■.-.■.- There was some discussion.on the qnestion of restarting; the'.competition which lintl been- .seriously upset by. the. with- • draw.nl of. Trentham and- the reduction of Jlarist Bros: . Eventually it was decided to;restart the. season.--as from-.Saturday next, December T. ■ Senior fixtures .for the first, round were drawn as.follow;— North v. Returned Soldiers, Basin.Eesorvo No. 3; -East-v.-,Old-Boys, .Basin.'.Eeservo- N0... 1; ■'Hutt--.-v.. Petone'j. at Lower Hiitt. ■ .'. ' BOYS'.LEAG-'OE.'' ■. ■.' Following are :.tuev fixtures for Saturday ;— .'■■■ ."■'■'■■ Senior.-rnslitute-A v. : .Thomdon, ; . at Andeivion-.ParlijSt. .Thomas'e : v. Seatoun, at Scatoun Park; St. Chithbert's v. Institutoß at : Kilbirnie Park. Junior A.—lnstitute. B v. Y.M.C.A. A, at Nowtown Park; Institute A v. Thorndon, at Basin Besefve.' Junior B.—Y.JI'.C.A. -D v. Jnstituto <J, at Wakefield.Park,.No.- 1; Seatoun v. Y.M.C.A:.'B,.'at Seatoun;. Y.M.C.A. C v. Institute F, at Wakefield.Prark,. N0. ; 2; Institute.- Y. .v. St. :-Anne's, at : W nkefleW Park, .N0"..3; Institute C v..lnstitute D, at Kelbum.Park. ■• ."•■ ■ ~-....