WELLINGTON CRICKET ASSOCIATION

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 118, 12 February 1919, Page 3

WELLINGTON CRICKET ASSOCIATION

Tho. Management-' Committee of the Wellington Cricket Association met'last evening, Mr. C. G. Wilson presiding. A communication was' received from tho Wftriganui Association stating that iti lyould' iiot ■be possible for. that assooiation to >arrange ioT • a match with, a Wellington • representative team during the Easter holidays as suggested by tlje looal association. In view of this it was decided to write : to !the Wanganui association suggesting a match at Wanganui on February 28 an;). March 2. All' practice will csase . on the Basin Eeserve at 6.15 p.m. to-<lay in order to permit the Victoria College'to ruh off its evening sports programme. •■■■- In conclusion, .with the Plunket Shield match between Wellington and Canterbury, held at .Chriatchurch, it was disclosed in the statement of accounts that the Wellington Association's share /of the profits amounted to £40 7s. Bd. The total, "gate" for .the match amounted to .£lB4 14s. 9d. With reference to the match played at Wellington the- total "gate" for the match amounted to £109 2a. 6d., and the southern association's share of this amounted to .£l9 3s. 2d., whilst the local association receives ,£4l lfts. 3d. Whilst the moneys received in connection with the match at Christchurch do not quite cover the local, asexpenses, the local receipts wore considered very satisfactory.- \ , HXTUEES,/ ; It was'''debited to ,, p'layi the-throe 6enior-fixtures eet' down fpt-.'.Saturday neit on the. Basin Iteserve. Grounds wei'e allotted, as' 'follow:—No. 1 ground, Pefon'e'v.' East;' No. 2 ground. Northv. Eettirned , Soldiers; No. , 3 ground, Old Boys v.'Hntt.' .:..' ..• • ■ • ' ■ The. following are the junior fixtures for February 15 and 23:—01 d Boys v. Beturned Soldiers, at Karori, No. 1; ■Hutt r. Imperial Supplies, at Hutt; Thorndon v. North, at Karori, No. 2; Ordnance v, College, at' College; Institute v. Hannah's, at Karori, No. 3; East y. Petono, at Petone; Base Eecbrds y. Hill's, at ■ Basin Eeserve, No. , i; T.M.Q.A., bye. ......... ! The third-class. fixtures for Saturday, ! February 15, are as follows:—Thorndon i v. Marist Bros., at Anderson Park, No. i 2; St. Patrick's College v. Hutt, at Hult; (Banks v. Petono, at Petona; 'College, ! No.. I,' v. Centics, at College; College, j No. 2,. v.. St. Cuthbert's, at College; ColJ lege, No. 3, v. Institute, at College. "' TEAM.FOR "REP. J, PRACTICE. ■ The following players have been selected to practice-in view of the representative match .with Auckland:-Wilson, Hiddleston; Burton, Baker, M'Qirr, Hutchings, ■ Harris, Condliffe, Beechey, Lambert,, Patrick,' Middleton\ ■ Tucker, Roberts, 1 'Fenton, Allardyce, Brice, Knowles.Smith, and Findlay (2). .