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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 59, 3 December 1920, Page 8

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NEW ZEALAND' COUNCII/. By Telcrrinh-■.""=■ Association. Ohrietchurch, December 2. At a meeting of the Management (,ommittce of the W Zealand Cricket Council to-night a letter was received from tho secretary of the Australian Board of Control in regard to the visit of an Australian team to New Zealand this . season Ho stated that the matter ww receiving consideration, but he did not think he would be in a position to -gao «. definite reply until after a meeting or the board n Melbourne on December 28.As Mesßrs. E. Heathcote Williams (president of the New Zealand Association) and C J3 Wilson (chairman of the Manasemenroommittee of the Wellington Association) will be in Sydney shortlylt was decided to appoint them a committeo from the New Zealand Association to negotiate and act in regard to the proposed visit, and to further arrangements as far as possible. Messrs. Raphael, Bees, and Peake were appointed to draw up an itinerary for the proposed tour. The Marvlcboiie Cricket Club wrote explaining that its inability to send a team to New Zealand this snason was due to tho fact that several players who had orieinollv promised to accompany the team had made other binding ajrangemen s, and the time was considered too short to obtawToilers to fill their places. How°vcr7 it was hoped that the team might be able to be of service if w <"Hedra 1921-It was decided to inform the M.C.O. that a definite invitation would probably be extended for a visiting team next scaCorrespondenco in connection with the Hcathcoto Williams Shield.match between Palmcrston North and Napier High Schools showed that tho former school expected that the game- would be played on Decern•beri6.and 17, and that, in case of its winning, it would be agreeable to play the Oh'ristohurch Boys' High. Sohool as oarly os possible during the following week The Napier School wrote stating that the match with Palmcrston North would commenco on December 16 instead of December 15 as previously proposed. If Napier won the match it would probably be ablo to meet the Chrlstchurch 'Boys' Uigh School on December 21 and 22.

Mr. D. M'Kenzic, solo selector of Wellington's representative teams, has chosen tho following twenty-one players to practice in view of the forthcoming representative matches :-J. S. Hlddleston, I'. S. Middleton, H. E. Burton, C. W. Hobineou, and A. Hallam (North). E. M. Phillips, W. Warne,- and A. Doneghuc (Thorndon), H. Lambert, G. Baker. W. Barclay, and A. Duncan (Old Boys), J. W. CondliHc. H. M. M'Qirr (Hutt), W. B. Brier, E. Smyrke, A. Finlayson, and E. Gcdyo (Petoue), J. Hutching*, E. Schracder, and W. A. Baker (East). A practice wicket will lie provided at tho Basin Reserve for tho above, and practice will bo held on Tuesday and Wcduesday next woo*, preference to he given to those attending the practices in making tho selection to play against Canterbury at Christmas time. This team will be announced after Wednesday's practice.

UMPIBES APPOINTED. Umpires appointed for December 4 and 11 are;—

Senior: North t. East, Basin KesefTe, Messrs. Carroll and Davis; Hutt v. Thorndon, at Hutt, Messrs. M'Bain and Jcnucßss I'ctono v. Old Boys, at Pctonc, Messrs. Pickering and Gardner. Junior: College v. Old Boys, at College ground, Messrs. Bock and Webb; Y.M.O.A. A v. North, at Kelburn, No. 1. Messrs. Toomath and Waddy; Thorndon v. Mortal, at Anderson Park, No. 2, Messrs. Kelling and O'Shca; Poneko v. Poriruo, at Porirua, Messrs. Cocker and Thampson. Junior B: Poneko v. Pctone, at Fotons, Porirua, MeSsrß. Cocker and Haslam. BOTS' LEAGUE. Owing to tho large number of boys who will be attending the group rlHo uiectlng at Trcntham on Saturday, the Defence Department has requested that tho league for this special and important cvont postpone the boys' matches ou that date. Therefore, no ■ games will be played this week. For allowing the irregular ploying of a boy last Saturday the enptnins of the two teams concerned arc to bo asked to appear before the committee at its next meeting. Members of the Karori Blfle Olub will fire the second match of tho second serlea at Trentlmm on Saturday, at ranges of SuO aud 900 yards, 10 shots at each range.