WELLINGTON CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 16, 14 October 1942, Page 2

WELLINGTON CRICKET

Number Of Senior Teams

Tbe question of the number of senior teams which should compete this season led to a long debate at the meeting of the management committee of the Wellington Cricked Association on Monday. The senior championship committee made the following suggestions :-— First alternative: Killrirnje, .Hutt, Petone, University, St.. Patrick’s College Old Boys, Wellington, Wellington College Old Boys, Institute Old Boys, Air Force, School of Artillery, Karori, and Army. Second alternative: Midland-Welling-ton, Kilbirnie-Institute, St. Patrick’s College Old Boys-Wellington College Old Boys, Karori-University, Hutt-Petone, Army, School of Artillery, and Air Force. On the motion of Mr. J. Ileid, seconded by Mr. B. Pegler, it was decided to write to affiliated clubs advising them of the senior championship committee’s recommendations, and informing them that tins was the opinion of the management committee, as it would be in the interest or the. game to .have such amalgamation. Clubs were requested to forward their views in time for hext Monday a meeting of the committee. _ „ • .-, .a The chairman, Mr. J. D. Howitt, said that the director of parks and had informed him that day that- city reserves would not be available,for chain piSip matches till next Saturday week. Mr. E. F. Casey, chairman of management committee of the Wellington iSerclntUe Cricket was present bv invitation, and agreed With the chair man that there should be an int .^ of players during the .in order that as many players as net a name. It was the feeling ot ins committee, he said, that the league and the association should work “ harffionv and that the strict letter or by it w l decided 10 C open 4 cMmpionsbip competitions on October -4.