WELLINGTON CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 33, 3 November 1942, Page 6

WELLINGTON CRICKET

Amalgamation Question Again Raised

REVIEW OF POSITION ' NEXT MONTH

The view that there were too. many weak teams in the senior competition, as revealed by the piny in the opening games on Saturday, was expresed by the chairman of the management committee of the Wellington. Cricket Association, Air. J. D. Howitt, at the weekly meeting of the committee yesterday. He suggested that a meeting of delegates should be called to reconsider the question of the amalgamation of clubs, and that the competition should be restarted. If they were to go on as they had started, they were going to have trouble with teams and clubs. Mr. J. E. Banks said the committee hud already bad an expression from the clubs that they did hot favour amalgamation. and what wai, the use of reopening the question. The only course was to go on as they had started. Mr. AV. A. Baker said the clubs were uow beginning to realize that they had made a mistake in refusing to amalgamate. Mr. B. Pegler asked what action the committee would take if the clubs again said they were not willing to amalgamate. Theoretically it would be wise for Hutt and Petone to join playing forces, but practically it was not feasible. Mr. Howitt said the clubs had got the whole thing wrong. They should regrade the whole of the teams in December. Mr. J. Reid said there was no reason why a meeting of delegates should not be held in December. If they decided against further amalgamation, well and On the motion of Mr. Baker, seconded by Mr. I. H. Nimmo, it was decided to hold a meeting of delegates on December 7 to review the position. The Midland-Wellington club wrote withdrawing two teams from the fourth grade, and the Onslow chib notified that it was compelled to withdraw its D team from the same grade, Senior Fixtures for Saturday. The following senior championship fixtures were arranged for Saturday next: — Midland-AV ellington v. Air Force, Basin Reserve No. 1 : St. Patrick's College Ohl Boys v. University. Basin Reserve No. 2: Wellington College Old Boys v. Karori, at Karori Park; Petone v. School of Artillery, nt Petone; lluttw. Army, at Hutt Recreation Ground; Kilbirnie v. Institute Old Boys, at Kilbirnie Recreation Ground.