CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 October 1919, Page 7

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER TEAM, • PROPOSED NEW ZEALAND VISIT. Chrlstchurch, Last Night. At a meeting of the Management Committee of the New Zealand Cricket Council a cablegram was read from the Australian Infantry Forces cricket team, sent from Johannesburg, stating that the team was willing to tour New Zealand providing no obectionsj were raised by the Defence authorities, who had been communicated with. It was decided to send the following telegram to Sir James Allen: "The New Zealand Cricket Council has arranged a visit of the Australian soldiers team, which was so successful in England and Is now leaving South Africa, to play a series of matches In New Zealand. They consent provided leave can be arranged with the Australian Defence Office. Will you kindly cable Australia using your influence in this direction, and invite the team to New Zealand." COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETING. •At the annual meeting of tlio Council, Mr, 1. J. Clark (Otago) presided. In moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, the chairman made special reference to the necessity of encouraging the game among the primary schools, from which would have to come the cricketers of the future. There was likely to be a recrudescence of sport In the coming season, and it was the duty of every one to foster clean sport of all kinds to tho very best of his ability. In a discussion which followed feeling reference was made to tho loss cricket had suffered by the demise of such players as C. McLeod F. Laver (Viotoria), E. V. Sale, W. R. Gibbs' and E. H. McCormick (Dominion crlcke;ers and sportsmen).

The election of .officers resulted as under - Patron, the Governor-General; president, Mr, E. H. Williams (Hawko's Bay); vice-presidents, the presidents of affiliated Associations; secretary, Mr. J. F. Peake; treasurer, Mr. W H Winsor; auditor, Mr. F. H. Lsbatt; management committee, Messrs. F. C. Raphael s F. Wilson, J. S. Barrett, E. A. Cayglll, D.' Reese (all of Canterbury). A communication from the Marlborough AsBociatlon drawing attention to the fact that players in smaller towns were not given a fair chance In representative and otner big matches played throughout the country, was referred to the Management Committee, tho suggestions contained in the letter being considered to show a good deal of common-sense. It was agreed that a cricketers' roll of honor should bo compiled. The South Canterbury Association protested against the present affiliation fee and asked that It be reduced from 63s to 10s 6d No action was taken, it being pointed out fJutt the work of the Council could not be carried out without reasonable financial support from the Associations. THURSDAY COMPETITION. WAIREKA V. NEW PLYMOUTH, Waireka and New Plymouth met at the Recreation Ground yesterday afternoon, when the former defeated the New Plymouth players by over 100 runs. New Plymouth went in first and succeeded S m up S0 runs ' of wnlch BerK made 11. The only other men to reach double figures were Woollett and McLean, each maktag 12. The bowling of Waireka, which was taken principally by O'Donnell and Waller, was good, both securing very good averages for the innings. Waireka lost the first two wickets for nine runs, but a strong stand was made by O'Donnell nnd Gardiner. The former hit freely If not very carefully, and succeeded in equalling. the score of tho whole New Ply-' mouth side before ho was rmwlod bv McLean All the time ■ Waller was playing steady and rarerul cricket and the partnership carried he score to 130, Waller was finally caught by Saunders off, one of his own balls for 45 Rowlands succeeded in making 2] by careful play.

The bowling was apparently weak and almost the whole of tho New Plymouth team were given a trial with .lip lull during the innings. Some of them. li«wever, were hardly given time to get. their eye in before they were taken off. McLean Imd three overs and accounted for 'two wickets, one of them being that of O'Donnell. Saunders was hit about somewhat in the early part of the Innlgs but he bowled well later, and succeeded in getting four of his five wickets In pretty quick succession. Following are the details:— NEW PLYMOUTH. Corg, b O'Donnell 21 Qulckfall, b Waller 4 Saunders, b Waller ...,..• 0 Whittle, c Curran, b O'Donnell 3 Woollett, b Waller 12 Sheppard, b Curran 7 Austin, c O'Donnell, b Rowlands 5 Hewitt, b O'Donnell 3 McLean, b Rowlands 12 Harrison, c O'Donnell, b Rowlands ...... 3 tverson, not out 1 Extras 9 Total so Bowling analysis: O'Donnell, 3 for 30; Waller, 3 for 22; Curran, 1 for 11; Rowlands, 3 for 8. WAIREKA. Tyrell, c Harrison, b Saunders 6 Gardiner, thrown out, Sheppard 0 Waller, c. and b. Saunders 45 O'Donnell, b McLean 80 Sole, b McLean 0 Rowlands, c Austin, b Whittle 21 R. E. Curran, b Saunders 5 R. Curran. b Saunders 3 Townley, b Whittle 0 Goodwin, b Saunders 7 Hoffmann, not out 2 Extras , 14 Total lii Bowling analysis: Saunders, 5 for 54; McLean, 2 for 10; Whittle, 2 for 48; Qulckfall, 0 for 7; Hewitt, 0 for 12; Woollett, 0 for 0; Berg, 0 for 15; Harrison, 0 for I*. SATURDAY COMPETITION. Following are tlio fixtures for to-morrow's matches:—Senior—New Plymouth A. v. Freezing Works, at the Show Grounds; New Plymouth B, v. High Schol, at School grounds; Old Boys x. Tikorangi, at the Recreation Ground. NEW PLYMOUTH CLUB. The following teams hare beea selected to represent the New Plymouth Cricket Club tomorrow, all games commencing at 2 p.m. : A team v. Freezing Works it tho Show, Grounds: E. G. Johnson, ,T. \V. Hesketh, W. H. Qulckfall, E. Dinniss, J. Henderson, T. V. Mackay, P. E. Sainton, R. B. McDonald, W. C Weston, D. Sutherland, E. Lash. B. team v. Hipli School, on tile latter's ground:—F. Willis, G. Purdie, J. Priar, A. O Clarke. S. H. Durtstan, S. J. Qulckfall, Baker, L. Brabant, Hewitt, A. C. Lawrey, P. Sheppard, emergencies, W. Hughes, R. W. Henry, B. Hooker. FREEZING WORKS CLUB. The Freezing Works senior team to play New Plymouth A at the Show Grounds is as follows:—Clarke, Morrison, Burns, Girling, W. Kinsella, E. Klusella, Reed, Sheppard, O.DOII- - Hellaby, Burrows. All players are requested to be on the ground at 1,45 p.m. The Freezing Works junor team to play High School B at the Racecourse at 2 p.m. is: Wadman, Hoskin. Way, Rae, Barrioall, Howlett, Foote, Goodall, Bartlcv, Sutherland, Haskell; emergencies, Jollle and Jones. Tho Freezing Works team lias put In a lot of work on the Show Grounds, which has so kindly been lent by the A. and P. Association, and this ground will no doubt soon attain popularity among the lovers of the game. The presence of the grandstand enables spectators, too, to get a good view of the game, and Freezing Works are fortunate indeed in liavlug such a promising homo ground.