CRICKET FIXTURES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 December 1938, Page 2

CRICKET FIXTURES

WAIRARAPA ASSOCIATION.

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

The following are, the remainder of the fixtures for the first round of the Wairarapa Cricket Association’s junior competition:— December 10:—Star B v. Masterton, at the College; St. Patrick’s v. Martinborough, at Martinborough; Old Boys v. Odd Fellows, at Park; Carter ton v. College, at the College; Star A, a bye. December 17:— Martinborough v. Masterton. at Martinborough; College v. Star A, at the College; Star B v. Old Boys, at the College; Odd Fellows v. St. Patrick’s, at Park; Carterton, a bye. ‘December 24:—Star A v. Martinborough, at Park; Masterton v. St. Patrick’s, at the College; Old Boys v. Carterton, at Carterton; Star B V. Odd Fellows, at the College; College, a bye.

PLUNKET SHIELD COMPETITION.

AUCKLAND TEAM SELECTED.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, December 6.

The sole selector to the Auckland Cricket Association, Mr H. Duncan, has chosen the following players to i epresent Auckland on the southern tour during the Christmas holidays:— A. J. Postles (Eden), captain, G. L. Weir (Eden),»C. A. Snedden (Eden), P. E. Whitelaw (Parnell), W. M. Wallace (Parnell), H. G. Vivian (Parnell), V. Scott (Y.M.C.A.), H. T. Pearson (Middlemore), A M. Matheson (University), C. K. Jackson (University), J. Cowie (Grafton), V. S. Sale (North Shore), twelfth man. The team will meet Canterbury at Lancaster Park, play starting on December 24. The Otago match will be begun at Carisbrook on December 31. All Plunket Shield matches are limited to four days. Auckland is the present holder of the trophy and its fixture against Wellington will be played at Eden Park in the first week in February. The touring team will play a one-day match against South Canterbury in Timaru on December 29.

The Auckland team is substantially the same as that which won the shield last season. With H. G. Vivian available the side will be greatly strengthened all round, but the loss of W. N. Carson, who has had to stand down until the present because of a football injury, is a severe one.