CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2064, 31 March 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

THE WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION

[Per Press Association.]

WELLINGTON', March 30. i The Wellington Cricket Association to-night adopted the report of a com--nlittee recommending the adoption of a; district scheme. POVERTY BAY ASSOCIATION. W = : ( " The usual weekly meeting t ! tic Management Committee of the above. Association was held last evemug at the British Empire Hotei, Mr R. G "Baliamore presiding.* Requests were., received from’ the .(Us-' borne Ladies’ Hockey Clnh'Ao- the ofee jof.ta portion;.of:Victoria. Domain 1-r a» match -on Thursday afternoon next find 1 .also for permission :to pta'Sti-ie' •1 ■ I bo; ground during tlie,.w'ex.' ’ ' • An application wasalfo received ft'm 1 the Civil Service Hockey Club to play, a match against the City Club on’ Thursday afternoon at Victoria Domain, and they also asked for the use of the ground' for a match between their B team:and the Y.MiC.A. Chib on Saturday afternoon next. - • r: It was decided .to grant-tile Ladies’ . Club the use of No. 2 ground on Thursday, until .3 o’clock, and to allow the Civil Service aild City Clubs to occupy [the; ground from 3 o’clock .. onwards. The" Ladies’ Club was also grantedhpermission to practice on No. 2 ground in the evenings. , "A. ...; > ,1 - It' was 'decided t o allow the Civil vice B and;the Y.M;C.A. teams to"play on "No-. 2 ground* on condition that the ground was not required!, for cricket. It was-pointed, out that .it was possible the Waikohu County Cricket Club would be sending"in' _a team to play on Saturday next, and in that event two cricket matches, would be. played on the ■ ground. Definite, .word would be r received f'rfom the country club by Friday next whether they intended playing on Saturday, and the secretary could then inform the hockey players [if the ; ground would be. available, r for them,- : ' . The- Waikohu County Cricket Club asked for an all-day match in town;—lt was decided to suggest. Saturday next or Good Friday as the only available dates. ; ■ - , Arrangements- were then gone - into in connection .with the visit of the Auckland, team, which arrives on April 7th,' and the following committees were appointed : .- —Reception;.' Committee : Messrs W.F/Cederwall (president), H. G. Rose (lion, secretary),; and W.. Gibson ; .umpires: Messrs W. E. Goffe, J. Clark, : R. ' Thelwall, • "Colonel Winter, Captain Ferris, and Mr. F. T. Knight; scorer > Mr. Gordon Witty. It was decided to request- as many cricketers as could attend to welcome the Auckland team on their arrival at the wharf on April 7th.

: THE MATCHES AGAINST THE - ; AUCKLAND TEAM. In view of the visit of the Auckland 1 team at Easter the following- players are requested to notify Mr. J. AYack. whether they can take part in the matches for which they have been, provisionally chosen: — , Thursday.—J. Wacky G. Harker; L. Ah'dersOn (Motn), Gorman, Hill, Scroggie, Lang- Pine At^ude, : Grant, F, Sharp, Farrell, Sainsbury, iS.;_ Palmer. Scholium, .•Austin, Armstrong. Mill, AV. Oates (Tokomaru), L. Reed (Tokomaru), Commons. [Saturday—AYhiteley. Davies, Dillon, Anderson, Lasker, Jeffreys, Atkinson, McColl, Adamson. Barker Whyte, Sharpies. Hogg, Charles, Olsen, 'Grenfell, J. .Gibson,. DudfieM, McConnell, Dere-court,-,(MotuV. \ . ■The final selection will' he. made on Tuesday next,.6th April, and any player Tailing sto. notify' as. above his willingness to , play will not be coneiderep by tile selection committee. . - ' ‘ J ;. ' 1 The ;selection.'off the representative . team—to ploy a. two-days’ match _ ; on ■ Easter and . will; be made at- the conclusion of the Saturday ;■-match,t when/' in T additipn ■ to v'those; a head v" selected, -the form 'shoAvn in the • 't, preceding ..-matches ; wijl lie .considered [by the; , selectors . jh /completing te'am-;. , ~ . *, 0 Practice matched, commencing at l n.m.. will be/hehl on Tlmrsdav and • Saturday.next, when all players .able to ' ■' ... ’ . ii V, "■ 'T - V!. : . A-'‘ '

take part in the Auckland matches are requested to'attend.; Practice will be also indulged in every evening from now on. '