CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2675, 3 December 1909, Page 7

CRICKET.

- . I THURSDAY MATCH. '

On account of the wet weather yesterday afternoon, both Thursday competition matches were postponed.' a number of enthusiasts attended at Vie- • toria Domain, and a practice game was played between teams clicsen by. J. H. Wack land'L. Manning, resulting in : a victory for. the former’s side by .60 •runs. TO-MORROW’S MATCHES. The following will represent United seniors against Y.M.C.A.: Hallamore, Olsen, Farrell, Grenfell, Jeffries, J. Lang, A. Lang, Daniell, • Scrogigie, Hill, and Gibson. The following will representY.M.C.A. against United at Victoria Domain tomorrow: , Pine, Darker, Ellison, Rewai, Dudfield, Paku, Mill. Featon, Miller, Tattersfimd and Ogilvie; emergency, Ivaipara. ■ The team to represent Wanderers (seniors) in their match against Ta-ru-lierii, on the Tainxheru . grounds tomorrow, will be picked from the following: McMahon, McColl, McConnell, Young, Adamson, Glennie, Dodds. Commons, Sharp, Moore, Maude, Baiiy, and Tofiks. TT ~ , The following will represent United juniors against Y.M.C.A.: Gat-land, Chirnside, Sissons. Rigby, Doyle, McLeod. Coles, 'Gallop, Porter, Clarke, and Huston; emergencies, File, Clmsp, and Payne. , The following players will represent Y M.C-.A. juniors against United juniors : % D. Hutton, M. Edwards, H.- Jones, W Brown, G. Pollock, T. Munro, J. Winter, J. Chitnside, H. Muir, J. Renwick, B. Moore; emergencies, D.'Bumside and F. Auld. . The Wanderers (juniors) will be represented as follows against tlie Alhambra Club: Hogg, Smitli (2), Heron, O’Donnell j Owen, Muldoon, Burrows, C. Hepburn, 'Williams, Winter; emergency, Power. . The Alhambra juniors to play against Wanderers on Saturday arc: _Burke, Mcßae, P. Turei, Gibbons, West, Dodds, G. Arundel, R. Somervell, Watson. Horne, Sim; emergencies, Atkinson j Sceats, and Arundel. NEW ZEALANd'cRICKET COUNCIL [Per Press Association.! CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 2. At a special general meeting of the New Zealand Cricket Council to-night, called to discuss the attitude of the Wellington Assocation 'in declining to join in the pooling scheme in connection with the tour of the Australian team, it was unanimously decided after discussion “That having heard the views of the Wellington Association through its delegate, Mr. Leckie, the question of financing the Australian tour be referred to the Management Committee wth full power to act.” The committee will communicate witih the guaranteeing Associations to ascertain whether they favor the pooling scheme or the scheme whereundei; they will guarantee a certain amount irrespective of whether or not the match in their centre is financially successful. CANTERBURY COLLEGE V. OTAGO UNIVERSITY. The match between Canterbury College and Otago University finished today, and' resulted in a win for the for-* mer by an innings-and 78 runs. The,scores were: Canterbury College, 374; Otago, first innings 82, second innings 214 (Rutherford 86). TROUBLE IN INDIA. United Press Association —Copyriotit. LONDON, Dec. 1. Commenting on the Ceylon “Times’ roport of a cricket match on October 13, when European residents declined to play, “Truth” says: The discreditable Australasian charge, the heavy fees, and the money-grubbing business—the whole story is ' despicable and degrading. A match against a purely native team will degrade white men in the natives’ eyes.