CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2711, 15 January 1910, Page 6

CRICKET.

TO-DAY’S MATCHES. In the senior competition,to-day, the matches commenced last Saturday mill be continued. Wanderers meet-. limited at Vicoria Domain, mime at laruheru the home team mill try conclusions with Y.M.C.A. As matters nowstand Y.M.C.A. and Wanderers look likely winners, but in either niaten a surprise may be effected by tne team which is; behind. . ~ The junior /games will, as usual, coin be played at the Domain. Y.M.C.A. meet United, and Wanderers will he pitted against Alhambra. Wanderers •will be represented by the following: Hogu, Wmtcr, Hepburn, Muldoon, Williams, Brady, McGuire, Barrows, Smith, Power, and Morrow. Plav in nil games starts at _.io p.m. sharp.

AUSTRALIAN TEAM FOR NEW ZEALAND.

United Pkess. Association— Copvuiciit. (Received, January 15, 12.50 a.m.) SYDinEY, Jan. 14. Tim cricket Board of Control kas deckle cl to send a team to tour New Zea. land, to consist of 13 members and a manager. A. MacKenzie, a prominent Waverley cricketer, has been appointed manager. If possible four members or the Australian eleven t-liat recently toured Emrland will be included m tne team, which sails for Wellington on January 29th., playing the first match a gainst IVairarapa on February 4th and 5 tii. the SOUTH AFRICAN TEAM. The Board decided to ask the South African team which is visiting Australia to commence the tour in December this vear instead of January next year as proposed. TRIANGULAR MATCHES. (Received, January 15, 1.15 a.m.) The Cricket Board of Control has approved of a scheme of triangular matches. It provides that England, Australia, and South Africa play each six test matches in England, each pmviUcr the other three- matches. Each country takes half the gross gate money' taken at the match wherein intakes* part. Each visiting team, in addition to the tests, will play one match with, each first-class county and the Marvlebone dub.