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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2760, 15 March 1910, Page 6

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POVERTY BAY ASSOCIATION

The usual weekly meeting of the Management Committee- of the Associa. tion was held last evening, Mr- B. McMahon presiding. It was decided to hold a social evening on Wednesday, March 30th inst., as ■ a- wind-up to the season, at which Mr. D. J. Barry’s cup will be presented to the Wanderers Club, the winners of the Saturday competition. Messrs L. McMahon, L. Allen, J. H. Wack, J. B. Hunt, and W. Gibson were appointed a committee to make airangements for the social. It was decided not to proceed further with the Thursday competition, as the Alhambra Club were in an unassailable position. It was decided that the match between a senior eleven and 18 juniors should bo played on the concrete wicket at Victoria -Domain next Saturday, and that the groundsman’s services be dispensed with on the 19th inst. SENIORS V. JUNIORS. Mr. L.' Allen, selecter, has picked the following eighteen juniors to play against a senior eleven at Victoria Domain on Saturday next: Jones, Brown, J. Winter Edwards, A. Muir, Hatton, G. Pollock, P. Turei, Sim, Mcßae, Atkinson, W. Smith, Tier. Muldoon, C. Hepburn, Gatland, McLeod, and CLarke; emergencies, West, J. Hepburn, and Munro. POSITION OF THE CLUBS. SATURDAY COMPETITION.

ROUND THE GROUNDS. (Notes by “Short-Slip.”) Last Saturday saw the last shot fired in the struggle for the senior champion, ship for 1909-10. When the smoke had cleared away the standard of Hie Wanderers was proudly floating over the ramparts. The 1909-10 season will be lustoricai for the fact that the Wanderers went through the season without sustaining a single reverse. To l play nine championship matches and win every one of them is a feat rarely achieved, and the Wanderers are to be heartily complimented on their consistently sound play in all departments • throughout the season. In the game which concluded on Saturday, the Wanderers were given a hard fight in the first innings to lead Y.M.G.A.’s total of 94. With five wickets down for 54, Wanderers resumed their first innings, but tli"! majority of the batsmen found the bowling of the colt Jones altogether too good for them. Had it not been for a particularly resourceful innings b"- lvrcMahon, the Wanderers’ captain, for 44, the runs would never have been obtained. With the exception of McMahon, Young was the only other batsman to shape at all well ~ Harry Jones bowled really well, and. • liis performance of securing seven wickets for 20 runs against such a strong batting side as the Wanderers leads one to believe that we have at last unearthed a really clever bowler. Jones clean bowled McConnell, Moore, Commons, Maude, and Adamson, while Babbs was caught off him, and lie got McMahon lbw. In action he closely resembles Hec Downes, of Dunedin, and there is no doubt about his off-break, which whips quickly off the pitch and comes across in a surprising fashion. Taruheru outplayed United on oaturday, and thus displaced the latter as runners-up for the Saturday competition. Good -batting by Whitcley m the first innings and Golding, in the second gave Taruheru the victory. United never recovered the leeway they lest in the first day by rolling up with only six men. . I hope to see Taruheru in a still higher position next season. There has been some little friction this year which has disorganised the side somewhat, hut let us hopo that before next year comes round all differences will have been sunk and misunderstandings blown away- Taruheru could' place a very fine eleven in the field if they could rely on getting their full strength, and it is to be hoped they will all be found dulKtiec tosotihor next season. 1 Bv defeating Y.M.C.A. last Thursday Alhambra annexed the Thursday premiership, and well they deserved it. It is always pleasing to see- a young club win laurels, and tlie Alhambra- men have pulled well together throughout the season, and rarely rolled up shorthanded, as so many of their opponents did. , The team which leaves to-morrow by the north boat for Tokomaru is by no means a strong one, but all of the Younger members arc triers, Q/nd. in ay be depended on to do their best against tbe- strong Coast elevens they will meet There is no training so good for youngsters and nothing which gives them so much encouragement as to give them places in tours of this kind.

THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM.

TEST MATCH -POSTPONED. TPbh, Press- Association.'! OHRISCHUIICH, -March 14. Rain commenced early this- .morning and fell till noon, putting an end to all hone of continuing the tesu matcn in the afternoon. If the rain clears off the match may be resumed to-mor-rrnv morning. Rain ceased soon after noon. The test match will he continued at 11.30 to-morrow. Play will cease at T. Wame, a member of the Australian team, who has charge of the Carlton ground, says that Dunedin pirovid>ed the only good wicket of the tour. There was no need to import soil to mahe wickets. New Zealand soil was flood enough, but care should be taken with the foundation. He thinks New Zealand cricket likely to make no marked improvement until a good wicket is -provided.

SENIORS. Matches Club. relayed. Won. Lost. Points. Wanderers 9 9 0 , Taruheru 9 4 5 12 United 9 4 5 11 Y.M.C.A. 9 18 2 JUNIORS. Matches played. Won. Lost. Points. Y.M.C.A . 17 14 3 36 Wanderers 18 11 7 30 Alhambra 17 8 9 21 United 18 2 16 5 THURSDAY COMPETITION. Matches played. Won. Lost. Points Alhambra* 8 6 2 is United 8 5 3 14 Te Rau 8 3 5 7 Y.M.C.A. 8 2 6 5