CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 146, 20 June 1903, Page 4 (Supplement)

CRICKET.

There was a full attendance of delegates at the meeting of the Cricket Association on Wednesday, when the district scheme was finally adopted. The delegates evidently came to the meeting determined on the scheme, for there were no votes against the adoption of it. T must say I am surprised at the little opposition that has been offered to it; it only shows how fully alive cricketers are to the necessity for doing something to better cricket locally. Those who worked the idea up are to be congratulated on the smart and workmanlike way in which the scheme has been carried through.

With the exception of the boundaries of Eden and Ponsonby, which have been referred back to the 9ub-committee for minor alterations, the meeting accepted all the recommendations of the committee.

The proposal to constitute the University College a district met with no support outside of Messrs M. Walker and J. Gleeson, two of the promoters of the idea. Mr Walker urged the question in a speech which was eloquent and earnest, but the meeting was dead against him, and when the vote was taken the chair-m-an declared the proposal rejected unanimously.

The following are the lists (made out by the sub-committee) of the principal playprs who will be available for the various districts: —

City.—Bowden, Cossey, Hemus, Mac-Corn-Tick, R. Neill, E. Sale, Schmoll. Fish, King, Dr. Neill, Broadfoot, Holland, Ooates, Harding, Robertson, Magee, R. Hay, Hand, A. Hill, J. Sale, J. Walker, Stephenson.

Grafton.—D. Clayton, C. Hay, D. Hay, Kallender, Lawson, St. Paul. Sloman, Stemson, B. Totman, A. Seccombe, J. Seceombe, Graham, D. Hill. (Barclay), Brierly, F. Brown, Deßaugh, Kissling, McGregor, Piitchard, Totman, Lynch.

Eden.—l. Mills, R. Mills W. Mills. Ball, Brooke-Smith, N. T. Williams. H. B. Lnsk, A. Shepherd, T. Elliott, Kyd, Walton, Beale, A. Brown, Botterell, Dazeley, Freeman, Hobson, Drummond, Thorpe, So/nerville, Dixon, Wakerley.

Ponsonby. —Gavin, Nicholson, Francis, W. Robinson, N. Wallace, Woods, Kf>mp, Harris. P. White, S. White, Wilson, Langsford, Dr. Egan, Braithwaite, Clarke,

Cullerne, M. Walker, Edmonds, McCov Bother am, Sims, Whitelaw. " Parnell.—Foster,. Gleeson, N. B. LusE R. B. Lusk, Lundon, Mason, OlifiV' Ohlson, Murray, Fairburn, Philson, Bes-i teaux, Southall, Ansenne, Layer, Hicks,: C. Johnston, Wheatley, Ward, Airey' M. Cromwell, Greville. ■

North Shore.—W. T. Wynyard, War* ren, McNeill, A. Burgess, Barry, J. -H, Watts, Sutton, Prime, Corner, Palairet,R. Wynyard, Gilmour, Goudie, Donovan, J. Burgess, Bush, S. Walker, W. Walker! Hennar, Pitts, Miller, Fogerty. ' The prospects of Hampshire cricket this season are not bright , . With the military crack unavailable the club will - have to rely on men who have yet to make their reputation. The eleven will be selected from the following:-—E. M, I Sprot (captain), A. J. L. Hill, C. Rob- : son, Bey. W. V. Jephson, C.H. Bedino , - ' ton, H. Hesketh-Pritchard, Llewellyi, > Webb. Llewellyn, who had a successful i season in South Africa, in addition to ' assisting Hampshire will, when available, play for London County.

C. L. Townsend, the Gloucestershire amateur, who has taken up his residence at Stockton, made a splendid opening appearance for the Norton (Stockton) Club against Guisboro', recently, in the North Yorkshire and South Durham league. Batting beautifully when Norton had declared at 231 for three wickets he had compiled 164 not out. His score, included three sixes and seventeen fours.

Y.MC.A. CRICKET CLUB. "A" Eleven, Second Grade. <; Played, 10 matches, won 3, lost 3, drawn 4, BATTING AVERAGES. In. N.O. H.S. Rns. Avg, C. R. Johnst«_.. 17 1 63 303 19.06 A Gardiner 10. 2 59 137 17.12, W. Drummond.. 13 3 47 164 16.40 S. Stephenson... 16 2 71 229 16.36 A. Brown 16 — 37 247 15.48 L. Clark 11 2 45*133 14.77' A. Watts 11 1 29 96 9.60 H. Walker 7 — 15 54 9.00 DeBaugh 6 2 22* 35 8.75 Wilkinson 5 1 22 30 7.50 A. Lawry 9 1 14 54 0.75 R. Hay 12 1 16 73 6.63 R. Wheatley.... 15 0 23 89 5.92 W. Edmonds 13 1 16 60 5.00 C. Bottrlll 3 0 52 53 17.68 ♦Signifies not out; BOWLING AVERAGES. Wkts. Runs.. Arg. A. Gardiner '. 15 112 7.4 R. Hay 47.471 10.02 A. Lawry 5 50 10.0 H. DeBaugh 14 153 10.9 H. Walker 10 111 11.1 W. Edmonds 14 193 13.7 D. Jack 5 68 ; 13.6 * L. Clark 8 116 14.5 R. Wheatley 11 182 14,7 In the "B'' team (second grade), C. H. Bottrlll heads the batting averages witli 24.8; then come G. Edwards 12.7, Jack 12.5, Gilmore 11.75, Morris 10.6, Totman 10.1, Bates 10.0. Jack took 21 wickets at a coat of 8.47, Bates 12 at 8.42 runs apiece, Yiile 26 at 8.7 apiece, McCarthy 26 at 8.8 apiece, W. A. Cowan 21 at 9.8 apiece.