CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 246, 14 October 1908, Page 7

CRICKET.

There will he four additional teams competing in the A.C.A. competitions this season. The first round of the cricket championships commences on Saturday next. The draw;takes place this evening. j There was a large muster of players j on tbe Domain last Saturday, and some i good form was shown by the first grade j men. The wickets look better than they have done for years, and the Port ! Albert soil, which is being used, looks i like being a success. I There will ba four senior cricket clubs competing for the Waihi Cricket C__un- . pioiiship this year: The initial match , of the season takes place on. S-tt-trdag

next. . The City Cricket Club -was reformed last night, and ifr is intended to put both senior and junior teams in the field. Officers were elected as follows: — Patron, Mr J. Kelly? president, Mr A. H. Benge; vice-presidents, Messrs. D. McLean, Hagu__smith, Mrs Pilling, Dr Robertson, I. Robinson,-* Farquha.T, Stewart, .J. Osborne, and "W. Warren; captain, J. McKay; vice-captain, J. Mitchell; secretary and ; treasurer, T- Bateman; committee, Captain, Vice-Captain, Secretary, and Messrs. Moore and Taplin; selection committee, Captain and 'Vice-Captain; delegates to association, Captain, Vice-Captain, and Secretary. A hearty vote of thanks was accorde4 to Mr Moore, the retiring secretary, AUCKLAND ASSOCIATED LEAGUEA meeting of the Auckland Associated Cricket League was held last evening, when it was decided to open the season in all grades on Saturday next. The following Is the season's draw:— SBNIOE GRADE. First Bound.—Old Chums v. Wakefield (Domain): Mount Albert v. Marist Bros. (Mount AlbertV. Mayfield v. Arawa (Vii:toria Park); Birkenhead v. Northcote (Victoria Park). Second Round.—Old Chums v. Mount Albert; Wakefield v. Northcote; Mayfield v. Marist Bros.; Birkenhead v. Arawa. Third Round.—Old Chums v. Mayfield; Wakefield v. Mount Albert; Birkenhead v. Marist Bros.; Arawa v. Northcote. Fourth Rounds—Old Chums v. Birkenhead; Wakefield v. Mayfield: Mount Albert v. Northcote; Arawa v. Marist Bros. Fifth Bound.—Old Chums v. Arawa; Wakefield v. Birkenhead; Mount Albert v. Mayfield; Marist Bros. v. Northcote. Sixth Round.—Old Chums v. Marist Bros.; Wakefield v. Arawa; Mount Albert v. Birkenhead; Mayfield v. Northcote. Seventh Round.—Old Chums v. Northcote; Marist Bros. v. Wakefield: Mount Albert v. Arawa; Mayfield v. Birkenhead. SECOND GBADE. First Round.—"Herald" v. Wakefield .Domain); Y.M.CA. v. Brotherhood (Domain); Arawa v. Jewellers (Domain). Second Round.—"Herald" v. V.M.C.A.; Wakefield v. Jewellers; Arawa v. Brotherhood. Third Round. —"Herald" v. Arawa; Wakefield v. _.ECA; ' Brotherhood v. Jewellers. Fourth Round.—"Herald" v. Brotherhood; Wakefield v. Arawa; Y.M.CA. v. Jewellers. Fifth Bound.—"Herald" v. Jewellers; Wakefield v. Brotherhood; V.M.C.A. v. Arawa. lE-LED GBADE. First Round.—Epsom v. Northcote; V.M.C.A. v. St. Patrick's; Grey Lynn Druids v. St. Benedict's. Second Bound. —Epsom v. V.M.C.A Northcote v. St. Benedict's; Grey Lyun Druids v. St, 1 Patrick's. Third Round. —Epsom v. Grey Lynn Druids; Northcote v. V.M.C.A.; St- Benedict's v. St. Patrick's. Fourth Bound.—Epsom v. St. Patrick's; Northcote v. Grey Lynn Druids; Y.M.CA. v. St. Benedict's. Fifth Bound.—Epsom v. St, Benedict's; Northcote v. St. Patrick's; V.M.C.A. v. Grey Lynn Druids. AUCKLAND SUNDAY SCHOOLS. The following is the draw for the first round of the Auckland Sunday Schools' Cricket Association:— Senior Grade.—All Saints' v. St. Luke's; St. Sepulchre's v. Ivanhoe; St. Peter's v. St, John's A; W.Y.M.I. v. Newton Excelsior: St. John's B a bye. Matches in **'<» grade will be played at Victoria Park. Junior Grade. —Church of Christ v. St David's (at the Domain); St. Luke's v. All Saints. (Domain); Devonport Presbyterian v. Devonport Holy Trinity (at Devonport).