CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 24, 28 January 1921, Page 6

CRICKET.

The ordinary championships of the Auckland Cricket Association will not be <*ontinucii tomorrow, as the Association is taking advantage of the Anniversary Day holiday to run a series of all-day matches. The following senior teams have been selected: - Ponsonby.—Smith. Wetherall. Hamilton. Culllmorc Flynn. Kelly. Manly. I>etkis, Elmnranch Burton, Williams. Cotton. Kdcn. -Taylor p). Smith, Cllllesple. Woodruff. Whelan. Heigh way. Alexander, Mills. Irving. Bennett. ■Parnell.—Anthony. Rndeley (21. -omervell. 'Maro* McLeod. -Moore, Martin, Turbott.' Hill". Diuulsou. GRAFTON UNITED TEAMS. Seniors. —Heveridge, Raker. Hot-spool, Sin-nun. Bundle. Rountree. H. Wilson. Kings-tone. Snedden. R. Rankin, Saunders. Seconds (At Victoria Park —not Eden Park).- Adams, Catterall, Rowe, Brooker. Willy, Rankin, Halstea.l. Woods, McCouncll. Robinson. Wheeler. Thirds.—Horspool (2i. McCowan. Kennedy. Neil!. Hamilton. Turner. Thomas i*2), Ha-s-ail, Brunln**, Radcliffe. SECOND GRADE. ronsonby juniors have decided to default to Kden. Post and Telegraph have defaulted to Parnell. Grafton v. St. John's will be played at Victoria Park, THIRD GRADE. I'nitv has decided "to default to Technical College Old Boys. FOURTH GRADE. The fourth-grade draw for February 5 Is:— Thirteenth Round. —Devonport Congregational v. Sacred Heart. Kdcn v. North ■Shore. I'nitv v. Technical College. Fourteenth Round.—Unity v. Devonport Congregatioual. Technical College v. North Shore. Sacred Heart v. F.den. Fifteenth Hound.—Unity v. Eden. Technical College v. Devonport Congregational, Sacred Heart v. North Shore. Sixteenth Round. —Kdcn v. Devonport Congregational. Unity v. North Shore, Technical College v: Sacred Heart. V.M.C.A.

The opening matches of the second section of the V.M.C.A. boys' cricket competition will be plavcd at the Domain on Satar. day. February 5. The draw is a.s follows:Senior Or-de: Celts v. Rangers. Rivals v. Spurs. Intermediate Grade: Celts v. Rivals. Rangers v. Spurs. Junior Grade; Spurs v. Rangers, Celts v. Rivals. PONSONRY CRICKET CLI'R. Senior Grade.—(Smith, Wetherall. Hamilton Culliinore. Flynn. Kelly. Mauly. Leikis. EUnbranch. Burton, Williams, Cotton. THE AUSTRALIAN VISIT. CHRISTCIIURCII. Thursday. \t a meeting of the New Zealand Cricket Council to-night it was decided to .-sk Sir Francis Bell to represent the .-ouncil in England, ami to negotiate for the visit of an English team some time next year. Referring to the visit of the Australian team. Mr. Raphael said it was first thought that the Australian players would not reouire out-of-pocket expenses, but the council had decided to allow each *}/ a day fur this purpose. The Australian Ro:rrd ot Control, however, could not accept that amount and the sura hail been increased to 10' a day. The council had done its best to make the tour a success and to secure the cream of Australian cricket. It was hoped the result would be to improve the game throughout New Zealaud. Mt. Peake. secretary to. the council, said £2000 was the estimated cost of the tour. £2300 being guaranteed and the council having to find the balance. The council would be responsible for the two test matches and for the match against the minor associations. Mr. Raphael said it had been found impossible to arrange a test match in the South Island. It was thought the North Island was entitled to the two test matches as the two champion teams— Auckland and Wellington—were in the North Island.*