OTAHUHU ASSOCIATION.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 69, 22 March 1934, Page 20

OTAHUHU ASSOCIATION.

CLOSE FINISH IN SENIOR GRADE. The management committee of the Ot - )- hnhn Cricket Association decided that the different frames with visiling teams during the Easter holidays would be played at Sturgcss Park and tliat matting was to be used on the turf. Last season this method was adopted and called fur favourable comment. Owing to a number of players being unable to play in the mornings it was decided to start the matchcs each day at 1 p.m. Fnpntoctne will send an eleven to Otahuliu on Good Friday. Mr. E. C. Heale's team is 1o play on Easter Saturday, the Whitford team will play its annual match with the Otahnhu Returned Soldiers on the same day. and on Easter Monday a team from the Business Houses' Association will try conclusions with a local eleven. Owing to the St. Joseph's Club being linable to field a team to meet the Technical High School team on Saturday, Trinity United has been awarded this game.

A proposal to wind up the sjar.on with a dinner, at which the trophies won will he presented, met with the approval of delegates. Club members iro to be asked for opinions, and if suflicient support is promised the function will take place next month.

Special interest is attached to the game next Saturday between Challenge and Kempthornes, the two leading teams in (he senior grade, as a four-point win to Kempthornes will put them level with Challenge. Both teams still have an additional game to play. Railways (eight points behind the leaders) still have a chance, as two eixpointers would nut them well in the i running. '

Saturday's senior engagements :—Sturgess Park No. 1, Borough v. Returned Soldiers, Messrs. Beek and Nicholson; Abattoirs No. 1, Kempthornes v. Challenge, Messrs. Harris and Kirkwood; Abattoirs No. 2, Passenger Transport v. Abattoirs, Messrs. Jerratt and Smith ; Challenge, Railways v. Hellaby's, Messrs. Tucker and Ingram; .Sturgess Park No. 2, Railway A v. Challenge Messrs. Glyn and Bennett); Technical High. Trinity United v. Technicil High, to be appointed.

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION. UMPIRES FOR SATURDAY. The following appointments of umpires have been made for the Auckland Cricket Association's matches commencing next Saturday and finishing on Saturday fortnight :—. Senior.—North Shore v. Eden, North Shore, Messrs. D. L. Ryan and G. C. Robinson ; Parnell v. Ponsonby, Eden Park, No. 3, Messrs. O. R. Montgomery and F. T. Vercoe; Y.M.C.A. v. Grafton, Eden Park, No. 1, Messrs. R. E. Turton and L. Bay; King's Old Boys v. University, Eden Park, No. 2, Messrs. W. W. Luke and D. Thomson.

Senior 8.-—Papatoetoe v. North Shore, Victoria Park, Messrs. L. Dielil and \V, YVar'neford.

Second Grade Final, Marcli 24, April 7 and 14.—Northcote v. All Saints, Eden Park, No. 4, Messrs. N. B. Levien and F. J. Hellaby. Third Grade.—Eden v. Windmill, Eden Park, No. 5, Mr. \V. Wootton and another. Auckland v. Hawke's Bay (March 30 and 31) —Messrs. D. h. Ryan and O. R. Montgomery.