CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 238, 8 October 1936, Page 24

CRICKET.

FIFTH SHIELD DISTRICT. WELLINGTON MOVEMENT. TOM LOWRY TAKES A HAND. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Wednesday. Delegates of the minor cricket associations in the Wellington Plunket Shield area conferred to-night with members of the management committee of the Wellington Cricket .. Association. . The princpal business was consideration of the Manawatu proposal that a fifth Plunket Shield district should be formed. After a lengthy' discussion the following motion, moved by Mr. A. M. Ongle.v (Manawatu) and seconded by Mr. T. C. Lowry (Rangitikei), was carried: —"That the rules of the Plunket Shield competition be amended so as to permit: (a) The

inclusion of a fifth team representative of the minor associations of the Wellington district or any other minor associations. (b) The reduction of matches from four playing days to three playing days. (c) That each team should play only three matches each season." A motion was also carried requesting the minor associations to consider a scheme for interchanges of visits. It was announced that the Town v. Country match would be played at Wellington on December IS and 19.

AUCKLAND UMPIRES.

PINE SERVICES TO GAME. At the annual meeting of the Auckland Cricket Umpires' Association, appreciation was expressed of the tine services umpires were rendering to the game of cricket. Regret was expressed at the departure of two senior umpires, Messrs. I). L. Ryan and L. Dielil, who have been transferred to Southern towns; and also of Mr. X. H. E. Hockin, who lias left Auckland after serving as secretary of the association for ten years. Officers elected :—President. Mr. O. R. Montgomery; vice-president, Mr. R. Itlennerhassett; secretary, Mr. G. C. Riddell: executive committee, above officers and Messrs. L. Bay, \V. W. Luke, and R. 11. Simmonds ; delegate to A.C.A., Mr. li. lilenneihnssett. More umpires are needed, and clubs arcbeing urged to try and interest old cricketers by urging them to join up with the association and assist in fostering the game. Notice was received of the following amendment to the reailing-of Law 41 in the "Laws of Cricket," as adopted by the M.C.C. and the New Zealand Cricket Council this year:—"The fieldsman may stop the ball with any part of his person, hut If he wilfully stop it otherwise, the ball shall be 'dead,' and five runs added to the run or runs already made: if no run has been made live shall be added." The effect of the amendment is that five runs are added to the runs ulready made. Previously according to Law 41 only five were added to the score, even though runs had already been made before the breach of the rule occurred. EX-SERVICEMEN'S GAME. Team to represent Point Chevalier ExServicemen's Cricket Club against Avoudule, at Walker Park, at 2 p.m. next Saturday:— Dllly, Allen, Hyltou, Edgar, Jackson. Applegreen, Sutcliffe, A. Clark, Smith, Saundercock, Burtaut, Wilby, Adolpli, J. Mitchell, Stevens. KING'S COLLEGE BEATS TE AWA. i A cricket match was played between the Te Awa team and the King's College first eleven at the college grounds yesterday, the latter winning on the first innings by seven runs. Scores:— Te Awa.—First innings, 92 (E. Bennett 36, Mills 18). Bowling: Savage took three wickets for 12, Smith three for 27, Earle three for 28. King's College.—First innings, 99 (Beale 30, Warner 17. Cawkwell 17). Bowling: Cooper took four wickets, Welliugs four. Sugden one, Bennett one.

WHANGAREI ASSOCIATION. A special meeting of the Whangarei Cricket Association management committee last night decided to restrict the senior competition to four teums. On Saturday Old Bovs and Oneralii, who finished fourth and fifth respectively on the championship ladder last season, will meet to decide which team will join the senior B ranks. Fifteen teams entered for all competitions. The committee on Tuesday accepted additional entries from Portland (senior B) and Oneralii and Hikurangi (junior). Delegates reported that, they had been approached by large numbers of young men anxious to play, but that room could liot he found for them in the existing teams, which, in the majority of cases, were already carrying surplus membership. It was decided to invite all unattached players to a imeeting on Thursday night, with the idea of forming two new additional senior B and junior teams. The season will open on October 17.