VICTORS ARE ENTERTAINED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 14, 17 January 1940, Page 14

VICTORS ARE ENTERTAINED.

PLUNKET SHIELD XI.

PROFIT £332, THREE' GAMES.

SUCCESS OF COUNTRY WEEK.

After transaction of routine business at last night's meeting of the Auckland Cricket Association, members of the victorious Plunket Shield team were entertained by the management committee. This happy gesture was made because, as the chairman, Mr. W. R. Fee (who ie also Dominion president) stated, there is a possibility that this season's contests would be the last Plunket Shield series for some yeare. Hence it was considered that such a. successful Auckland season, in which the Xew Zealand championship was won for the fourth successive tourney, should not be allowed to pass without celebration. Mr. Fee reviewed fhe Auckland team's splendid performances jind conveyed to flayers and officials the committee's sincere appreciation of their .efforts on the field and their assistance jjeiierall.v in the interests o£ the jtnme. lie doubted if at any time in the history of Auckland cricket the standing of the association hud been as hife'h as it was at present. Mr. Douglas Hay, a former New Zealand representative, who was manager of the pioneer team to tour England in speaking as chairman of the Kden Park Hoard of Control, congratulated the Auckland captain, Mcrvyu Wallace, on his team's display. He dlil not think that, the province had ever had a hitter representative eleven. In only one department, running between the wickets, would he give preference t» players in the past. Replying to the speeches of welcome and eulogy, Wallace said his task as captain had been made comparatively easy owing to the excellent (support received from members of the twiiii. Ho iraid a tribute to the assistance given by the milliliter of tinside. Mr. K. K. Sutherland, and complimented Mr. Harold Watson, groundsman at Kden I'ark. on the wickets provided for the Otago «nd Canterbury matches. Mr. O. K. Montgomery spoke on behalf of the umpires. He expressed appreciation of the sportsmanship of Auckland representative cricketers, who, he said, accepted decisions without demur. Mr. Montgomery was an umpire in both games at Eden Park. Presentations of representative trophies were then made :—Mr. D. Hay's bat, V. Scott, for I!>S against. Canterbury ; Mr. H. \V. Krien's trophy. \V. M. Wallace, for 211 against Canterbury ; Mr. W. K. Fee's trophy (crystal water set). J. Cowie, six for 44 against Otago: Mr. \V. Batger's bat. \V. M. Wallace, for highest individual score by an Aucklander in Plunket Shield series; Mr. F. <;. Maunsell's bats, V. S. Sale and <;. 1/. Weir, for batting and. bowling respectively, against Wellington. The chairman stated that tho hank balance to dale was fsii.">. Expenditure on travelling teams and journeys was: Country week, t'lti 15/6: provincial tourney. CW : junior representative tour, *r>o: Wellington Plunket Shield trip, 15/1. Estimated profit on Plunket Shield matches was: Canterbury game. £1203; Otnjro, £«!> : Wellington, i'UO. This gave a total of £38:2. The cost of coaching to the end of December was: Secondary schools, £33; colts, £1C; primary schools, £i>. Colts Capture Cups. Mr. K. 3. Price, who was manager of the junior representatives on their ambitious southern tour, reported fully on the visits to Wellington and Christchurch, which extended from December 25 to January 3. The executive heartily complimented him upon his team's splendid performances in winning both the Interprovincial and Brjibin Cups. The latter is a challenge trophy for competition between Wellington and Auckland only. This time the match also counted for the first New Zealand junior representative tourney at Christehureh, for which city the North Island teams sailed after Auckland had beaten Wellington at Kilbirnie, on I>ecember '28. In the additional Interprovincial Cup series Auckland beat both Canterbury and Otago. The final points were: Auckland l'J, Canterbury 10. Wellington 8, Otago G. the reckoning being on the Plunket Shield basis of eight for outright victory, four for win on h'rst innings and two for loss on first innings. Arrangements for the match between Auckland and Taranakl. to be played at New Plymouth next Monday and Tuesday, were finalised. It was resolved that the Auckland team should travel by bus, leaving on Sunday at 8.30 a.m. Mr. H. Duncan advised the following Auckland team for the fixture: Wallace (captain), Whitelaw (manager), H. G. Walters, Scott. Wilkinson, O. 6. Cleal, Harrison. B. H. Smith, Emery, W. H. Cooper, Cleverley. The Auckland Association's decision not to permit the broadcasting of representative matches unless payment were made, was referred to in a letter received from the Director of Broadcasting. Professor Shelley stated that it was not intended to broadcast bnll-to-ball descriptions of the matches. The Wellington and Canterbury Associations advised that they were supporting Auckland in the stand it had taken. Coaching of secondary and primary schools players is to be resumed after their holidays. Hellaby Shield. "It is very gratifying that there is such a demand for this type of cricket." said Mr. Fee, when commenting on the outstanding success ot the country week tourney. The report submitted by the country committee stated that the Hellaby Shield was again won by Pukekohe. A record number of teams took part, and another feature was the excellent state of the wickets provided at the Domain. On the suggestion of Mr. h. B. Schnauer, it was decided to send a donation of two guineas to the groundsman at the Domain in appreciation of his services.

OTTY AND SUBURBAN.

SATURDAY'S PROGRAMME. Matches to be played on Saturday under the control of the Auckland City and Suburban Cricket Association :^ Senior.—First section : Manukau v. Dilworth, Domain No. 1. Messrs. J. C. Burr and J. Abbott; Green Lane v. R.V.. Domain No. 2. Messrs. F. Blackie and J. Ball: Mount Roskill v. Brixton. Domain No. 3. Mpssre. A. K. .Tupp nnd A. McLeod. Second section : Dilworth. Domain No. 15, Messrs. M. V. Smith and W. Peebles: Transport v. Mount Roskill. Domain No. 11, Messrs. J. W. Proud and C. Bishop ; Manukau v. Green Victoria Park No. 10, Messrs. H. F. Bennett and D. McDonahl; Harbour Board v. Tui, Victoria Park No. 7, Messrs. L. Marks and J. W. Adam&on. Second Grade.—Avondale v. New Zealand Milk Products, Victoria Park No. t» ; Auckland Meat Company v. Mount ltoskill, Victoria Park No. 13; New Lynn v. R.V., Domain No. 6; Suburbs v. Manukau, Domain No. 7. Third Grade.—Gillies v. Native Department, Outer Domain No. 5 ; Wedilerburn v. Suburbs, Outer Domain No. 4; ulen Eden v. Woolworths, Victoria Park No. 11; Manukau v. Tui, Victoria Park No. 12.

WOMEN ON FIELD.

WELLINGTON DEFEATS OTAGO. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Tuesday. The Wellington women cricket representatives won the Hallyburton-Johnstone Shield, defeating Otago by 117 runs in the match which concluded this afternoon. In ite first innings Wellington made 195. Otago completed its innings scoring 122 runs. In its ' second knock Wellington scored 110, Otago j replying with 78.