FINAL MATCHES OF CRICKET SEASON. FOUR TEAMS CLOSE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 48, 26 February 1941, Page 12

FINAL MATCHES OF CRICKET SEASON. FOUR TEAMS CLOSE.

\\ il'i the cricket. reason tlno to close aitt'T t.wi-> more series 01 matches, all <I lour loams in tho. runniit;* for the ,-hainpionship. the management committee last night cons-idorril proposals for creating the maximum amount ot interest in the linal JMif?. BftloiP last. Sat tirday's mat'hes started University was leading Y.M.f'.A. by a point, wit.h Xort-h Shoio ami Ivh'n next on tho la«lcier. Diese teams moi f rjraun ajr»iins s t eaeh other in thr indrr named for tho next M-rie* on Sat unlay wr6k, but. it was to put them l>a<k a fortnight, thus maintaining Hie inf et <*>t to tho last. It was also <lc»ri<lrcl to n.ppro.i. h the Ivleii Park Control Honnl it li iho siwrirtxt i:»n that the remaining fixtures i»r- pln_\ e. 1 on tho represent a t.i\e pit. h in the ventre of the o\ al instead t>\ having two sanies in'tlio oval on the c'ul) wivkets.

ConeraiulaTions were extended to G. 1,. Weir and his teem on the successful result of the recent gnme at Eden Park against Wellington and it was also agreed to thank Mr. A. M. Matheson. sole selector, and Mr. W. A. Wnrncford manager It was resolved that the names of the Auckland team wtios- performances entitled their Inclusion on the honours board at Eden Park, should be placed thereon.

A request from the Secondary Schools' Athle'ir Association for the use of Eden Park for its annual sports mee'ing on April 5 was granted The secretary. Mr. E. .7. Price, reported that R'. 1 ... e * BSf day's play in the Auckland versus Wellington match, a summary of the match with descriptive references had been relayed to England and Egypt for the benefit of the New Zealand

The junior mansccmenf committee advised that cfmSlJir'^ 1 0 /t d H? 0V,,; ,hird * radr " tram been ccmprllrd to withdraw owing: to lack of players Appreciation of th» services of Mr. J. Lord' ?I? - junior management committee was expressed. He is to be transferred to Welling, ton. jt was agreed to appoint Mr. D C Ritchi" (Grafton) in his stead. Kllcnu

Ji : nior ™ mmlUec stated that It was Impossible to send a team to Taranaki before Easter Th« f S !i y 1e Taranaki association. , following: tram of Auckland Veterans to n WC M nP, 2 n , VM "an'' team™; ,1° by the voterans romrrinee Zl Pneriden. H Duncan. R. W. Rowntree. a Anthony' f,rri a Pt^'<-1T ( C - c ,? arrc - N- .'acobsen. W Onf-' Mr un s " • J Coat *s- W. J. Dunninz Mr. H. Duncan was appointed manager.