CRICKET.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16119, 25 January 1918, Page 5

CRICKET.

OTAGO v. CANTERBURY. At w meeting o£ the executive of the Otag<> Cricket. Association, held on Wednesday, ttw chairman (Mr J. J. Clark) reported on the Christchiirch v. Gtago Christmas match, and referred to the hospitable manner _ iii wiiicJi the team had been received. The 01-ago ' cricketers, h<> said, had met with tb 0 greatest kindness. The fielding o£ tho Otago Eleven was specially good, and the attendance at tlio match was so satisfactory that £100 v-as talien al_ th© gates. ' 'JL'Uo Canterbury men, he believed, were willing tn v. lav in Duncdin a return match, aiui would "pay their ovm expenses ae the Duncdin (cam, had done. A letter from the Returned Soldiers' Association was road, suggesting that a match, should be xilayed between Canterbury and 01-ago, the proceds to go to the memorial building fund. —Tlio chairman thought that as a sporting body tho euggeotion should be favourably entertained. It was reßolved , to invito the Canterbury players -to send a team to play a two-da-ya matcli in Duncdin on February 23rd and 25th. in aid of tho Returned Soldiers' Building Fund. Messrs Martin, Kcast, and Gal land wcr© appointed a selection committeo for tb® match, with a. recommendation to invito a ntftnbcr of players to meet for practice on as many evenings as practicable. | LINWOOD CLUB. First Grade—R«ad, < Thomas, Tate, King; Perrin, "Weston, I. Forsyth, Taylor, Condliffe, Grant, Fleete. TECHNICS COLLEGE CLUB. Third Grade A v. St. Albans, at Ensor'a road—T. C. Hearfield, S. Palmer, A. S. Taylor, H. Pearce, R. Spimn, Stuart, Vincent, A-ustin, It. Saunders, P. Stevens, L. Hamilton. Emergencies: Barnes, Sullivan, Ponge.llv. : Third Grade B v. "West ChristchArch, at Enaor's road—Mardon {-}, Logic, J ones. 'Dobbs, Bellamy, Maindonald, Barnes, :Boynoil, Thomson, Mitchell. Emergencies: • Curwcn, McDonald, Woodcock, Webster, Green, Walter. BOYS' GORDON HALL. CLUB. ■ Third Grade v. Druids' B, aV■Sydenham ! J'arlc—Bl-umsky, -Cox, • Cummins,--;Harrison, Hore,'' Joknaton,': Miiir/ Otten, ' ; Pairx}«r, Por-. teousj- Reee. Roper.' '; " u J