CRICKET.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17625, 30 November 1922, Page 12

CRICKET.

CITY AND SUBURBAN ASSOCIATION. The following are the third grade fixtures for Saturday next: —Railway v. Riccarton, on Sydenham No. 3; Templeton v. Y.S,P.<J., at Templeton; Harewood v. Brighton, at Harewood; Woolston v. lioslyn at St. Albans Park. REPRESENTATIVE TEAM. The following have been selected to practise at Sydenham Park on. Monday next at 5 p.m., with a -view W> selecting the team to play against North Canterbury on December ,13th and 14tli:—R., Langford, G. Robertson, W. Lawson, B. Morris,-- J. Jones, A. Olsen, D. 'Murray, W. Wright, L. Guiney, H Holmes) P, Peacock, J. Worrall, J. Boberts, 0. Dobbs, L. Wataon and R. Hall (Belfast), ' ' , HAWKS CUP MATCH. (PBESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) • WANGANUI, November 29. Rain delayed -the commencement of the Hawke Cup match between South Taranaki , (ohallengsrß) and Wanganui. The visitors batted first on'an easy wicket, and scored 112 (Smith 33, Reechey 27). Holland bowled in his best form, taking fll ten wickets for 35 runs in twenty-one overs, twelve of which were maidens. He received an ovation _,fpr his splendid performance. When stumps were drawn Wanganui had lost one wicket for 83 (Loud'on —played on—24, Ott not out 47, Wood not, out 12). Play will be resumed •to-morrow. RACES OR CRICKET? V A CANTERBURY PROBLEM. Some plain epeaking s'was indulged in at 1 Monday. night's meeting 4»f the Wellington Cricket Association (£ays the "Dominion' ), in regard to a communication fe>m the Canterbury body,' intimating that tha dates submitted fflr the annual inter-provincial match clashed with a race meeting to be held at Christ-church. The chairman (Mr C. G. ,Wilson): The Southland andl Otago Associations have accepted our programme of dates, some, time since. It has taken Canterbury a Iqng time to decide that they cannot aooept them owing to a race meeting. Mr H, J. Buck : What race meeting is oh ?

A member: The annual meeting of the trots. i " '

The chairman: We have played in Canterbury on trotting days, and I don't why | they (ihoukt n(H cio so, especial.y this seaj son, when we arc so pleased for lime, owing to our engagements with the Engiisn team. If the trots interfere -with cricket, it will j be our misfortune, not theirs. \ Mx J. lie id pointed out that it would cost £3OO to send the Wellington team south, and that the greater part of the financial, re- ■ turn was expected to come from the Canterbury match. Mr P. Fulton: Thoy won't run the risk of a race meeting. The chairman: They don't put cricket off for races in Sydney and Melbourne. Each sport should run "oh its own." Mr Ecid: You could not follow that principle in Canterbury. It was decided to set the provincial game d'own for dates that, would not clash with race meetings. In a friendly game played oh Saturday, Archbolds deieutea. J.*'. A. Uook's by 20 runs on the tirst innings. iK-r tile winners pepper (64 not out) batted best, as did .Bennett for the losers. The bowling honours ior Archbold's were shared by Barrow and Smith and for F. A. Cook's by Mciienzie and ±jennevt. The following umpires have been appointed for the next round of the Canterbury Cricket Association's matches: —West Christchurch v. Kiccarton, , Hagley Park No. 1 pitch, MessTS Hiddleston and H. E. Lawrence; Linwood v. St. Albans, Hagley Park, No. 2 pitch Messrs P. D. Mansell and R. W. Barry;' Sydenham v. East Christchurch, Sydenham Messrs Renner and Strccter; Hiccarton A v. Sydenham A, Hagley Park, No. 3 pitch, Messrs W. Brook and Be!stc.n; Weft Christl church A v. St. Albans C, Hagley Park No. 6 pitch, Messrs McKinnon and Merriman;' St. Albans A v. Linwood, iia'gley Park No'. 5 pitch, Messrs Blowers and Dunn.