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Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21961, 9 December 1936, Page 16

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MATCH AGAINST M.C.C. A COMBINED TEAM CANTERBURY APPROVES PROPOSAL The management, committee of the Canterbury Cricket Association decided last evening to' approve the suggestion, made at the annual meeting of the Now Zealand Cricket Council, that the team to meet the touring Marylebono Cricket Club team at Lancaster Park, beginning on March 9, should be a combined Otago-Canterbury team instead of a Canterbury team. Mr W. L. King, the chairman, said that at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Council he had expressed the opinion that the Canterbury Association would make no objection to the proposal. Mr C. S. Thompson asked how the combined team would be selected. Mr W. H. Winsor said that probably the Canterbury and Otago selectors would be asked to make the selection. Mr Thompson; It is fairly certain that we will get a bigger gate if it is Canterbury alone. Mr R. C. Burns was of the opinion that stronger opposition than Canterbury could provide alone was desirable. The team might be without some players who would be absent in England. On his motion it was decided to advise the New Zealand Cricket Council that the association was quite agreeable to combining with Otago for the M.C.C. match. There were present; Messrs W. L. King (in the chain, W. H. Winsor, C. S. Thompson, G. H. Robertson, Sf. L. Wright, C. H. Ayling, R. H. North, C. K. Jackman, J. L. Kerr, G. S. A. BiltclifF, I. B. Cromb, and R. C. Burns. Mr King reported that, at the request cf the country selectors, who were unable to get a team together, the Town v. Country match had been abandoned for this year. The West Coast Cricket Association forwarded the following nominations for the Minor Associations’ team to meet Canterbury at Lancaster Park on December 16; L. Coffey, J. G. monds, and O. Morris. The Otago Cricket Association’s proposed dales for the match against Canterbury at Dunedin, February 5, 6, 8, and 9, were approved. The Ashburton Cricket Association’s request for an amendment to the rules of the minor associations’ competition, providing that teams playing in preliminary matches should have the option of playing either two-day or one-day games, was referred to a subcommittee. Mr North said that the Sunnyside Club was anxious to have a match at Sunnyside on Anniversary Day against a mixed club team. The matter was left in the hands of Mr North to arrange. BOYS’ ASSOCIATION JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVE TEAM Next Saturday there will bo a further trial game for the .selection of the Boys' Association under 15 years representative leant to meet Otago and the West Coast. The following boys arc required to attend at the Stravcn road ground at 2 p.m.; Lawrence, Monaghan. Byrne, Reese, Lindsay, Morten (Christ’s College), Tallott, Giles. Edgington. Smith, Davoy, Buxton (Technical), Stewart, Marshall, Dasler, Hardic, Thorne (West), Petrie, Patterson (St. Andrew's), Anderson (St. Bede's), Trotter. Warman, Shirley, and Agassiz (Boys’ High School). ELLESMERE ASSOCIATION The team positions at the end of the first round of the Ellesmere Cricket Association's competition arc as follows: Doylcston 23 points, Springston 20, Tal Tapu 11, Weedons 15, Dunsandel 14. Southbridge 12, Irwcll 11, High School 10, College 0, Brookslde 0.