CRICKET

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24711, 31 October 1945, Page 4

CRICKET

TOUR BY N.Z. SERVICES TEAM CANCELLED MEETING OF MANAGEMENT \ COMMITTEE The cancellation of a projected tour by a New Zealand Services team was reported ma letter from the New Zealand Cricket Council received at a meeting last evening of the management commit--SSP , ! he Canterbury Cricket Association. The letter said that the service authorities had stated that, cohtrary to antici-. pation. personnel could not now be retained for a. cricket hoped that, with the return of players from England and the Middle East, a tour embracing possibly five games could have been held.

Mr R. H.. North suggested that teams of older players.take part.in the second grade C competition.. It was decided to leave the matter in the meantime. A query from the Riccarton Club regarding the placing of its junior team in the second grade B competition was res' 6 « d ,\„ An objection was made by Mr E.' K. Phillips, of the West Old- Boys' Club. to a statement that the leading teams of the A and B sections of the second grade would be drawn together at the end of the season. He said that at the last meeting it had been. stated that teams from the three sections would be drawn together.

Mr W. J. V. Hamilton, for the competitions committee, said that cricketers must be tolerant in what was. after all. an experimental season. On the suggestion of the chairman, Mr D. A. Colville who said that the second grade "was in the melting pot," it was decided to take no action at present. / s .S ugg , ested °wti an approach be made to the Government to try to alleviat^ shortage of cricket material. Mr I. b. Cromb said that it was perm!Sr e }° lm P°rt gear, and Britain was willing to export any surplus gear, but no surplus gear was available, due to the •manpower shortage. M £ E R- CaygiU, said that the position might improve, and on his suggestion it was decided to review the position after three months.

On Show Day a Canterbury team will play Ashburton at Hagley Park. A Possibles v. Probables game will be held, as a representative trial game, and a Brabln Shield trial game has also been arranged. A letter from the South Canterbury Association, regretting that the suggested match on Show Day would be too early in the season, was received. It was hoped, however, to play a match later in the season.

It -was decided to write to the West Coast Association, asking for a suitable date in December for a representative game. T