CRICKET

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25207, 11 June 1947, Page 4

CRICKET

USE OF POLO GROUNDS MEETING OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE The reserves committee of the Christchurch City Council advised a meeting of the management committee of the Canterbury Cricket Association last evening that it was sympathetic towards the association's proposal to lay concrete wickets between the proposed new hockey fields at the polo grounds in Hagley Park. The competitions committee reported that a conference had been held with the Canterbury Hockey Association and the scheme had been approved. Authority was given to a sub-commit-tee, with power to act, to inform the Christchurch City Council that the Cricket Association Was prepared to take over the ground when it was put in order. The chairman (Mr D. A. Colville) said he doubted whether the initial outlay of laying concrete wickets would not be costly. The association should be able to put down nine wickets. Mr R. H. North suggested that the wickets could be used in the initial stages for loWer grade and boys’ cricket. Suggested dates for consideration for Plunket Shield fixtures for the 1947-48 season were:—Canterbury v. Wellington, at Christchurch, on December 31, January 1,2, and 3; Canterbury v. Auckland, at Christchurch, on December 24, 25, 26, and 27; Canterbury v. Otago, at Dunedin, on January 9, 10, 12, and 13. A new table of points for matches was recommended to the incoming committee. The points to be allotted are:—outright win, 10 points; first innings win, five points; first innings loss, one point; win by default, six points; tie on a full game, five points to each side; tie on the first innings, three points to each side; draw, two points each.

Another recommendation to the incoming committee was the number of grades for the 1947-48 season. The grades are?— first, second B and second C grades, all to play two-day matches; president’s grade, to play one-day matches; third A, third B, and third C grades, all to play two-day matches; fourth A and fourth B grades, both to play one-day matches; The competition’s committee reported that the president’s grade was to consist of older, experienced players who wished to play one-day cricket. The third C and fourth B grades were to consist of school teams, with the first cricket elevens of the schools playing in the second B grade. Each grade would have eight teams with a maximum of 10 teams in the school grades After two games each club would submit a list of players with their grading. to the association. Last season a rule stated that any player wishing to change from one grade to another must apply for a transfer.

An application from St. Bede’s Old Soys Cricket Club for senior status was referred to the incoming committee.