CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 74, 20 December 1907, Page 2

CRICKET.

REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES. 1 ,A telegram received by Mr. E. B. Vance, • soorotary of the Wellington Cricket Association, states that the Otago ropresentativo team, which is to meet Wellington at Christmas, will be selected from tho following players Austin, Siodeberg, Fisher, Downes, Torrance, Williams, Jioii', Eckhold, Mackersey, Molvin, Wilson', • and Watson. The Wellington Cricket Association has received an invitation to send a representative team.to play fiawke's Day in March, when tho carnival weok is to be held. at. Napier. The matter will be considered. at tho next meeting of tho Association. WEDNESDAY REPRESENTATIVES. The following Wednesday ropresentativo team has been selected to visit Mnsterton and meet tho Wairarapa team on Christmas and Boxing Days:—N. Cook, C. Little, C. M'Uill, J. Lom.is, J. Weybournc, A. Moore, A. Brown, M'Kenzie, L. Cording, N. Nelson, A. Uempsey, and A. C. Pearce.; 1 Some dilliculty is being experienced in getting as strong a team as could bo wished to visit Uhnstehurch at the New Year, but tho next few days will enable certain players to say whether they can make tho trip- or not. . . (by TIiLEGnAPII—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) ' Mastcrton, December 19. ; Tho following will represont the. Masterton Thursday Association against tho Wellington Wednosday Association on Christmas and Boxing Days at Mastcrton: — F.'Welch, Perry, M'Lean, Boyd, Waters, Phelps, Hall, O'Leary, Isaacs, Madsen and I' 1 . Richards. Tho team includes Saturday players, and Thursday players are takiug exception to this, and it_ is probablo tliiit tho Selection Coinmittoo will ho called iupon to resign. It is considered unfair both to Thursday players and Wollingt.9ll players to include Saturday players in rliat should bo a .purely Thursday, team of players. . ' ... MASTERTON MATCHES. f (BY TELEGIIAni—riIESS ASSOCIATION.) ' Masterton, December 1!)., To-day's Henderson Cup matches resulted: Cartorton 211, Carlton 97 (Moss 48 not out), and 11) roc wickots for 13S (Moss not out 63, Welch 40' not out). Star bent W.F.C.A. by 33 runs—Star, 63 and 90 j W.F.C.iV., 47 and .73. • v . PLUNKET SHIELD WINNERS. (BT TELGQRAFII—riIBSS ASSOCIATION.) Aicrltland, December 19. Tho Auckland cricketers returned from Christchureh. .to-day and were accorded a Mayoral reception in recognition of their font in winning 'tho blue riband of Now Zealand cricket. Lord .Plunkot seiii a message congratulating them on their success. WELLINGTON BOYS' LEAGUE. Tho senior lixtiiros for Saturday aro ai follows: —V.M.C.A. r. Th.'rnd.m A, Newtown Park; St. Andrew's v. St. Peter's, Nowtown Park. All other Lcvimic matches have boon postponed.