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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 88, 7 January 1908, Page 6

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WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION. . A meeting of the . management comiiiittee of the. Wellington Cricket Association ivas held in;-Catkin's Rooms last, night. There wero prosont Messrs. .0., A. Richardson (in the chair), B. L. • Salmon, S. Jacobs, F. Laws/ A. P. Wiren, S. Bric'e, G. Burton, C. Green, A; T. Bate, and E. B. Vance (lion. spc.). • A letter was received from the Hawke's Bay Association asking that a "Wellington representative' team should visit Napier during carnival week, which will oxtend, from .March 10 to March, 25. The Chairman thought <it ..might/be better to consider whether ■ a team could not be sent to Auckland 'before replying to the Hawltc'3 Bay letter. ! Ho did not think' it would bo worth sending a team unless a strong combination was assured. One member . suggested that the Auckland Association, should be asked to give Wellington 'a percentage of the gate; but the idea did not'find favour with the committee. During ; : a'"discussion, on finance apropos of the trip, tho treasurer stated that- beforo the recent representative matches the local Association's overdraft was £64. The takings for the matches totalled £285 17s. Gd. ; . but accounts had not conic in yet.' Putting these down at an outside suin of £95, a balance of l £190'. ; l-7s. t Gd.-' was'left, arid after the overdrift : had been- wiped'. off- a- credit balance was loft of at least £125.t0 £130. after paying all expensei. It was-estimated that the cost of the trip: to Auckland, returning via "Napier, would be' aboiit £80. Mr. Salmon moved that' the selection committee should be asked if they could get a -'firstclass team to visit" Auckland and Hawke's Bay during the, first week in . March. This was agreed to, and a report is to be submitted to tho next meeting of the Association. '. V " Some discussion took place on the. playoff for the championsliip, and Mr. Jacobs moved that it be an instruction to the match committee that in the event of a tie in the senior championship for the first four places, the teams winning the most--, matches he given preference. Mr. Brice moved an amendment that in the event of a tie for fourth place, the teams that tie'should play a qualifying match. The amendment was carried. \ WEDNESDAY COMPETITION. The Wednesday competition matches are to be resumed to-morrow,..the following fixtures having been arranged -.—Senior (Simmonds and Osborn shield): Rivals -v. Unions, Basin Reserve No. 1;. Orientals v. George and Georgo, Basin Reserve No. 2. Juniors (Winder Cup): ''George and Georgo v. Pakeha, Basin Reserve No. 3; Thorndon v. Artillery- 8., Basin Reserve No. 4; Y.M.C.A. v. Red Cross, Athletic Park No. 1; Unions v. Artillery A., Athletic Park No. 2; Vivians v. Orientals, Athletic ParkNo. 3. Messrs. R. and E. Tingey and Co. played Messrs. M'llbrido and Co. at the Lower Hutt on Saturday. Tho former won by 89 runs. M'llbride and Co. made 32, and Tingey's 121 (Patton 40, Haybittle 28). Cattanacli, 4 for 14, and Murphy, 6 for 13, bowled well for Tingey's, while Wilkie and M'llbride wero most successful for the losers. After tho match the visitors -wore entertained by tho Lower'Hutt team.