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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 100, 21 January 1908, Page 8

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. WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION. A .meeting of the Management Committee of the Wellington Ciicket Association was held last night, Mr. C. A. Richardson presiding. ' Messrs. J. H. Pollock, and 'W. CofTcy," representing the Wellington Centre of' the N.Z.A.A.A., requested . the Association ,to prevent players belonging to affiliated clubs from'practising on. the Basin Reserve after noven o'clock every evening until after February 1,- the datcof their championship meeting, and to use'its influence; to provoiit outside players also. ••Thcjr pointed out : that intending competitors at their championship meeting could not train on the; Basin Reservo whilst players- iWero. practising,- aiid that the Basin Rcsprve wasithe only conveni: oiit ground on which competitors could train. iVith referance to the barrier round tho seats in front of the-pavilion, .'they stated that, after their Association had -purchased it from tho Crickfct Association,' the Reserves, Cohir mittee bf the City Cq'uncil had 'ordered thai it bo removed, oil tlie ground that it. had been erected without their , permission. It ivas, they said,.the intention,of tlieii; Association to meet ;the, Committee ,on the subject. After brief discussion subsequently, it jvas resolved' that the various affiliated clubs, bo asked to instruct their members to cease practice . after, .seven, o'clock...every evening until after February 1, tho date'.of ihe championship meeting, , :... Writing >vit-li reference , to the proposal of tho Association to try conclusion's with Auckland • for possession of the . Plunket Shield, tho New Zealand Cricket Council wrote stating that the Association would have Vto notify -the Auckland Association, also tho Council, that tlie match would b6 a challenge •match. Members were of opinion that it would not be worth while sending a team unless a strong combination could be sbcured. It was .decided to write, to the Auckland Union asking whether,, in the event, of a team' being sent, February. 26;- 27, 28; and 29 Would bo'suitable dates. ■ The Hon. Secretary of-the Npw Zealand Cricket Council-.informed tho Association that, at'a meeting of representatives ofNew Zealand sports bodies-held ,in Christchureh On January G, it was .unanimously, decided to confirm the formation of tho Npw Zealand, Sports Federatipn; and adopt its rides. Consideration of the matter was .deferred until the next mcctingi . ' ' ... , The Otago Association wrote expressing their very best thanks' to the .Association for the generous treatment accorded to the members of the Otago touring, team while in Wellington. . . ■ ' \ "They appoint local umpires to act, and 'it is hard to get a, fnir decision," wroto tho Wadestown Cricket Club with. reforencc' ..to, the appointment of officials by tlie Umpires' Association to control matches pla.yed. at tono 'against Petoho teams., Continuing, t>ho Club stated that tho' uriipires in .question could see. only one team playing, and that ivas Petone.. .Umpires . should, ,it. ..was „cqn 7 tended,, be sent -out from town, or. clubs should be allowed to take out- . their own, In conclusion the Club said: '.''Wo were also jcored at and .hooted.'by cortain spectators. What with -umpires .and spectators wp had a vory bad time, and wo wore lucky, indeed to win." ■ It wiis resblved,on .tho motion of Mr; Jacobs, seconded by.'Mr. Laws, . that the communication be referred' to."the''Umpires Association.' : '. : '.t " It was resolved that thp four ..leading teams in tho senior championship, moot as fpllows next Saturday, in tho semi-final'round :—01(1 Boys v. Petone, Basin '.Rosoryo' No. >1 wioket; Wellington v. Midland, Basin .Reserve. No, 2 wicket. Another .senior', game '.was' fixed "to, take plico bPtweon Newtown and 'Gas Cotripany on No. 3 wicktt- at - the- Basin -Rcsprve. Phccnix drow a bye. , ' . '. ;. (Tho Committee decided ..to', discuss on Friday eyeniiig a npticc pf.motion..to,.thp pffcCt that the "concluding senior -games,-extend over/three days instead; of two days. .. . THIRD CLASS. '■ - ; : f.; .- Old Boys v. Hawthorn.—At tho.'Hutt. Old Boys batted first, making ;,109' (jilorrali .49,Matthews 18). Hawthorn' i rcspbnded'' i \\ , ith 170. (Dchnison 49 not out, Patfori 42). . : 01d Boys, in-their second innings, batting four ihoi't, niado' 12,! Hafrthorn winning'. .by' aii innings and 49 runs. Bowling: Oid Boys— Martin 2 for u-li Morrah 1 for 40,. Smith 3 for 31, 'Johnson 2 for 27. Hawthorn: First innings—I'atton 0 for 34,' Johnson .4 for 14, Allsop 2'for 7, Donnison 1 for. 18, Skinner 1 for 28. Second innings—Patton' 4 for 9, Johnson 2 for 3.