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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 112, 4 February 1908, Page 8

CRICKET.

POST AND TELECRAfiH TEAMS. A match was. begun yesterday morning between the stuffs of tho Christch'nrcn and Wellington Post and Telegraph..Departments. The Cliristchurcli (cam arrived, in Wellington on Sunday morning, and in the'afternoon were taken -.lor -a drive to liellevue. Gardens..'. The match was played, on', tho Basin; Reserve. The Cliristchnrch men batted first,'!'ami compiled "7 None of the; bat.sihen was '.'particularly bi'illinnt, O'Brien being the ; t<)j> .scorer -with 23.-- Moffat bowled very Weil ; -for'''.Wellington; seeurinj three wickets for. 19-runs, and sending dpwu fiye . maidens.' Rj-an (four, wickets for 37 runs) :boiHed'Veil. . Wellington opened their imii'ngn " early. in the afternoon, I'limmer and M;Kay > batting fii-St; Tho r* M 7 i UI -Hicksoii:: joined .PlunYncr. t,W--n,?", n n r n■ sotm . f^ Ui:d i dow ". and \vi?An «?. bo "' ln ;s seant 'ceremony. M® n wcro witli' six' wickets l.u r " Ils ' Hieksoa's; score .'stood it IH. His pl;,y was steady, onlv one decidcd E' ron >-and. that- after,,the cenHoward(46) stdod nest ThwW«i? re Irr e 8?T«. several chances, llmrllf, e i n °/ tllo day-the Cliristchurcli & " a n '""most worn, out, even an uiderdetall/TtS" 0^

THE WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION. ,A meeting of the . Manageriiint. Committee ot .the' Wellington Cricket ;4ssbc'iatibn was held in Armit's Eoom last'evening; ' There' wero present: Messrs. C. A.: Kichardson'(chairman), B. 1.. Salmon, S. Jacobs, S. ■ Brice, ' J.. P.* Blaeklock, ,T. Brodie, A. T. Bite;* .'A. F. Wiren, F. Laws,.and E. B. 'Vance^(lion;'secretary)! A letter was received frbnv. the Canterbury Association. thanking .file Wellington. Association for the attention shovrn 'to ilie? Southern roptesentative. team during its recent visit to Wellington.' . . - ; ■), The' Thprndbn Club was' refused permission to. transfer- J. Dickson' from OUI Bovs to Tborndon. . .. ,

It was decided to .write .to. lhe,.Wadestown Club jn reference-to certain allegations, of jh--1 competence -on. the part .of .particular umpires '•made, by the club, and ask that a definite charge should, bo made, when the matter ...would be gone into. ' . : . It- was-'decided' to ask tennis plaving games at Wai.wet'u and Tetoue-fo leave town bv the' 1.20 p.m.'train.': fjis-ic The Chairman stated'that iio-.rep.lv had been - • repejved - from.;Auckland'-in reference to dates for,the proposed Plunket. Shield -match. - A team. wo.uld; be . picked, .however, and, jus far a3 he, could gather, the combination would be a.-strong one; 'In fact; if one particular man could, get away,. the team would be a.full strength one, ' .1 THE PLUNKET SHIELD. ;\ : PROPOSED ..MATCH AGAINST AUCKLAND/ . The selectors of the. Wellington . rcpresonta-. live, team hav.n selected the; following twelve players'; to. represent . Wellington ~ against. Auckland, iriylh'e proposed Plunket' 1 Shield! match Beeciiy, Bruce, Cobcrbftj..': Cpimolly-, : Ilale'si' Jlickson ".'(2),' 'Mnhoheyl" Slonaghan," Tucker, Ujilmni,-and Williams:-.,. 1 : • A...Should' any nf .the above.jbe; tillable to make the jotjniey; .thoy .aro< requested to 'coniniunicalc with the Select-ion- Commi.ttee. at .once. \"

CHRISTCEDROjl. . Fiitsr Ixnixgs. Palmer, c. anil 1). l{yan / ' 14 Mahoney, c. Hickson,'• b.' Moffat ... J Fold, c. Clinkarrl, b. Eyon ... ... e Gerrard, b. %aii " " Francis, c. Hickson, b; -Moffat !" . 0 Mansell, c. Bowles, b. Ilollis 10 Kpss, e. and b. Kyan ... . 10 OBrion, c. I'limmer, b. M'ICar : ... ' oi Martin, b. Plimmer ... . ' 10 Carrad, not out ... .. '> " ■ 9? Boycc, b : Moir.it ... .„ *i Extra ... j Total ... . ... ..,"112 Bowiiixo 'Analysis. ■ Overs. Mdns. I? mis. Wkts. Byan ... ... 15' 5' 37 4 Moffat:.... ...,10 - .7 : ig 3 - " ••• U 5 ■ 37. 1. Holhi: - 14 .1 v. 10 1 M hay . ... . ... i . 2 5 j wellingtok;-':- ; Fibs; Ixxinos. ; v Plimmer,.' b. Mahoney ... ..' \ 30' M'Kay, e. 1'ord, b." Palmer 10 Moffat,-c.'.Eoss, b. Palmer ' ... - .'.'14 Hickson, not out. ... ... ' - " 1 n Bowles, l.b.w., b. Ford ... Eceleton, vb.- Mahouey ... : .'1 Howard, b.-Ford ... ... , '" .}(! Ilollis, : not put ■ ... ... . , " or Extras. "5 Total for six wickets'- 288 .'V • ' Bowuxo- AxAtiy • Overs. Mdns../'Runs. .'Wkts. .•' l;ord . ... ... 20 I . 103' '.'2 : l'almer ... i:i 1 ... 55 2 Mahoney ... lj 2 V 51 2 Miirtili ... ... 2 - 0 , ]') 0 Francis ..; ... 2 . 0 21 - ' u ' Mansell 5 "(j . 33 |j Manscll ... ... 5 0'. • 33 .. , 0. Play will be resumed at 10:30 t'o-dav.