CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 172, 14 April 1908, Page 9

CRICKET.

WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION. • MEETING OF MANAGEMENT : , ..; COMMITTEE. i The Management Committ-ec of tlio Wel« lington Cricket Association met last night, Mr. C. A. Richardson presiding. ,; Tho Wellington Football Association wero .'granted tho use of ropes to keep spectators off tho Basin llceerv© on Saturdays, on condition that they be returned in good ordor. ■Thp Templars Club appliejd for the uso of a-wicket on tlio Basin Reservo on Saturday, and Wellington College Old Boys Club asked' to ho allowed to uso a wicket on tlio sarno ground, on Good Friday. Botli applications . M-oro referred to tho Grounds Committee; • Tho Jlanawatu Cricket' Association wrot-a ■conveying its best thanks (and particularly' tho thanks of the members of its ropresenta--tive tea-ni) to tho Association, 'and" tlio honi '.secretary in particular for the 1 splendid treatment- aocordcd _ tho team during its recent visit "to- Wellington. -Tire Noiv Zealand ..Cricket Counicil'.intimated that! the amount M tho credit of tlio tour account- iva's' £13;. : 145,,-which was distributable amongst tho.various' as-sceiations .which guaranteed the'. C'c-unoil. It was pointed out- that the Council .itself ;;owed-'■its guarantors £135, towards • which ;it had in- hand-only .about- £40. -Th«--Council asked if tho Association wero-agrefv-ablo oh its part to tho £13 14s. being used-' '■towards' reducing the Council's deficiency. It '.was agreed that the request be acceded to. . : ... iMr. -F. 'G. Bolton asked, the Association tott ' bring pressure' to bear upon- tho. .•city authorities and-the city'members .to have '.tlio Bill relating to tho Hutt Park amended ..by tho control' being-vested in' the Welling l ttfn City, as well vas in the,, surrounding boroughs. Upon tho. connection of the new. traffic- bridgo across tho .Hutt river and -.tha installation .of an electric., tramway "'from Pctono railway- station , to . the ground;fit ..would/.-..tlie'.'.' writer... pointed- out, bo : easily ' ; f(iached,i and.s|i6i\ld .for imany years to cou;« prove sufficient tolf accommodate all forms of: ' sport.-.-.: It -wasv agreed -• that" the letter-:- be r.ooeiy.cdj and. that the,-chairman and,hon.: -sec. atfcend : any-meeting held, in eonncction with the' matter.;.-■ ■>.-.' . /. The Wadestown Club protested against tl\a ; ■junior championship ..being' aw'arded to tho Wanvotu' Club.' The - writers:, stated .that at ;'th'o commencement of tho season the teams were drafted'iinto. : tnv6 : , gradesi. A and. R, ,tho ■winnpr of, 'each, grade..to play off for the 1 ; 6!iampii>nslup.-'''^ : Wadeilbwn : won-' all Ha' in 1 -GradiyA,.arid' subsequently; de-' feattil Midjand. the winner of LGrade B. At" a later: elates;, the-Club . learned (that 1 the rule had beeii discarded, and it was called upon to play 'W.aiwetu,. who, it. is understood, objecte.d ..to meet, tlio.olub. Tlieii tho-.Associa-tipii d«ide<i. to. ro-arrange' the fixtures,'. (Nompoiling "tho clnj), to play one:of tho B grado 'teams. Afk-r reference had been made.to ■tlio rules, it was resolved that tlio protest lw dismissed... :v.: ,- vi : ■:..v

S IMPERIAL CONTESTS IN. 1909. '• THE,SCHEME-SUGGESTED RULES. Thß'''draft i .;:sclieme \for L .tl)o-'proposed tri-. : ■' angular contests -in .100!) was issued b.v the ■' •M.C.C. authorities on March 4, and lis as, rJ ! ollow|s:^;^ , '' "' ; , "V v " ' DRAFT SCHEME. ; ; _l. •England, and South- Africa,. <• 'lihall play- cach .sis'.Test; matches in England 'ih; 1 OOP, ouch . playing . the other three matches. vit tliat a method ■ "should be ; arranged by which, the result of; ■ ; 'Hho contest'coukl.bc ascertained., . ~'fit is'-understood -that Australia would like a, permanent --programme, of international cricliot.,to,:prcccdc;'an to 'play-" $!• tho'lmperial cricket contest' iii;l9o9. •• It ■ is suggested' that this will ;be a difficult thincMto do, hut'the mbeting' of'cricketers: bf all-throo countries ;inXl9o9 will afford.;.'; r,'. an dpportunity of discuSsiJi'g. the proposal. I ''- . Andean Imperial Cricket Board'might then be form'ed to consider tho matter .with this . - i'' in view.)' . • v.-. 5-. Each ; country.shall take one-third of the gross the Test matches';..; :r'3. team 'shall, in additipn. to . Tost : matches,.' play, if possible;' at least ono match with'each first-class county pud with .'the M.C.C. . : ■> ';-y;- v: *

C 4. Tho Board of Control shall .fix the, dates of; tho; Test- matches .before July; 31, 1908,. to enable tho county secretaries.".to make tlieir .-programmes' without undue inconvenience. ;. 5. (a) : For;,the' purpose .of providing • for ; compliirioh'tary and other stand tickets, each contesting part}', shall 'receive 100 free. stand ,tickots'.and- :^ shall .have . tho 'option' of purohaMni; 200-additional'stand tickets for each '-.Test , hutch," at the current .rates, and. that iio other provision shall,bo made fat.this.re'optionitd be exorcised at least ;14i' days 'before/the match 'for' which; the tickets are required. , ~ ■.;-V. V i (b) « For tho'. convenience of accurately ISscertaihjng the anio,lint of gate' money'to be. divided: the sale of stand tickets' shall in no case include'tho.entrance fee to.the ground. ■; .6: That.' the. principlo' of every match being concluded,'drawn, or abandoned at.tho.completion of three'days bo adhered to. -■ 7. (h.) The'price of admission,to all., Test :matches-'-'shall 'be ls! ' ' ; !■ i ' (b) The.price of admissipn to all matches, pt]ier: than; .Test'- matches,-"shall bp. arrived at-i by. arrangement.between Australia, South ■ Africii. oiid" the' local authorities' on - whose. .grouiVds' such matches are-played.-i 8. Such matters, as (1) >hours of, play;; (2), ■ selection of'umpires ; (3) control of the crowd during matches,: to bo subsequently arranged by agreement between the parties interested.

SUGGESTED-RULES. If l - .V-cricketer who. has played in, a reproscntatuo match for'a country can never play for any other .country. • ■ 2 Qualification' by Birth.—A cricketer, un-v loss debarred by Rule 1, is always eligible 'to play for:tho.country of his birth. <- 3 Qualification'bv Residence.—A cricketer,-; unless'debarred bv Rule. 1, may. elect to play'', for any country m-. which he. is.residing and ln's resided for not less than four consecutive years.—London "Sportsman."