WELLINGTON CRICKET ASSOCITION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 434, 17 February 1909, Page 6

WELLINGTON CRICKET ASSOCITION.

THE QUESTION OF EXPERT COACHING,. A meeting of tho committee of the Wellington Cricket Association, was held last night, . : - . ; ill'. M. Luckie presiding. . . The New : Zealand Cricket. Council' wrote v; , ; stating that it' could jnot accept' the challenge: ■; of. tho.Wellington Associationito play Aoek-:\:l land : for. the ."Plunket Shield until dates vera " named. It was decided to suggest.December 27, 28, SKI/ andj if necessary, Decembor v 30.-:. j It was arranged that the eighth l round of the senior., championships should be commencod on February 27.. The final matches, .■! it was stated, would bo held on March 20 and 27. . " 0:'-;' V ' Votes of thanks were accorded Messrs, • Mansori and. Hood for services which they ro« centiy rendered tho association. • .'. "Members.' agreed to adviso the various as- ' , sociations ; and,, the New-. Zealand.- .Council of. notice, to mdve that-professionals be. debarred .. ; from competing iii-Picket Shield contests, . .; tho new" rule;-;if, adopted; not. to: come into force until', after the'' WcUirigtoii-AuckUmd. ■ match". . . ... .. ' , .The Manawatu'Association inquired who., ther .a. Wellington-team could meet its 're- - prcsentativo combination,- at Paknerston. - North for-;a two' days' match.- ..It.was re-,.', solved to ask clubs to send in names of sen- ' ior members available" for such- , Mr. Vanco (secretary) mentioned that, when ho was in Auckland, ho. was .informed, that Mr. Hay—an. old; Auckland -cricketer, ' who was now resident,' in Wellington—had made inquiries as to what steps .the northern -.- .association had found it nbceSsary-to take in order to secure tho services of a coach. . He- , plying to. a query, one of the members. stated that, he understood that thb: ; Auckland Association had no, money in-.hand for .the, pur- ■ I pose when 1 it took action. Tho. chairman:, "I .'thinly that " nufnbers of Wellington resi-' dents would bo pleased to havo an opportun- . ity to subscribo towards the cost of importing a coach." It was agreed that a subcommittee, consisting of the chatrman. arid - Messrs. Burton, Bate, Stevens, - and Vance,.- . - be set. up for the purpose of .gaining mforma- ; tion on tho subject.- ... t ■ "- -' .- .- ■ ':It was resolved tliat the contest between Hawko's Bay and Wellington should commence at' 2 p.m.' on-.Friday next. In conneo-.,;. tion .with this match tho question as to who-.theri-members would bo ;paid for'lost time was mentioned." Mr." Ashbolt, who .brought the. matter : up, said, tbot.b© .doubted* .whether some' of the. players , selected could ;nttord •to . > lose' 1 their wages." One members stated that, ho knew six players ! who would have bo .; paid for lost time/ .- Tho ■chairman hold that ■ v. this practice followed in the past was quito sound.. : No motion was proposed ■ m .conneo-.: - tion with tho matter. . • ,j . •