CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 719, 19 January 1910, Page 8

CRICKET.

PROJECTED AUSTRALIANS' TOUR.. MATTERS IN SUSPENSE. '-■ .':'■■ : The projected New Zealand tour of the Australian cricketers was further discussed at a meeting of the Management Committee of the Wellington Cricket Association, whioh was held last evening, Mr. Martin Luokie presiding,' when the following message from the New Zealand Cricket Council was read:— • In view of the cable received from, the. Board of, Control,-: the ' council feels bound to proceed: with the tour if : the. four chief centres-can 'be brought into line. With this end in .'view, will your association guarantee £150 ? The.' pooling system of matches is to be confined to the four centres, and the two test" matches. . Failing unanimity the council'will abandon : the tour. Auckland, Canterbury; and Otago are agreeable. Must have immediate, reply.',. .'.._.:

Commenting on the above message,. the chairman remarked that in view of .the position taken.up by.the various-centres on the question, of "pooling''.in- connectroh with the tour, the council had been placed in a difficulty,.:and if Wellington agreed'i» come iiito.the tour on the pooling sysuem, it would simply, do so,to. secure the unanimity which the council desiredto have with regard to' the tour, and so-.assist, that, body .:to .overcome the difficulty with which it was at : present ,-faced. :. The •council , had practically committed itself :' to .the tour, and, under -~. the circumstances, the local association might require to surrender its principles on the question-of "pooling." But it would:do so on. this'.occasion''only, and.-that.to assist the .council. ...Further, if the.local, association came into line, on this particular occasion it would:lay.'down as a condition that the pooling system would not be pursued with in thefuture. :So-far : .as he could see, there'was no, ;imrnediate necessity for the pooling scheme—the fact was that the other.centres were'.afraid of their individual gates. '.■ Continuing, the chairman said that: if the ..council was compelled to abandon the tour the Board of Control would, not be favourably disposed to. arrange a'similar tour on a future occasion. '■■'.-..•",■'■'' ,0 - v : ..;■■ On tho motion of Mr. Laws,! it was re l solved that an emergency meeting., of the association be convened ■■'■ for • .Thursday evening next, to..ascertain,if,:the-Ipral. body were disposed to compromise with the council as suggested in its message.. : ; The chairman pointed ■'■■; out. that, tlie committee did not, desire the. resolution to be interpreted' as affirming, even for the time: being, the principle at stake. It was to tbe'clearly, understood-that' members .were to T .consider.,.the '. whole question with, a'perfectly .open, mind at Thursday^, meeting. He. characterised: the negotiations as.: having - been:', most. .unbusinesslike^. and there had been an impression created abroad that Wellington had been bluffing all tie . time. One thing was plain—Otago' and Canterbury now appeared, in: their .'true.colours. ■.-■■■'...

THE AUCKIiAND: INCIDENT. Mr.' Wilson introduced the;matter of the conduct of 'certain.members of Wellington representative, team when in Auckland for the Plunket Shield match.; ; The. chairman: This : matter should.; be discussed-in-.committee. ;■• - . ■.;.-■. •.-;.' Mr: Wilson demurred;. He did'not pro-, pose to; mention, names, but he thought, that', in- a-geiieral- way," the incident, should; be publifllv.'disonssed:' Ho; moved that..the' matter 'bo .brought .up: in-open meeting.' ''■..';'': ;':'''"'V:.".:, : " 'M..; : '■:■■;>•■'■'. . The. motion was lost,by-five votes ,to foiir.; ■;.'.'■ ■''■':■: ''-:'.''• .";:?'. ?:■■, ;:-■..'.':'' ',' :' ';;'•' OTHER'BUSINESS. .'■■•;":;' : :: ; It. was decided toarrange for .a second class team : to visit. Hawke's' Bay.' ' .;, ,■; The . committee agreed','• that•■ allrday 'matches would be. played ■' in Wellington on: Saturday :next. ■~:'' '■'.".■(".■•/' ■■.'■■■.;.>;.■'■

;;WEDNESDAY ASSOCIATION.^: All matches under' the auspices of ~t&e. Wednesday. Crioket Association havo been declared off this week, Vowing „to 'the'faot that' many', of, 'the, -shops are remaining open to-day, anil, .{"-that ..-'■• the Wellington Cricket Associajon'has arranged for.all'day matches' 'at; 'the.. Basin, Reserve,. on : Saturday. It to have,arranged a match with the Horowhenua. Association, but the idea has now .'.boon; abandoned. ■'. .''.:: ■;...;"; ~': ' . :. ; '.'''

-."".'<■'■' iuNIOR;;Fi%U«ES.;;' -..1 : ;. V Fixtures, :'the.'.'.nert four rounds . : of tlLe.Jumor'-ChamplonshiD' lave been arranged-- .follow, :!romia.',6_; commencing next' Saturday:--- . '.-/■'■ '.'.".'"■"•'-'■ . ; .'^';'.'-.':"";-.' ■" Eound'6:Vibtbria ,- .C6riege-:V. St., John's, No. 1, ;Athletic Park;- Johnsonyillo.., v. Central/.No. i, Basin Reserve) South-v.. Petone,- at Petone; and North v.. East, College Ground; 'Hutt v. T.M.CA.,; : ,at: Hutt;' ■Wellington College, a bye. - ~ .- 'Round 7: North v.. South, at Petone; Johusonville v.' St. 1 John's, No. l,: Park; Wellington i College ; v.. Petone,.- College Ground;. Central y.Y.M.C.A., No./. 4, Basin /Reserve; Hutt at .Hutt; East, a bye;:.-' ■"'.'-...'•-:.- Round 8: North v. : T.M.CJL, No.. 1, Park';-■ Johnsonville •■v.' Victoria- : College,' No. f. Basin Reserve; Wellington College '--v.- Central.y College : 'Ground;.!. St.John's v.' Petone, Petone; Hutt v. East, at-Hutt; South,, a bye. '..";< Round 9: Victoria College.v. Y.M.C.A., at; Petone;'. East v' Central;'-.■..-■ No. ->.i, Basin Reserve; Hutt v. Petone; at Hutt'; St. John's v.'South, No. 1, Park; Wellington..College.v. North, College Ground; Johnsonville, a bye.*; '.'.' '.':."',:•' '. y.