CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 740, 12 February 1910, Page 9

CRICKET.

[Br The Breaker.] . ... i T ii s •• *S?K, fl'S'-'JtonaSfmeal Ccmmitteo of' the Wellington 1 Cricket 'Association again discussed,- privately, l tho, complaint that some of the... Wellington 'representor tives had bosn guilty of , misconduct during their recent visit to Auckland.' Tho finding was , that; tho. .reports had 1 been' grossly exaggerated, .and that the committee would take" no action.':' Seeing-that this was tho unanimous resolution of tho committee, it .vould appear that those who wero most ■ anxious ; for an' open ini l vestigation.have'given uphopo of sheeting honio the charges. Letters from the proprietor of tho; Central Hotel, -Auckland (where the team stayed) and the captain of ;the eleven were": considered ' at . this week's meeting ..of •; the Management .Committee,. but i their,-contents': were' not dis- 1 closed. It. is stated .that the. :"ihcidenf" may be brought up at-the; next meeting of-the delegates;.:'-- 1 - ; 1 . '• The four. days'::match -bctwMn ' Nov.v South Wales ;and the,/Rest'of Australia,, though interfered' witii by rain, produced X 584.185. Bd., not including any donations or oufcj|de subscriptions. //>'' vi'- . The South Africans,will'visit Australia, next season to play five ."test" matches, and. a/series of 'm&tches ';with ? 11 the Stated.' Judged by their form in the. "tests" against tho Englislimc-n this seastm; they should be. able to>g'et. together-a formidable team. Tho visit of tK'd,: South".Africans .'w-iU;.be followed .by. one ifrom/'EnglSnd yearlater, so that Australia.: will have' ample opportunities of: developing- tho best: of the rising players, for. the triangular con-:' test in England in' 1912." With Clem' Hill captain, and \V;;W. Armstrong; ; V. P.aii's-. ford, W. Bardsley, V. Trumper, and 'S. E. Gregory,' Australia will '.have/a "great sextet-.as,.batsmen. .: If M. -A. . Noble should .. join in, /there would-be: ,:6even great, batsmen. . " :: /;;>

The New Zealand'Cricket-.Council, will shortlj' 1 consider tlie . following notice, of motion;:—"That , lib person in receipt .of .any, money - whatsoever/ cither- as .a cricketer or a coach, shall be eligible to : play in Plunket Shield matches unices ha has: -resided'in : tlio Dominion; for twelve' months continuously." ': ■- . ■ : \ 7 Sir Joseph ; 'Carrufkers,;. as president ,<*f : .the NewvSquth Wales.Crieket.'Associatibn;' suggests that.;sbm'eisteps shonld; be taken 1 , to, minimise ,tlie tedium' of. long,. drawn--out : first-elass. matches. ':' An . Australian ;writer. asks: How would it do. to restrict first-class'matches to four days, if nwes-' sary starting each day.at ll:aim.?. : !"With wickets so carefully prepared as they are, the" drawn; game, would 1 oomo into .the ■matter, though it might not)» too. prominent in view of the made: for applying the closure. . -'. : : :

:A . South African file., says.:—"While Major Warton's team were. in Kimberley' there lias a lot of : money . about/ aiid 'so delighted ' were the. business and: moneyed people with, the tourists that a, subscription amounting. to ,£l5O. was. subscribed; and the •. . Briggs, Maurice '.-<Harry''. -Wood, Prank Hearne,, Av, rPothergiUr and Bobby Abel-; cach/received.^E^O.'anda'' 1 handsome little diamond.'' -Such. luck'dqes not .. come the' way -of. fpros.'; .nowadays. -- 'Tlio - English' team; played* -two/matches' in 'Kimberley: that 'year, and " the' gate 'amounted , to i£lGso—another sure; indication that there was. more money in tho 'toini'then- thaii now.' The gate ir. tlio present match has .aniounted - to-'about'^ljSO.'!'' Tf : .''