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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 939, 5 October 1910, Page 9

CRICKET.

■ ■ WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION. \" . THE DUTIES 01-' THE COACH. > . A meeting of tho Management Com:,imittee:ol. the ; Wellington Cricket Asso--1 ciation was, held at the Occidental ■ Hotel last night, Mr. M. E. Luckio pre- < \siding.".'-' Thero i were also present:— Messrs. F. Laws, T. Brodie, V. 8.. Wililis, Pearce, Parton,-C. C. Stevens, and C. Hickey. : -■■ -. i : , It was resolved to inform tho Nelson- ' Association that a.'', Nelson-Wellington match could bo played in ■ Wellington fbetween Christmas and - New A'car, 1 , - ;but -; that:. tho Wellington team .; might ' not be tho best cloven in t-he city.;-, i The. Johnsonville Cricket Club asked 'that'A. Topp, a resident o£ Wellington ; North-district, be allowed to play for Johnsonville. Tho application was ns . .fused.' '/' Provided the "Wellington East Club did not object it was dccidod to allow J. "J. Mahoncy to play for the Central Cricket -Club, as ho now resides in the , Central'district. - It was decided that-J.-V; Saunders, the association's coach,' should play for 'Victoria College during tho present season. r A-letter from tho nutt Club asked , . for a - ruling. as to whether Petono ■ players- should pay their subscriptions , to/Hutt Club or Petone Club, seeing ; , 't^rHutt/'distri(jfc\Vii<>w'!' , V , 'iiiclttded; Petone. It was decided to reply that i if a Petono man play«d senior he should be pliable .to the Hutt Club for his subscription.' If a senior'player'went down to the junior grade it would bo a mattor for mutual arrangement as to what club should recoive tho subscription. ' The Victoria College Club asked that - bII its, third-class matches should be played nt Victoria- College. ;Tho appli- - cation was not granted, but it was decided that tho association would pay for the use of the wickets in the ordinary

way on terms to be arranged

A sub-committee was appointed to draw up a scheme of duties for the professional coach, tho committee, to consist of tho chairman, secretary, and Mr. Poarce. In the meantime, Saunders is to' be requested to coach from 5 p.m. until 6.30 p.m. each of tho senior clubs in'rotation on -Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, and on Wednesday the Wellington College Club. , On the motion of Mr. C. Hickey it was decided,to commence the senior and junior grado competition's on Saturday next, October 8. , LIST OF TEAMS' ENTERED.

Tho following-clubs have entered for the various grades:— Senior • Championship ;■ Wellington Central (two teams), Wellington East (two teams), Wellington South, Wellington North, Hutt, and Victoria Collego.

• Junior: Wellington Central, Wellington East, Wellington' South, Wellington North, St.- Mark's, Johnsonville, Petorie, Y.M.C.A., Hutt, Victoria Col-lego,-and-Wellington College. Third-class: Wellington Central, Wellington East, Wellington South, Wellington North, Catholic Club, Templars, St'. Mark's; Y.M.C.A./ Mono, Wellington College (two teams), Hutt, Victoria , \ College, and Karori (conditional). ( Only two entries have been received for the fourth-class championship, and it is, therefore, piobable that .the competition will not be proceeded with. FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY. v Tho following games aroto be, played on', Saturday ''next:—Junior champion-" ship: Wellington College v. Wellington Central, at College ground; Wellingv. Johnsonville, at Basin Reserve;.: Wellington South v.' Y.M.C.A., at Kelburne Park; Petone v. St. Mark's, at Petone; Hutt v. Victoria College, at Hutt; Wolhngton North, a bye. MATCH AT PAHAUTANUI. A cricket match was played at Pahautanui on Saturday, married v. single, for. which, the single men claim victory, the game being won on first innings, but, had tho light kept good for one more over, the married would have turned the tables with a few wickets to spare. The ball being greasy tho married men allowed a lot of qatches to find tho ground, which really lost them the jam©. A luncheon was laid in the pavilion." The gamo was watched by a gobd number of sp.x:tators from all ' parts of the district, those including tho member for the district, Mr. W. H.' Field, M.P., and also one of the oldest cricketers in the Dominion, Mr. Clias. Stuart, of Judgeford. The scoies were as follow:— Married: First innings.—S. Boulton, run out, 0; A. Han is, run out, 3; Thos. Harris, b. C. Blackey, 0; J.-Millen b. K. Bouiton, 7; W. Harris, c. W. Blackey, b. C. Blackey, 1; G. Iggulden,. c. Symonds, b. K. Boultoh, 9; Geo. Harris c. Wm. Boulton, b. C. Blackey, 1: E/Gardner, b. Boulton, 8; F. Bradey, b. K. Boulton, 0; H. Harris, not out, 6; G. Bradey, b. C. Blackey, 1; A. Iggulden, run out, 0;/byes, 7; total 43. Second innings.—S. Boulton, c. Poarce, b. C. Blackey, 16; . Thos. Harris, not out, 16; J. Millen, c. and b., Barker, 7: W. Harris, b. C. Blackey, 5; G. Iggulden,'b. C. Blackey, 14; E. Gardner, run out, 6; F. Bradey, b. C. Blackey, 4; H. Harris, b. Blackey, 2; A. Iggulden,, not~ out, 0; byes, 10; total for seven • wickets, 80. Single. First innings.—Barker, b. G. Iggulden, 0; Symonds, b. Wm. Harris, 11; J. Beath, b. Wm. Harris, 14; W. Pearce, b. J. Millen, 19; K. Boulton, c. T. Harris, b. Wm. Harris 2; J. Harris, b. Wm. Harris, 2; V. Abbott, b. I J. Millen, 5; W. Boulton, run out, 7; L. Jones, c. G. Iggulden, b. Wm. Harris, 6; Ken Boulton, b. Wm. Harris, 0~ W. Blackey, b. Wm. Harris, 4; C. Blackey, not out, 0; total, 70. Second innings.—Barker, b. G. Iggulden, 1; Symonds, c. S. Boulton, b. A. Harris, 6; J. Beath, b. G.,lggulden, 3; W. Pearce, , c. S. Boulton, 'b. Wm. Harris, 1'; K. Boulton, c. G. Harris, b. J. Millen, 10; -J.'Harris, c. and'b. J. Millen, 2; V. Abbott, not out, ,3; W. Boulton, c. S. Boulton, b. J. Millen, 0: L. Jones, c. F. 1 Bradey, b. G. Iggulden, 0; Ken Boulton, c. S. Boulton, b. G. Iggulden, , 2; W. Blackoy, st. Geo. Harris, b. S. Boulton, 2; O. Blackcj, b. J. Millen, 27; byes, 4; total, 61. I

■/:■ -THE': season; ATVJATOKLAND/ .':; ■ :' (By .Telegraph.-Presg Association.) ,; ' ; ■":' Auckland, October L : -■■.'■ ; The' Auckland; Cricket, Association has '.'decided to. open'.the^season;oh October . 'IS. .'■' In reference;.to l . the invitation of j>. "the Canterbury; Cricket Association, for. ' ' an.Auckland team to visit Canterbury ■,' at Christmas itime,: it was. decided that the date was not suitable, but that a •v: team would,bo -sent later in the season. ' ..-■■• Catch of the,: Season .'. Laws and : Man- '•■■ filing's splendid stock: of cricket materials." .Courtenay Place,. Eopairs a speciality.*