ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1076, 15 March 1911, Page 9

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET. THE; HAWKE GUI' FINAL. SOUTHLAND WINS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Christchurch March 14. The cricket match between Southland and Rangitikei for possession of tho Hawko Cup was concluded to-day, and resulted in a win for Southland. ■Rangitikei, who only scored 74 in the first innings- to their opponents, • 345, played a fino, uphill game, and tho second innings closed with a total of 351, to which 0., Marshall (not out) contributed IG6, G: F. Hill 53, and B. Signal] 38; Southland, •in thoir second innings, scored the runs necessary to win with the loss of two wickets, tho not-outs, L. Toole-and D. C. Hamilton, scoring respectively 40 and 29, the total for two wickets being .84. .

Management committee. PROFIT ON THE SHIELD MATCH. A meeting of tho Management Committee'of the Wellington Cricket. Association, was held in tho Occidental Hotel last evening, Mr. M. F. Luckie presiding. There were also present: Messrs. C. Hickey, J. Pearco, V. Willis, S. Brice, W. Barton, and C. Stevens, hon. secretary.

Tho Auckland Association forwarded a. statement of accounts in connection with tho Auckland-Wellington Plunket Shield match, which statement showed that £65 16s. was due to Wellington as its 30 per cent, share of the receipts. Tho gate receipts totalled £278 Os. .3d. The heaviest item of expenditure was £41 17s. 6d. for ground charges.

The Public Schools Association .was granted tho use of a wicket on tho Basin Reserve on Saturday next for tho-match Wellington v. Wairarapa Schools. ..

The Junior Championship Committee forwarded a list showing tho positions to .date of tho various teams in tho competition. These arc: Pctone, 23 points;-St: Mark's, 21; East, 18; Hutt, 14; Johnsonvillc, 12; Y.M.C.A., 12; North, 9; South; 9;-Wellington College, 6; Victoria College, 6; Central, 3. There are still two matches to bo played. Tho''Sydenham Club, Christchurch, wrote asking if 'a match.could.be arranged'with Wellington East "A .at the end of next week. It was decided to endeavour to arrange the match for Friday.; and Saturday week. The Wednesday .Association wrote .asking if a. representative match could' bo arranged between the Saturday and Wednesday players. It was decided to inform'tho Wednesday Association that owirig to the lateness of the application and the accumulation of fixtures tho match could not bo played.

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