ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1342, 20 January 1912, Page 13

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

0 CRICKET. ] WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION, ;r COMMITTEE MEETING, h A meeting of the committee of the WelT "PS*? 11 Cricket Association was held last night. Mr. M. F. Luckie presided, and y there ware also present: Messrs. E. B n; Vance, W. Hood, D. M'Kenzio, V. B. Willis, W. A. Parton, S. Bricc, — Lowe, M. J. Crombio,• C. Hickey, and E. M. 1 Beechey. *• The treasurer's-report, submitted to tho meeting, showed that the association's t> position had iraproved something like r- JCIBO since the beginning of the season. Two senior clubs in arrears with fees are to be suspended from playing unloss the amounts are paid by February 2. j In connection with tho Plunket Shield match, a resolution was passed instructj tag the selectors to pick twelve men, these including Mr. J. P. Blacklock as V manager. Tho players are to leave for Christchurch on Wednesday next. Mr. i). M'Kenzio moved to rescind the ! 3 motion instructing tho association's selccl.s tors to appoint a captain to each team >> solocted.—After brief discussion the rno- *- tion was lost. Tho Auckland Association agreed to tho 1- suggested alteration in the dates of the d Wellington-Auckland fixture. The match !- will now bo played on February 23, 24, and 2G. e A request by the Otago Association that jl tho Wellington Association should send s a team to Dunedin this year was rofused. It was decided, howover, to inform the s Otago Association that every effort would o bo made to send a team to Dunedin next j season. In reply to a letter from tho Marlborough Cricket Association, th© secretary was instructed to write and suggest March IS and 13 as suitable dates for the Wellington-Marlborougli match at Wol--0 lington. 6 In regard to tho North-East B match, s originally set down for last Saturday, it e was decided to limit the fixture to one 0 day. 8 MATCHES TO RESUME, n To-day the matches postponed, interh ruptcd, and spoiled last Saturday on acr, count of rain and soaked wickets, will J be resumed. The North-East B game 1 was not actually commenced last week, and a beginning do novo will have to ' be made this afternoon. The Victoria College-Central game is an exceedingly interesting position, Collepo having made fli) runs in their first innings, and sent nine Central men back for a total of S2. Tho South-Fetono game was played for only about an hour, during which time 0 South knocked up G4 runs tor throo _wic--0 kets.' East A are in a winning position in their match with Hutt, having 171 8 runs up for three wickets. 0 1 * TEAMS FOR TO-DAY. 1 A largo number of cricket teams for to-day havo been received. Unless 1 these reach TnE Dominion Offioe on s Thursday each week cannot appear, t