CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 59, 4 December 1923, Page 9

CRICKET

WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY The Management Committee of tho Wellington Cricket Association met last night, the chairman (Mr. C. G Wilson) presiding. ~ x . , In response to an application trom the Wairarapa Association, for a Wellington team at Christmas, it was decided to reply that an endeavour would be made to send a team. It was also resolved to arrange, if practicable, for a team to visit Manawatu on December 21 and 22. On the motion of Mr. D. McKenzie, it was resolved that transfers from clubs should be in the hands of tho transfers committee not later than 1 p.m. on Thursdays, and that the substitute should be named. In default, tfib application would not be considered for the current week. The senior championship committee suggested ill at the players chosen for representative matches should have the temporary use of the nets at the Basin Reserve allotted to the coltsand that, for the time being, the senior clubs should take the boys to thennets. The suggestion was adopted. The fee charged the Boys’ Institute for the use of a room at the Basin Reserve was reduced from £4 to £3, on their application. Fixtures. The “draw” for senior teams for Saturday next was decided as follows: —Petone v. Wellington, Hutt; Hutt V. Midland, Basin Reserve. No. 1; Y.M.C.A. v. Institute, Basin Reserve No. 2; Old Boys v. Thorndon. Kelburm The following are the third and fourth-class fixtures for Saturday next: Third A. Central Mission v. Institute, Wakefield Park No. 4; Karon v. Marist, Karori No. 4; Hutt Maori V. Thorndon, Anderson Park No. 1; Lyall Bay v. Midland, Lyall Bay No. 1; Selwyn v. Y.M.C.A., Kelburn Park No. 4 ; Wellington College v. Kilbirnie, College No. 1; Railways v. Hutt, Hutt No. 3. Third B. Selwyn v. Eastbourne, Newtown Park No. 3; Central Mission v. Petone A, Petone No. 3; Lyall Bay v. Kilbirnie B. Kilbirnie No. 3: Johnsonville v Y.M.C.A. B Johnsonville No. 2; Wes ley v. Petone B, Petone No. 4; Railways v. Hutt Maori, Newtown Park No. 4; Y.C.M.A. 0 v. Hutt. Hutt No. 4; Y.M.C.A. A v. St. Thomas. Kilbirnie No. 5; Kilbirnie B v. Karon, arori No. 5. Fourth. Institute v. Hutt, Hutt No. 5; Y.M.C.A. A v. Wellesley College, Scots College; Wellington College y. Central Mission, College No. 4 ; Marist v. Karori, Karori No. 2- Petone v. Y.M.C.A. B, Petone No. 5; Thorndon B v. Thorndon A, Lyall Bay No. 2; Scots College, a bye. BOYS’ LEAGUE. Institute Senior A, 92 and 97 for one wicket, beat St. Patrick’s College 76 and 56. King (Institute) took seven wickets for 15. A three-point win. i Institute Senior B 131 (Murdoch 59, Bowden 35), beat Maranui 118 and 92 (Hunt 35 not out and 26, Reed 28). Bowden (Institute) took eight wickets. A two-point win. Selwyn 156 beat Institute Intermediate A. 130. A two-point win. Institute Intermediate C 61 and 4 for five wickets, beat Ngaio 55, first innings. A two-point win. Wesley 148 (Felton 61, retired, Connolly 33)j scored a three-point win. oyer Institute Intermediate F 54 and 75. For Wesley, Owens took seven for 12. Institute Junior C 60 and 62, declared closed (Forbes 24, Kerr 21), peered a three-point win over St. Thomas’s 31 and 69. For Institute, Cook took seven wickets and Stevenson seven. For St. Thomas’s, Clerbutt took 8. Institute Junior B 156 and 69 (Wellington 51, Hill 39 not out),, beat Ngaio 61. A three-point win. Stop yOut Senior Boys’ B defeated Stop Out Intermediate B defeated Khandallah by 63 runs. MOORHOUSE CUP. Pinks v. Red and Gold.—Pink won bv 2 runs. Red and Gold —Miller 25 not out, Gillon 13. Pink—B. Lawer 13, Preston 13. MERCANTILE LEAGUE. Whitcombe and Tombs, Limited, 111 (Wetherall 23, Legge 21, ' Chant 14, Harding 23); bowling, Ferris one for 35, Welherall three for 40. Vacuum Oil Company, 118 for four wickets (Andrews 33 not out, Duck 21, Cottrell 21, Anderson 19 ndt out; Wilson 16); bowling, Duck three for 39, Anderson four for 19, Cottrell two for 17, Toomer one for 5. DUNEDIN MATCHES. By Telegraph—Press AssociationDunedin, December 2. The cricket fixtures on Saturday were played in ideal weather. Grange secured a two-point win from Albion, from whom they now lead by One point at the .conclusion of the first/ round. Carisbrook got a threepoint win from Dunedin. Albion, in the first innings, carried

their score from 65 for seven wickets to 137 (Keast 39, jMoKay 32); Galland took seven wickets for 63. Grange who had made 199 in the first strike, lost four wickets for 153 (Galland 71 not out, Knight 34, Kenny 30); Shepherd took two wickets for 28. Albion had lost two wickets in the second innings when stumps were drawn. Their score was then 102 (Shepherd 42 not out, S. Duncan 44. Dunedin, who on the previous Saturday had lost nine wickets for 40 in the first innings, lost tho remaining wickets without increasing the score; Dickinson took seven wickets for 17. 'Hie second innings was productive of 150 runs (Torrance 20, Eekhold 35, Strang 33, Casey 19 not out) ; Dickinson took six wickets for 51, Douglas two for. 23. Carisbrook, requiring 14 to win, lost one for 16. CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA 1 FIVE BATSMEN PASS -THE CENTURY MARK. (Rec. December 3, 7.30 p.m.) Sydney, December 3. The week-end first-grade cricket produced five three-figure scores —Hughes 141, Batson 139, Rowlands 137, Andres 115, and J. M. Taylor, who again topped the century with 110. The veteran M. A. Noble captured six Balipain wickets for 37 runs. —Press Assn.