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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 136, 5 March 1929, Page 16

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MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING revision of plunket SHIELD RULES The New Zealand Cricket Council wrote to the Management Committee of the Wellington Cricket Association, which met last night, asking if the association had any suggestions to make in the direction of altering or amending the Plunket Shield rules. It was stated that the procedure of allotting points in Sheffield Shield cricket in Australia was on the basis of five points for an outright win, three for a first innings win, one for a first innings loss, and in the event of a tie the position would be determined by the best batting and bowling averages. The latest English county method was on the basis of eight points for an outright win, five for a first innings win, four for a tie on first innings or on the match, four if there was no result on the first innings after six hours’ actual play, and three points for a loss on the first innings. It was decided to reply that in the opinion of the association the Plunket Shield rules needed revision, and that a report would be made at a later date. A protest was received from the secretary of the Kilbirnie Cricket Club in connection with the third grade (A) match between Kilbirnie v. Stop Out, in wmeh it was stated that Stop Out had drawn stumps before time and deprived ■ Kilbirnie of victory. It was decided to ask the Stop Out Club for an explanation. FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY Following are the fixtures for Saturday;— . Senior. Old Boys v. Wellington, Basin Reserve No. 1. ’Varsity v. Midland, Basin Reserve No. 2Petone v. Hutt, at Hutt. Institute v. Kilbirnie, at Kilbirnie. Junior Grades: Ninth Round. Junior A.—lnstitute v. Midland, Kelburn No. 1; Old Boys v. Karori, Kelburn No. 2; University v. Wellington, Ander ; son Park No. 2; Kilbirnie v. Hutt, Hutt; Johnsonville v. Petone,. Petone. Junior B.—Hutt v. Institute, Hutt; University v. Marist, Wakefield Park No. 3 ; Wellington v. Porirua, Porirua ; Railways v. Old Boys, Anderson Park No. 1; Wellington College v. Y.M.C.A., Wellington College. Junior C.—Wellington College v. Y.M.C.A., Wellington College; Stop Out v. “Dominion,” Anderson Park No. 3; Midland v. Wellington, Wakefield Park No. 1; Marist v. “Evening Post,” Kelburn No.’ 4; Hutt v. Kilbirnie, Hutt; Khandallah v. Petone, Petone. Junior D. —University v. Wellington, Kilbirnie No. 4; Y.M.C.A. v. Johnsonville, Johnsonville; Institute v. Old Boys, Wakefield Park No. 2! Karori v. East-’ bourne, Kilbirnie No. 3. INTERMEDIATE GItADE The following will be the intermediate grade fixtures for next .Saturday:— First Elevens.—St. Patrick’s College v. Institute, Newtown Park No. 3; Wellington College v. Hutt Valley High School, College Ground No. 3; W.Y.M.I. v. Technical College, Hutt Valley High School No. 1; Scots’ College v. Rongotal Boys’ College, Scots’ College No. 1. Second Elevens.—St. John’s v. Scots’ College, Scots’ College No. 2; Wellesley College v. Technical College, Hutt Valley High School No. 2; Hutt Valley High School v. Wellington College, Wellington College No. 4; Boys’ Institute v. St. Patrick’s College, Newtown Park No. 4. Third Elevens. —Wellington College v. Hutt Valley High School, Wellington College No. 5; Technical College v. Boys’ Institute B. Hutt Valley High School No. 5; Rongotal Boys’ College v. Scots’ College. Scots’ College No. 3; St. Patrick's College v. Boys’ Institute A, Newtown Park No. 5. JUNIOR GRADE.’ Junior grade fixtures (Saturday morning) are:—Boys' Institute A v. Technical College B, Basin Reserve No. 3; Stop Out v. Technical College A, Basiu Reserve No. 2; W.Y.M.I. v. Boys’ Institute B, Basin Reserve No. 1: Karori v. Miramar Presby-. terian, Basin Reserve No. 4. \ Following Is the result of a match played on Saturday between Marist and Porirua: —Porirua. 153 (Jeffreys 40, J. Trewick 26, Hughes 35). and 186 for four wickets, declared (Jeffreys 36, J. Trewick 89, T. Trewick 42 not out). Bowling for Mnrist, G. Flett took five wickets for 33 runs, F. Hepburn two for 0, F. Duffy two for 26. Marist, 178 (Cuming 54, Hepburn 55, Duffy 20 not out, F. Gamble 18), and 162 for eight wickets (G. Davies 64, F. Hepburn 40. H. Cuming 22, J. Madden 25 not out). Bowling for Porirua, Windley took three for I 55, Ell four for 16, J. Trewick five I for 13. Marist, a four-point win.