AFFECTED BY STORM

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 68, 13 December 1939, Page 10

AFFECTED BY STORM

Three Wickets Not Available CRICKET ASSOCIATION It was reported at a meeting of the Wellin-ton Cricket Association yesterday that tlie reserves department of the Vel-lin'-ton Citv Council had advised that ti!ree° wickets, two at and one a X-ilriiville would not be available lot play on Saturday as u result of Monday s St The association decided that all club and colts’ practices on tlie Basin Reserve finish this week. Practices will be resumod ou JcUimiry 4, Mr J. Galliclian, Palmerston Aorth, wrote that he had been given authority v the Manavvatu Cricket Association to arrange matches at. Christmas ami New Y ... for a .Manavvatu eleven and inquired about the possibility of a Wellington eleven plaving in Palmerston North on New Year dates. Failing a Wellington team, a club team might be able to accept the dates. rl , q'be chairman, Mr. J. 11. Phillipps, said that because of finance, it would bo impossible to send a second Wellington re-■i-esentative eleven, but it was possible that a. team from Wellington would accent the invitation. , . ~ , Advice was received from the Auckland Cricket Association that the Auckland Plunket Shield side would arrive at Wellington at 10 a.m. on December 22. Mr A. Ronahison was appointed manager of tlie Wellington Plunket Shield side to play Auckland and Mr. W. A. Baker managor of the Wellington team to" play Canterbury.