WELLINGTON CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 111, 4 February 1941, Page 9

WELLINGTON CRICKET

Interprovincial Matches It was announced at Hie weekly meeting of the management committee of the AVellington Cricket Association yesterday that the sole selector to the association, Air. J. R. Lanuison. had chosen E. G. AlcLeod to captain the Wellington eleven in the return match against Auckland, in Auckland, this month. The Canterbury association wrote stating that there was a possibility ol the Canterbury representative team playing a return match against Wellington, in A\ ellington, this season, and, if a team could be got together for the trip, Canterbury would prefer that the match should be played on February 28 and Alareli 1 and 2. It was decided to reply that AVellington would welcome a return niiiteh. Mr. F. AV. Gilligan, principal ot Wanganui Collegiate School, wrote accepting the association's invitation to play for I lie Wellington veterans’ team against tlie Auckland veterans in AVellington on March 7 and 8. SATURDAY’S FIXTURES Following are the Wellington Cricket Association's grade championship fixtures for Saturday:— Senior. Kilbirnie v. Old Boys, Busin 2, Moore AVi’flington v. Midland, Basin 1. Watts and Reynolds. . , e n Karori v. University, Karori 1, Scott and Lambert. . , . Hutt v. Institute. Kilbirnie 1 first, day, Hutt second day, Bakenioro and Stanton. Second Grade. Hutt V Wellington, Kelhurn I and Hutt, ■Uderslev ami Hammond; Petone v. Bt. Patrick's 0.U.. Petone, Aitken mid AV ray . Onslow v. Karori, Nairnville. an . l ' Shearer- Kilbirnie v. Old Boys, Kilbirnie G. Webb and Harris-Daw; Johnsotiville v. Midhind, Johnsonville; University v. institute, Kelhurn 1, Dalton and Russ. Third Grade. Hospital v. Kilbirnie, I’orirtHl; Onslow v College, college; Petone v. Petone East, retone, Toomath and Jeuness: brookljn v. Institute, Kelhurn 2; Midland v. Air Force, Wakefield 1. Fourth Grade. Hutt v Old Bovs. Anderson 1 ami Hutt; Railways v. Institute Wakefield -; Brooklyn v. Onslow, Nairnville 2; Kuliirnle v. University, Kilbirnie 2; Karori, a bye. Fifth Grade. YMC A v Karori. Klll'ori 2; Midland ‘v institute, Wakelield 3; Onslow v. Kilbirnie, Nairnville 3: Wellington v. Unit, Anderson 2 and Hutt. Sixth Grade. Karori v. Institute A, Karori 3: Old Bovs v. Midland, AVakelield 4; University v. Johnsonville, Johnsonville; Institute, a bye. Seventh Grade. St. Patrick's v. Petone, Petone; Wellington V. Hutt, Anderson 3; Ouslow, a bye. ' HUTT VALLEY FIXTURES Following are the Utilt A’alley Cricket Association's grade championship fixtures for Saturday:— „ ~ A grade: Aloera Stop Out v. Upper Hutt, at Upper Hutt; Trafalgar Park v. Bel Park, at Trafalgar Park, Malm and Gardiner- Empire v. IMetters United, at Petone Rec. No. 2, -Sharpe and Dougau; Eastbourne v. General '.Motors, at General Motors, Foreman and Flaws. B grade: Central v. Gracefield, at MeEwen Park; Gear v. Trafalgar Park, at North Park No. 3. J. Carter; Petone Hibernians v. Odlins, at Petone 'Rec. No. 1; Oddfellows v. Taita, at North Park N °C grade: Epunl v. Taita, at Nal Nai No. 2, (Morgan; Trafalgar Park v Gear United, at Trafalgar .Park, McGrath and Hunter; Stewart Prams v. Eastbourne, at Eastbourne. ' D grade: Trafalgar Park v. Upper Hutt, at North Park No. 2; Hutt Hibernians y. Petone 'Hibernians, at Nai Nai No. 1; United v. Epunl, at Nai Nat No. 3. Positions of A Grade Teams. Following are the positions of the teams in the A grade championship eompetl-

tion: — 4pt. 2pt. Win. L. I). Pts 'J'rafaOgar Park 3 0 Mettcrs United i) »• 0 IS Eastbourne 1 b •> 0 16 Bell Park Moora Stop Out 0 0 «.> 3 G 4 0 12 Empire 1 General Motors . 0 2 S 0 4 Upper Hutt 0 0 9