WELLINGTON CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 117, 11 February 1941, Page 9

WELLINGTON CRICKET

Match With Auckland Begins On Friday It was announced at the weekly meeting of the management committee of the Wellington Cricket Association yesterday that the Wellington representative team which is to play the return match with the Auckland eleven, at Auckland, on Friday, Saturday, and Monday next, will leave for Auckland by the 3 o’clock train tomorrow. T. Russ, of the Kilbirnie club, has notified that he will be unable to make the trip. Lieutenant-Colonel IL W. Foster, of the General Staff, Central Military District, advised that the Officer Commanding the District had approved of a match between a team from Trentham Mobilization Camp and a Wellington team, on condition that the total gate money collected, less the cost of transport of the Army team, be devoted to the Patriotic Fund. It was decided to reply that it would be impossible to play such a match uutil about the middle of Mareh. The town clerk advised that the reserves committee of the Wellington City Council had allocated the Basin Reserve to the Wellington Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association on February 22, and to the New Zealand Baseball Association on April 5. The Victoria University College Amateur Athletic Club had applied for the use -of the Basin Reserve on April 12 and April 14. The dates suggested for the use of the Basin Reserve by outside sports bodies were approved. The Onslow club wrote, stating that it was compelled to withdraw its sixth grade team from the championship competition, because of loss of members. ORDER OF LOWER GRADES Following are the positions of the teams in the Wellington Cricket lower grade championship competitions:— Second Grade. —Johnsonville, 56: Kilbirnie, 45: L’etone. 33: Onslow, 32; St. Patrick’s 0.8., 31; Hutt, 28; Institute, 24; Old Boys, 22: Karori.' 20; University, 8; Wellington, S: Midland. 2, Third Grade. —Kilbirnie. 50; Hospital, -15; Petone East, 37; Midland, 26; Air Force, 21; College. 21: Petone, 21; Onslow, S; Brooklyn, 2; Institute. 0. Fourth Grade. —Jlutt, 39; Kilbirnie, 37; Institute, 29; Onslow, 26; Brooklyn, 21; Railways, 21; Karori, 16; Old Boys, 8; University, 5. Fifth Grade. —-Hutt, 53; Onslow, -10; Institute, 32; Karori, 24: Wellington, 24; Kilbirnie. 21: Midland. 21; Y.M.C.A., 0. Sixth Grade. —Johnsonville, 40; Karori, 37; Institute A. 29: Institute' B, 29; University. 16; Midland. 0: Old Boys, 0. Seventh Grade. —Hutt, 57; Onslow, 33; St. Patrick’s 0.8., 25; Petone, 18; Wellington, 13. Club Championship.—Kilbirnie, 655; Institute. SSI ; Hutt, 538; Onslow. 383; Karori, 363; Johnsonville. 303: Midland, 271; Old Boys. 206; Petone, 190: Wellington, 169; St. Patrick’s 0.8., 147; Hospital, 135; University, 111: Petone East, I'll; Railways, 87: Brooklyn, (W; Air Force, 63; College, 63; Y.M.C.A., 0. Seventh Grade Fixtures. Following are the seventh grade fixtures for Saturday : — St. Patrick's 0.8. v. Hutt, at Hutt; Petone v. Onslow, at Petone; Wellington, a bye. BOYS’ MATCH Wellington proved much too strong for Lower Hutt in a match played under the control of the Wellington Boys' Cricket Association on the Kilbirnie Recreation Ground on Saturday morning. Wellington made 1411 for virtually one wicket. Deslandes scored 50, -Lahood 51, and -Hayman 27. and these three players all retired. The only Wellington player to lose his wicket was Inglis, who was caught after reaching 13. (Lower Hutt could total only 100, the highest scorer being B. Mabin, director ot the Wellington Boys’ Institute, who reinforced the Hutt 'boys, and scored 37 not out. Dudding and Wiggins 'both reached 15. Hicks and Hayman were the most successful bowlers for Wellington. RAILWAY CADETS’ MATCH A match 'between railway cadets of Auckland and Wellington, played on Bell Park at the weekend, resulted in a win for Wellington by 147 runs on the first innings Wellington scored 206 for eight wickets, declared (Clure 92, Turnbull 37 not out), and Auckland "were dismissed for 59. Bowling for Wellington, Vaughan took three for 6. HUTT FIXTURES Following are the Hutt Valley Cricket Association’s grade championship fixtures for Saturday next: —■ A grade: Moera Stop Out v. Bell Park, at Bell Park, Hunter; Upper Hlitt v. General Motors, at Upper Hutt. Flaws; Trafalgar Park v. Metters United, at Petone Rec. No. 1, Sharpe and Dougan; Umpire v. Eastbourne, at Eastbourne. B grade: Central v. Trafalgar Park, at Trafalgar Park No. 1. Malin; Gracefield v. Odlins, at McEwen Park; Gear v. Taitn '(wicket to be allocated) ; Petone Hibernians v. Oddfellows, at General Motors, Foreman and AV. Carter. C grade: Epuni v. Gear United, at North Park No. 3; Taita v. Eastbourne (wicket to be allocated) ; Trafalgar Park v. Stewart Prams, at North Park No. 1.

D grade: Trafalgar Park v. Petone Hibernians, at Trafalgar Park No. 2; Upper Hutt v. Epuni, at North Park No. 2; Hutt Hibernians v. Metters United, at Petone Pee. No. 1. How Teams Stand. Following are the positions of the teams in the grade championships:— A Grade.

Trafalgar Park Wins. 4pt. 2j)t. D. 0 L. 3 Pts. Metiers United o 0 3 20 Eastbourne 6 0 3 20 Moora Stop Out .. .. 1 (I 0 4 18 Bell Park . . . . o 6 0 3 14 Empire .... 1 1 9 General Motors .... 0 • ’ 0 9 4 Upper Hutt ... B .... 0 Grade. 6 1 10 1 I’otone Hibernians o 7 0 Q 22 Oddfellows .... 4 ; > 0 0 2(5 (tear United o « 0 3 20 Taita . . . . .1 4 1 t> 13 Central .... 1 3 1 6 It Trafalgar Park ... 1 3 1 G 11 Odlins ... 0 3 0 8 () Gracefield c ..... 0 Grade. 3 0 8 6 Eastbourne ... 0 9 0 •> 18 Trafalgar Park o 4 3 IS Epuni 3 i 15 Stewart Prams . o 0 7 12 Gear United ... 1 1 0 8 Taita D ... 1 Grade. 0 0 10 4 Trafalgar Park ... 4 0 1 4 21 Mutters United ... 1 6 0 4 10 Hutt Hibernians ... 1 5 0 5 14 Epuni ... 1 4 1 fi 13 Petone Hibernians . 1 4 0 6 12 Upper Hutt .... ... 1 ■j 0 8 8