CRICKET.

Evening Post, Volume LXI, Issue 84, 11 April 1901, Page 5

CRICKET.

The public schools championship has now oeen concluded, and leaves the Mount Cook School at the head of the list, a position it has occupied ever since the initiation of the competition tome twelve or thirteen years ago. Tne Mount Cook team won all its matches, six in number, scoring 12 points; Ciyde-qu&j oome^s next, with five wins out of six, and 10 points j then Te Mxo, 8 pointa (four wins, one hjy default) j then Thorndon, 6 points, and Terrace, 2. , A special meeting of the Cricket Association is convened for nest Monday uighfc for the discussion of the* Tece4t decision of the Third-class Championship Committee awarding the'match Wesley I. v. Phoenix 111. to ,the latter team. The position stands at -present thus: Some time ago Phoenix met Wesley, but the game was not completed. Before any further advance could be made in thei game the Wesley team withdrew from the championship contest. The Third-class Committee counted this as a default on.' the part of the »% esley team, and awarded a win to the Phoenix and otter teams. This put Phoenix on a level v?iti* the Midland team, which up till then looked "a good thing" for the championship. Naturally there was trouble, and the Midland delegates are leaving nothing undone in their efforts to upset tJie decision. It is difficult &' understand en what grounds they base their objection, to' the position, because tne Third-class ■£ommittee had'no other course one* to it "•except the oh^ trhidh" followed. Mr. 0. P. Firth, Principal of v «a»e Wellington College, and one o^f the tc^t authorities in Wellington, upholds the &mmittteSi riefctta.' • ' *'- ''X)