JUNIOR CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 31, 7 February 1927, Page 3

JUNIOR CRICKET

The Canterbury Cricket Association has accepted the 16th ana 17th March as the dates for the Brabin Shield match, to be played at "Wellington. The teams will be composed of junior players under twenty-one years of age. The recent tour of a Wellington junior team, organised by Mr. L. J. Bra'bin, was thoroughly enjoyed by those who participated. In addition to the matches, at Hamilton and at Auckland, the team met a Te Awamutu eleven, captained by M. Barnett, a former Wellington player. The game was very keenly contested, and resulted in a tie, each side compiling 87 runs. During the trip to Te Awamutu, the visitors were the guests of the local club on a motor tour to Arapuni, via Orakau and Pukeatua, the return journey being made via Horahora and Cambridge. At a function after the match Mr. Brabin, a member of the Management Committee of the Wellington Cricket Association, stated that the W.C.A. had done everything possible to promote' the trip, and he was confident that the tourists would be better cricketers as a result of their experience. He hoped that some at least would develop into representative players. . They had been chosen with that object. The stay in Te Awamutu had been extremely pleasant, thanks to the hospitality of the local cricket club.

During the match at Auckland, Mr. L. J. Brabin presented a cup to the respective captains (Kissling, Auckland, and C. Owen, Wellington) as a memento of the occasion, the match being the first official one between the juniors of Auckland and Wellington. On behalf of the Wellington team, the captain handed to Mr. Brabin a-fountain pen as a mark of appreciation of his services as manager.

WELLINGTON LEAGUE,

Sehvyn, 175 (Aitken 64, Gilbert 61, G>rdmer 14, Williamson 10); South Wellington A, 120 (C. Gelt 51, A. Gell 10, Martin 10, and Davis 15). Welgasco A 82 (Harris 21, Meade 17 Hatchard 15, Waugh 14, Smallbone 10), Overhead 68 (Hey 30, M'lntosh IS). Bowling: For Welgasco, Pearce six for 8, Hatehard three for 11; for Overhead, Botton three for 15, Canute three for 47, Hey two for 5.

THIRD B,

Johnsonville .181 and 115 for five wickets (Harrison 49, M'Giuity 40 and 15, F. Stanbridge 33 and 36, Anderson 21, E. Mildeiihall 19 and 12);. V.M.C.A. B 127. Bowling: Brennan four wickets for IS runs, Davies four wickets for 45.

Kilbirnie A 215 (Hepburn 118, Perkins 35, Huston 24); Kilbirnie B 105 and 100 (R. Capper 49). Bowling for the winners, Hepburn seven for 59.