CRICKET AFFAIRS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 120, 17 November 1942, Page 3

CRICKET AFFAIRS

The question of playing a Wellington-Auck-land representative cricket mutch at Wellington during tlie Christmas or New -Year holidays is . being considered, a recitiest having been received from the Auckland" Cricket Association for Wellington's opinion on the matter. It was explained to the local <ionimittee by the chiiirmnn (Mr. ,1. J), Hmvitt) tlmi If tbo match, worn played it would bo on n 50-50 bilMrs financially, and that the Auckland team would have to be billoted. Mr. Howltt was appointed last night to represent tlio committee at a meeting arranged by the Wellington Council of Sport to discuss the question of waiting upon the City Council with a view to having rents of sports grounds reduced. Hesttlts. of thu latost. series of mutches in the Hutt Valley Cricket Association's competitions are:—A grade: Eastbourne, 116 (Tyndall -IS). Hibernians. 97' (N. Fole.v six for 33); Army, n 4-polnt win over Bell Park; upunu 09, Moera Stop Out, T8 (Hayes five for fl).: Graceflold, 11)2 for eight (Waters 12G not put) ; Central, 161 for P (Nairn four for 10), General Motors, 130 for seven (O'Haiioran 41 not out), Trafalgar Park. U(l. B grade: 8.A.&.M,, 51 and 124 (Mitchell seven.for 54), Bpunl. 41 and 8n (Peterson nine for 0, Including the "lint tric.l|," find four for 26) ; Trafalgar Park A, lii 3 and fil for one, 8.8.8., 50 and 144 for three, declared (Lowfi seven for 35) ; OddfcUowa, 18U (Harris 57, (J. Brockletmnk 42 not out), Trafalgar Park B, 73 (Sherwood four for 28) and !14 (IP. Brocklehank nine for 17); Tiiita, 1!5'5 (Wfiril r.O) anc} four for none, Bell Park, 92 and 64 (Wnrd eight for 16 and three for SO),