CRICKET.

Evening Star, Issue 9580, 28 December 1894, Page 1

CRICKET.

The second innings of New South Wales closed at Melbourne yesterday for 194, of which Gregory scored 102 and Callaway 23. A. Trott took six wickets for 55 runs, H. Trott three for 47, and C. M'Leod one for 35. Victoria won the match by 161 runs.

A conference of cricket associations was held at Christchurch last night, when Auckland, Wellington, Hawke's Bay, Taranaki, Nelson, Canterbury, Otago, and Southland were represented. It was resolved to form a body to be called the New Zealand Cricket Council, consisting of the above enumerated associations and any others afterwards admitted, one association only to be admitted from each provincial district. The objects of the Council agreed upon were: The advancement of cricket throughout New Zealand, the arrangement of intercolonial foreign cricket matches, the making of all arrangements incident to the visits of teams to New Zealand, and the management and control of all New Zealand representative teams playing within or outside New Zealand, the control and arrangement of interprovincial matches, the settlement of disputes or differences between associations represented on the Council, the adoption of all rules or amendments from time to time passed by the Marylebone C.C. It was agreed that the annual meeting should be held in September; that the officers should be a president, vicepresidents (one appointed by each affiliated association), lion, secretary, and hon. treasurer ; that the Committee consist of officers and delegates appointed by the associations; that Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, and Otago Associations pay £2 2s "annually and send two delegates, the other associations £1 Is and send one delegate; that interprovincial matches for each season be arranged at each annual meeting of the Council, each arrangement to be a matter of mutual convenience. Mr E.' H. Williams (Hawke's Bay) was elected president, Mr C. R. Smith (Canterbury) hon. secretary, and Mr T. D. Harman (Canterbury) hon. treasurer. It was agreed to recommend the Council to arrange a North and South Island match, to be held alternately in each island, in seasons when no New Zealand match is being played. TO-MORROW'S FIXTURES JPNIOB cur. Albion No. 1 v. Carißbrook D, at North Ground; Albion No. 2 v. Anderson Bay, at the Bay ; Oceana v. Port Chalmers, at Port. OTHER MATCHES. Albion Third v. Union Steam Ship Company, at Oval; Carlton Bv. Star A, on Exhibition Ground; Carlton A v. Star B, on the latter's ground; Privateers A v. Midland, on the latter's ground; Privateers B v. Waverley B, on Asylum Ground.