CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIII, Issue 10140, 28 October 1925, Page 2

CRICKET

POVERTY BAY ASSN

MEETING OF COMMITTEE

-The weekly meeting of the Poverty Bay Cricket Association .management committee was held on 'Monday evenAir.*; V. C l . B. Mitford presiding.:.- ■ - ; . . : /- -. " - '.Letters were received from the New Zealand Nomads’ Cr’cket Club asking for a match with the Poverty Bay reps, on January 1 and 2.—« The request was approved, ar.d permission was also granted to the Nomads to play Wriapu on the Oval on the two following days, if desired.

A motion to the effect that the compotit'on he suspended for this Saturday, owing to clashing with the races, -was withdrawn after discussion. - The draw was as follows: C ty v. High School, No; 3 ground; Un’ted v. Old Boys. No. 4. The P.B. Club v. Gisborne Club match will he. cpir'K menced on November 7. and the Association liter w 11 decide whether it is necessary to finish it..'It was reported that the United Club would enter two teams in the second grade, and the grade matches would commence on Saturday, the draw being as follows: Old' Beys v. United A, No. 1 ground; Un ted B, a. bye. Ground fees for v players in the second gride were fixed at Gd per p’nyer. The ground comm ttee were in*st cue bed- -to- .prepare- - another> practice wicket,- to ■ meet ther demands of the players.- v ‘ .; Aller.tiofi;:fhaying ibheem..drawn'::.'to' tho fact that one or two cars had. ; hceu run across the playing i pitches ;'ast S. turday, it was resolved that 1

;>anyfurther .ipfßsnoes-of . this .Jriikl would result in ears being debarred from tho ground. Space it at present aavilable around the margin of the Oval. Messrs A. O. Cooke, O. R. Olsen, and W. J. Scholium, were appo’nted a selection committee. AUSTRALIAN COMMENT ON N'.Z. TEAM. i VISITORS WILL BE UP AGAINST STIFF PROPOSITION. SYDNEY, Oct. 27. The Daily Telegraph, reviewing the New Zea’and cricket team, says New Zealand conditions are similar to English’, and the visitors will probably take some t’me to ..accustom »thejEselvof. to Australia’s fast and. fiery wickets. The Dominion possesses? some good batsmen, but the bowling department is. lamentably weak. There are very few first-class j trundlers and on Australian pitches tliey will find their task much harder. With tho English trip ahead the States in competition for the Sheffield sh'eld wi 1 field their strongest teams consequently the New Zealanders are up against a stiff proposition.—i U.P.A.