CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 10510, 14 February 1928, Page 7

CRICKET

AUSTRALIANS'’ TOUR. WELLINGTON TEAM. ' (Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Feb. 13. The Wellington cricket team to play the Australians Avill be as 10lloavs : Brice (captain), Dempster, Foley, LoAvry, Badcock, Lamason, James, -AJcGirr, McLeod, Lambert, and Massey. POVERTY BAY ASSOCIATION. Tho management committee of the Poverty Bay Cricket Association avus held last evening, Mr V. C. R. Mitford presiding over a good attendance of delegates. Prior to commencing the business of the evening the association passed a motion of condolence Avith tho relatives of the late Mrs Wm. Oates, of Tokomaru Bay, and it Avas decided to fonvard a letter of sympathy to Mr Oates, senr. A letter was received from the ToAvn Clerk asking the Association to co-operate in raising funds for the AvidoAVS of Lieut. Moncrief and Capt. Hood, the lost Ncav Zealand aviators. The Association decided to open a subscription list Avith Mr Fox. lii connection Avith the match betAveen Poverty Bay and the Australians at Gisborne, the question of raising guarantees avus deferred until next meeting. It avus decided to ask the selectors to submit the names of 22 possibles by next Monday night. The Association decided to endeavor to arrange a civic reception to the visitors ii possible. The charges of admission to the match were fixed- as follow:—2s to ground, ladies Is and schoolboys 6d, and stand Is. - The position of the teams is as I'oIIoAVS : Barry Cup.—Celtic plus 3, School plus 2, Old Boys minus 2, City minus • . Crauncy Cup.—Civil Service plus 9, Turanganui plus 3, 8.8. Flub minus 3, Gisborne Club minus 9. Junior —0.8. 18, School A. 0, Celtic 1, School 13. minus 11. Wickets for Saturday’s match wore allotted as follow: —Old Boys v. School No. 3, Messrs Lord and Willies; City v. Celtic No. 1, Messrs Martin and Sharp ; P.B. a'. Gisborne, No. 2. Messrs O’Donnell and Thomson : Turanganui v. Civil Service No. 1, Messrs Swan and IlliiigAA'orUi. ’junior.—Turanganui v. School A. a t School; Celtic v. School B. at Domain. . Thursday.—High School v City No. 1; Cash Stores v. Solt Goods No. o