CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 12090, 1 November 1933, Page 6

CRICKET

OPENING ON SATURDAY

COMMITTEE'S ARRAN GEM ENTS Preparations for the official opening of tho season next Saturday was the .principal business before- the weekly meeting of the management commitlee ol the Poverty Bay Cricket AssiiMr. A. R. Baker presided anil also present were; —Messrs V. O. R- Milford, L. 11. Thomson, A. Bignafi, A. C. AVoodfield, J. J. MacDonald, J. 55'. Blathwayl, and J. M. Kay, bun. secretary. It was decided to support a South Auckland remit, to the eOntereuce urging that an annual match ho played between representatives ol the four major associations and representatives of the minor associations. A letter- was received from the Waiapu Cricket Association suggesting November 20 and 21 as ,suitabledates for the Hawke Cup elimination match, and it was resolved that tho match should be played on the dates named.

Air. E. 0. ’Lnttroll "’us appointed resident delegate ‘from tbc association to the New Zealand Cricket Council. The grounds committee reported th'at t]ro ground would ho in splendid order for the official oncniii.g rf Dm season on Saturday. It wag decided to aslc Mr. Milford to perforin the opening ceremony at 3 p.m. The draw for play in the minor grades on tbc opening day resulted as follows.— •Second grade.—High School v Ala ri.it A, High School ground; Marist B v Unemployed, Oval No. 4 wicket. Third grade.—Marist v High School C, at the High School; High School A v High School B. at the High School. It was decided that tho Thursday competition should bo opened on November 9,. and the draw for tho first matches resulted as follows Retailers v R.S.A.; Cash Stores v Wanderers, Ylf.-Biathwayt was appointed to act as secretary during the. absence of Air. Kay in Christchurch to attend the conference of the council. Mr.- MacDonald reported tlie re-ceipt-.‘of an anonymous donation o f half‘tho amount of tiinher required for '.the ■wooden practice wicket, and stated ; that arrangements • were well i’ll hand for the laying dow u u f the wicket. .. ■

R, was suggested t lint matches should be 'arranged .for the entertainment of the crews <T 11.M.5. Diomede and 11.M.5. Laburnum on the occasion of i heir visit to Gisborne. It was proposed that the teams from the warships should meet the teams drawing byes on tbc respective Saturdays on winch thy vessels will be at this port, and it was. 1<?11 to Mr. Woodfietd lo make suitable arrangements.