CRICKET.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 23 January 1926, Page 3

CRICKET.

plunkft si he i.o .match. WELLINGTON SCORES '270. (by TEIjKGUAPJI I’llliSS ASSOCIATION.) DUNEDIN. Jan. 22. The Plunket Shie’d match, Otago v. Wellington, was commenced on Causbrook to-day. The weather was hue but windy till late in the afternoon, when showers fell. Wel’ington batted first and compiled 270. Otago had lost five wickets for 7< when stumps \teie drawn. Scores: — WELLINGTON. First Innings. Hiddleston, b Dickinson <3 Collins, b Dickenson 0 •Kortlang, 1.b.w., b Shepherd db Dempster, c Blamires b Zimmerman 1 0 McGi-rr, 1.b., b Dickinson 21 McLeod, b Dickinson 20 Banks, 1.b.w., b Dickinson I Badcock, c Zimmerman, b Dickinson Tattersall, b Zimmerman y Brice, b Dickinson I Henderson, not out 5 Extras Total - 270 Bowling analysis.—Dickinson, seven wickets for 90 runs; Torrance, none for 47: A. W. Alloo, none for 72; H. L. Alloo., no?i© for 15; Shepherd, one for i.,4 ; Zimmerman, two for 8. OTAGO. Eirst Innings. Shepherd, b McGirr 2 Worker, b Henderson oO Ohei rv. c Badcock. b McGirr ” McMullan, b Brice Alloo. H. C., 1.b.w., b Brice; b B'amires, not out • *, Extras Total for five wickets 11 Bowling analysis.—McGirr, two for 90; Badcock, none for 23; Brice, two for 12; Henderson, on e for 4. *• ■REP. CRICKET. 'The secretary of the Taranaki Cricket Association (Mr J Nielsen) has received advice from the Auckland Association that it was pleased to agree to a match against Taranaki at Eastei, the game to bC played on Good hndav and Saturday. Auckland has decided not to pay the expenses of the Taranaki team.

PLAY IN SOUTH TARANAKI. THIRD ROUND DECIDED ON. Details in connection with cricket in South Taranaki were arranged at a meeting of the Southern Division whicli met at Hawera last evening. There were present: Messrs R. Penny (Okaiawa) in the chair, J. Neilsen, T. MeKenzie and W. G. Walkley (Hawera), C. Watson and G. Stevenson (Manaia), A. 0. Hemingway and M. Priest (Eltham). , . It was decided to play a third round, and on a toss it was further decided to adopt the fixtures of the second. round. A letter from each of the Stratford and Manaia Clubs necessitated the division arriving at a decision in connection with the Stratford-Manaia match which was to have been played On November 21. The Manaia delegates stated that Stratford did not fulfil its engagement, and Manaia therefore claimed a forfeiture. A letter from the Stratford Club stated that it had been under the impression that all matches had been postponed that week, and Manaia had agreed to replav the match. Mr C. Watson said that Manaia knew nothing of any arrangement with Stratford. Manaia felt that it was entitled to the match for the following reasons: (1) All other matches were played on that clay. (2) The Manaia Club was put to the expense of arranging tea. (3) Two. of the Manaia players iourneved nine miles in order to play. ’ (4) One of the Manaia players paid a man to do his work on the day in question, (o) The Manaia team had the ground prepared and had assembled readv for plav. The chairman said that there was one of the division’s rules which stated that anv team which did not arrive on the ground within 30 minutes of the time fixed for commencing play forfeited the game, but might appeal against forfeiture in case of accident or any other good cause. It was stated that some held the opinion that the match should he replnved under the same conditions —that was, Stratford to play minus the four representative players who would not have been able* to plav on the date of the disputed fixture.

Mr C. Watson said that the position was that some of the Manain players were leaving the district, and also.it would he difficult to arrange a suitable dnv for a further match. Hi 1 Wnlklev' moved that owing to the onoratioil of Rule 5, and in view of the difficulty in arranging a replay, and also in view of the fact that Manaia had all its players on the ground, that two of its nlavers travelled nine miles, that, tbov were put to the expense of afternoon tea, the match he awarded to AT-.mia

''*r M'-TCen/.ie seconded. Mr t T emingwav strongly supported the resolution. which was carried. ft was dc 'irh'ii that, a match h twcmi ' Vorth and ,So"fh Country Assnria- ‘ iocs lie played at Kb ham, on n dat<> to ho decided hv the twfi associations. 'l’li,, ‘-'outhern A ssoc’a 1 ion consists ot l hc M:inu :, f. Okaiawa. Kltliam and sfl'-vtford clubs. Afemlie" r - cypress d a desire to see as ranv vouiur players nnrtirinaic in Ihr rranio as pnssih’e. and a rrc'-.mmendn - ’Jell was made to lh : s effect to the -selectors. M ca-s |-f(oningway. M. 'burst and C AVatson. It was dcciclcd that anv player retirng in a match he recorded as “not 'int.” thereby net affecting his .hatting averatre. Mr C. Watson indicated his willingness to clonnts a trophy for the holder -.f the best howling average, on condition that another trophy was soured for the host flatting average. Mr Penny gave notice of his intention to move at the next meeting that the ‘‘follow on” he reduced to 50 runs. With a view to obviating the draw : n cases where an innings had not been ■'•ivod. notice of motion was Mvon h” Mr -Pennv as fo'lows : (It “That the amendment to Hide G shall only applv where one side has completed its :!i----u'tms: (2) that in casts where one inniii r s has not been completed, that the match he continued on a future date on the same ground, and, if possible, under the same conditions.”