CRICKET.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 60, 23 February 1912, Page 2

CRICKET.

THE MANAGEMENT TROUB’ E. MR. MeGOYVAN MEDIATING. Svclney. Feb. 22. The six players failed to accept in time and Gregory. Hazlitt and Laren xvere selected to replace Trumper. Armstrong and ('oiler. The other selections r r ii!ain in abeyance. During the early part of the biy Mr. McGoxvan and Mr VYnniet' fruitlessly tried to secure a settlement of the cricket trouble. Having oiiiy received In;; invit; l tation on Saturday Hill lias ten <inv ■ from then to consider his position. The other five accepted, but restr • cd the right to withdraw if nnythi jg arose prior to the dfparture of the team rendering sue!: wiib.drawal

necessary. The Board of Control irtsisted on a definite and unqualified acceptance. Ransf<;r<l':; u iil be filled t<>-iiK’.-Tow. Carkeek lm’.v becomes :!;• fir.'t v.iekct keep* r in place of Cnr;er. Webster, of South Australia, -ill probably be ch"'":: a.' the see ond wicket, keeper. It is expected that Hill will dew tio stand by the (/her malcontents HAWKES BAY ASSOCIATION. Mr. E. H. YVilliams (president) occupied the chair at a meeting of the committee of the Hawke’s Bay Cricket Association held in the Masonic Hotel, Napier, last evening. Correspondence was read from the Hawke’s Bay Sub-association (Dannevirke) stating that there was little likelihood of that association’s representative team vi'iting Napier' before Easter. A letter was read from the New Zealand Cricket Council detailing proposals for financing the proposed tour oi a New Zealand representative team to Australia in 1913. The varios associations are asked to support the proposal by subscription and gaarantees. Favcurablo inducements'had been offered by the various Australian cricketing authorities. ensuring an attractive and e6mprehciisivc programme of matches. The matter is to be dealt with by the Neu Zc-aland Cricket Council at its quarterly met ring in April. The secretary was instructed to contradict an unauthc'rised statement published last evening altering the second grade fixtures as reported m the “Herald" yesterday morning. The fixtures w< re duly balotted for by the match committee, and will be played as thus fixed—namely Rc’lwax x. Hastings. Recreation Ground ; Seinde v. St. Matthew’s, Cornwall Park. flic question of fixtures during’ the second round was dealt with, and it was decided to play; a match on March 10th and 17th between the representative team which recently visited - YVellington and the next eleven. It was also decided, with the view of assisting the funds of the association, to play a ladies’ match on March 10th. and a xetcrans’ match. Hastings v. Napier. <m March 17th. Messrs. E. YV. Andrews. J. St. J. Himimarsh and V. Kettle were appointed a sub-committee to arrange the ladies’ match .and Messrs. D. E. Davis and Y\ . Gray (blastings), and Mr. I’. I'ultoti and the secretary .(Nap.er), to arrange the veterans’ match. Mr. C. Limes and flit! secretary xxere deputed to arrange a junior represent atixe fixture, Hastings v. Napier, at the close of the cup competitions. It was decided to endeavour to play the annual match against- Poverty Bay on March 23rd .and 24th. Messrs. YV. J. Hughes and E. YV. Sinyrk to arrange for the Hawke’s Bay team.