The Hutt News Wednesday, March 17, 1943

Hutt News, Volume 16, Issue 38, 17 March 1943, Page 2

The Hutt News Wednesday, March 17, 1943

CRICKET

A change in the position of teams for the play-off for the • Wellington Cricket Association's senior championship has come about through the results of the series played on Saturday afternoon. The teams jvhich were level in third place, Petone and Midland-Wellington, have been displaced by Karori. Hutt's lead has been increased to 12 points and Kilbirnie have drawn level with Wellingtbn College Old Boys (beaten on the first innings by Hutt on Saturday) in second place. ' The .championship points are: tjiutt 65, Wellington College Old Boys s^;' Kilbirnie 53, Karori 40, 38, Petone 38, St Pick's College Old Boys 38, InsUtptiflttld Boys 29, Air Force 25, Army University 20, Wellington Battalion (promoted), 0. AUCKLAND CHAMPIONS TO PLAY HUTT The winners of the senior cricket championship in Auckland this season, 'Grafton Y.M.C.A., are desirous of Meeting the leading team in the Wellington senior championship. Huttj (ind decided to send their team to Wellington this "week, arriving on Fridtfy'tiaorning, in the hope that the matbli' could be arranged. If not they prepared to play anothei teatfr. After discussion at its meeting on Monday, the management coriiiiiittee of the Wellington Cricket Ass<jyi&tiqn decided that the match could he arranged, and it will be played at the Basin Reserve, starting FTTday afternoon with a full daV's piay on Saturday. : Aa r a result of this decision the draw for next Saturday's senior Championship matches was not comion Monday.