CRICKET CONTROL

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 306, 29 November 1927, Page 2

CRICKET CONTROL

MANAWATU ASSOCIATION MEETS. The regular meetingof the management committee of the Manawatu Cricket Association was held last evening when there were present; Messrs A. M. Ongley (in the chair), W. P. Anderson, I l '. S. C. Hubbard, G. Kells, H. von Stufmer and R. E. K. Black. The Rongotea Club wrote notifying that its ground would not be available on December 10, on which day the annual school picnic would be held.—The matter was referred to the secretary to arrange for Rongotea to play in town on the date in question. Mr A. Hollings, Wellington, wrote accepting December 26 and 27 as the dates for a match between Manawatu and Victoria College.—Received. The Southern Hawke’s Bay Association, wrote accepting January 2 as the date for the match at Palmerston North and January 23 at Woodville. — Received. HAWKE CUP. Arrangements were made, subject to the approval of the visitors, for the Hawke Cup ..qualifying game versus Itangitikei on December 7 and 8 at Palmerston North to commence at 11 a.m., the luncheon adjournment to be taken at 1 o’clock. The afternoon play will be entered upon at 2 o’clock, and will cease at 6 o’clock, with an afternoon tea adjournment from 3.45 to 4 p.m. Mr W. P. Anderson was appointed an umpire, the other ’to be appointed by the visitors. DONATION OF CUP.

The chairman reported that Messrs Justice and Edmunds had offered a challenge cup for competition as the association thought fit. It was decided to allot the trophy to the player returning the best batting average in senior cricket for the season, subject to the players participating in six visits to the wickets. —A letter of thanks is to be forwarded to the donors. HOURS OF PLAY.

The-question of hours of play in Saturday matches was raised when a joint letter was received from the captains of the High School, R.S.A., Old Boys and P. and T. junior teams and the Kia Ora, Albion, Phoenix, Technical and P. and T. third grade teams, wherein it was urged that play in these grade matches close at b. 30 p.mAt the present time the majority of the teams had arranged between themselves the hour of closing, but it was considered preferable that the association make a fixed hour for the drawing of stumps. ' . In supporting the suggestion, _ the chairman stated that, with the introduction of summer time, he had thought such would prove of considerable benefit, but the extension was, unfortunately, not in accord with the hours for tea and the commencement of entertainments. In the various teams there were a number of married men with families at home who did not wish to be kept waiting. As a result there was a danger of those members losing interest in the game—a position of affairs which pricket could fll-afford to face at the present time. It would probably be meeting the ends of all to make.the hours for play of senior games up to 6.45 during the period of daylight saving, for the experience had been that, during the last half hour, the elevens at the wickets had been batting under difficulties. He accord-

ingly formally moved .that junior and third grade games close at 6.30 and senior matches at 6.45, Mr von- Stunner seconding the motion. Mr Anderson moved as an amend-' ment that play in senior games be continued till 7 o’clock.

Mr Eells seconded and when put to the meeting the voting was three for and three against, the chairman giving his casting vote in favour of the amendment. Relative to the afternoon tea -adjournment, it was decided that such be restricted to 10 minutes. a. V HAWKE CUP CONTEST. • : RAN GITIKEI’ S PROSPECTS;’ Per Press Association. .MARTON, Nov, 28. The Rangitikei team, . which held the Hawke Cup on one occasion, expects to be able to make up a strong bid for the trophy this season. A “rod in pickle” for opposing teams will bo G. A. Ro.therham>. a . former Cambridge University Blue and Warwickshire County player, now employed on Mr Lowry’s farm at Moawliango, near Taihape. Rotherham learned his cricket at Rugby School at Cambridge, and played at the same period as T. C. Lowry, C. H. Gibson, A. E. Gilligan, A. P. F. Chapman, and other well-known _ players. Playing against the Australians for the county in 1921, he met with success as a bowler, one of his victims being .Warwick Armstrong, who was clean bowled soon after he had reached the century. Rotherham is eligible to represent Wellington in Plunket Shield play. HOURS FOR PLAY IN CANTERBURY. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 28. Cricketer’s in Canterbury have decided that they can have too much, even of a good thing. When the Summertime Act was passed it was decided that all matches continue till 7.30. Players have found the long afternoon laborious and late hour of stopping irksome, and this evening the Canterbury Association revised the hours of play. In future the senior A and senior- B matches will cease at 7 p.m., all other matches at 6.30 with a compulsory afternoon tea adjournment. The New Zealand council decided to-night to offer no objection to Dacre playing for Gloucestershire during the next English season, Dacre having received an offen from Gloucestershire which he accepted. OVERSEAS CRICKET. SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH. BRISBANE, Nov. 28. Heavy rain prevented the resumption of the Sheffield Shield match today.—Press Association.