1st Dargaville Shield Match Next Week

Northern Advocate, 7 January 1948, Page 7

Ist Dargaville Shield Match Next Week

CRICKET

The nrst Davgaville Shield cricket match of the season is to be played -t Maungaknramea on- Friday and Saturday of next week when Mid-Western V'ill defend it against No.-Tern Wa. roa.

This match was to haee keen played before Christmas,, but was postponed at the request of the Northern Wairoa Assaciation which was unable to send its team across on the original dates. Since it annexed the trophy from Rodney in the final game last season, the Mid-Western association has been eagerly looking forward to the defence of the shield.

A squad of 12 players has been chosen to practise at Maungakaramea on Sunday and the shield XI will be announced by the sole selector (Mr Cyril Child) next week. The practice squad is: B. Child. E. Child, R. Hudson, 11. Matthews, J. Lord, C. Bint, C. Nisbet, D. Stevens, J. Howie. F. Massey. G. Primrose and G. Horn.

MELT WHANGAREI JUNIORS A match has been arranged between a Whangarei junior side and a MidWestern team at Otaika on Sunday. Play will start at 10 o’clock and finish at four.

The Mid-\Vestern team is: N. Attwood (captain), M. Porter, T. Walker, Joll, R. Woolhouse, M. Stevens, K. Shaw, R. .Panting, H . Mills L. Gulbransen, R. Steedman and J. Marsh (one to be omitted). The draw for the first round of the knock-out competition on Saturday is: No. 1 section: Maungatapere v. Otaika; Puwera a bye. No. 2 section: Maungakaramea v. Maungakaramea Hockey Club, at Maungakaramea; Mangapai v. Taipuha, at Taipuha.

Three Mile Bush has withdrawn from the competition on account of the infantile paralysis epidemic.

Australian Women's Cricket Team's Tour

AUCKLAND Wed. (Sp.).—An Australian women's cricket team will arrive in Auckland about the middle of next month for a tour of several weeks of the Domonion.

Advice to this effect which has been received in Auckland has put an end to the possibility that the tour would be cancelled because of the infantile paralysis epidemic.

The cancellation because of the epidemic of the Hallyburton-Johnstone Shield matches has embarrassed the selection of a New Zealand team to meet the Australians, and it is possible that the decision will soon be reconsidered.