CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14507, 22 October 1910, Page 10

CRICKET.

DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS. TO-DAY'S FIXTURES. The matches for to-day arc as follows SENIOR GKADK. Eden v. Parnoll (at Eden Tark), Messrs. W Domain). Messrs. "SijTw Shore North Shore), Messrs. Johnston and Morgan. SECOND GRADEPonsonhy v. Grafton (at Domain), Messrs. Barman and Peck. North Shore (at « University v. North Shore (at North Shore), Messrs. Bond and on dor Hey <?. Edon B. v. Waitemata (at Victoria Park), Messrs. Arneil and Berry. notes and COMMENTS. Tho fast round of district, championship matches will be concluded at tho var.ou, grounds to-day, play commencing at <•-! , Closing at six. p.m. The W«£ Grafton match will ho resumed at the omain The latter team should have no d.ffiSly in winning, they being in a leading P Tho "outcome of the Parnoll-Eden match at Eden Park is problematical. Ihe forinc team has a score of 218 for seven wicke *, a total which is not beyond Eden, particularly in view of tlx- fine weather of the week, which should have improved the wicket. Tho University-North Shore match is also in au interesting stage, with University having tho balance in their favour. They are *6 runs ahead on the first inning total, and, having to bat first, have the opportunity of making the position safe. The first challenge of the season »or the Plunket. shield was received yesterday by Air J H. Watts, secretary of the loal association, from the Wellington "ssociaton, the dates asked for being December 24 26, While the dates may suit the Auckland Association, there is a little difficulty ahea in accepting at once, because the local association. when asked to grant the Hawkes Bav Association dates for a shit Id match last season, promised, in view of tho heiu j programme, to give them first choice for this season if they deferred tho challenge. No couimunieation, however, has yet been received this season from Hawke's bay. The captains of tlie various grade teams ol the Grafton District Club are as follows: — Senior, It. Neill: second, H. D. Hill ; third, "A" section, C Yates; "B' section, H. B. Cullerne. . '• v ' , _ Tho entries for the Associated League competitions close with the secretary, Mr. W. L. Rowland, at Howie's cycle, clubrooms, Newton, on Monday evening. Sandman, the Canterbury colt who worked his wav into a New Zealand team last season, has, according to the Canterbury limes, developed a real " googlie or ■: Bcsie ball, and against Ricearton he absolutely deceived his opponents throughout, and finished the innings by taking eight wickets for 64- runs. Just at this is reminded very forcibly of the many sports that received attention from the late Mr. \V. Coffey (says the Wellington correspondent o£ the Canterbury Times*. Annual meetings are being held, and motions of condolence have been passed by rowing associations, rowing clubs, cricket "associations, cricket club:, boxing associations, amateur athletic clubs, etc. The' feature of Saturday's play (says a Christchurch Press writer) was a magnificent display of fierce hitting by Orchard, lie at onoo got the measure of the bowling, tor ho hit Bennett for a six and two twos m '•.lie first over, and for two sixes and a lour in the second. Some idea of tho ferocity of the hitting can be gathered from the tact that. 50 runs came off the bat in the first five overs. Altogether the left-hander hit sight sixes, one going clean over the ba.cony on the top of the pavilion, and another landing in Taulford-street, On the whole it vas one of the finest diplays of free and Vigorous hitting ewr seen at Lancaster Park. He had some luck being missed in the oeep field when he was >, and again in the country later on. He- made 119 betore being bowled by Patterson. Daylight-saving was touclied on at tne meeting of tho Management Committee of tho Wellington Cricket Association tin, •week, and the proposal to alter the dock evoked unanimous approval. A letter was received from the headquarters council, expressing sympathy with a resolution of the association favouring the sunlight conservation proposal. and the council further stated that the matter would bo brought under the notice of delegates at the ann ! ia }? ee " Pending action by the central body the association set up a committee to approach kindred summer and winter sports associations and any other bodies who could be induced to join in a united endeavour to secure the passage of the Daylight-saving Bill This action was taken at the instance of Mr M. Luckie, an enthusiastic advocate of the merits of daylight-saving Ho suggested that a public meeting might be held, at which tho merits of the proposal could be explained. Mr. Luckie voiced a conviction that if the mtblic interest could once be awakened daylight-saving would go through easily The trouble opposing its acceptance . hitherto had .been a general failure to regard it seriously.