CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18325, 15 February 1923, Page 5

CRICKET.

■ AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION. ; The Management Committed of the Auck-. land Cricket Association has decided not to play any competition matches on •■'■ Saturday owing ,to the visit of the English team. •■-■■ The third grade match between the ■ Hkkald. and Onehunga Woollen Mills, set' down for Saturday, ; February 24. will be played next Saturday,'•■ provided the Onehunga team is agreeable. Otherwise the teams will meet at the end of the season. ; SENIOR CADETS ASSOCIATION. The following is the draw for the Senior Cadets Association matches to be played'on Saturday, play to commence at 2 p.m. ;— 32nd Company v. 27th Company, Domain; 26th Company v. 55th A Company, Domain; 36th B Company v. 85th B Company, Devonport; 29th Company v. 40th Company, Domain; 36th A Company ▼. 84th Company. Grey Lynn Park.. /• PAYMENT OP UMPIRES. 'I The Wellington Cricket Association on • Monday received a letter from the Wellington Umpires' Association, stating that the latter association had no sympathy with the demands for payment made by the umpires in the test matches.:- . Mr. Wiison: Has not the Now Zealand . Cricket Council a definite policy with regard to the payment of umpires for test matches? Mr. D. McKenzie: Yes; the umpires in all test matches are paid. Mr Bock thought it was manifestly nofairi'?at , tno umpires in the Auckland v. Wellington and M.C.C. v. Wellington matches should not be paid if they were going to pay the umpires who stood in the test matches. . , Mr. Wilson: I don't think it is a general rule, but applies only to test matches. ■ Mr. McKenzie stated that the New Zea- , land, Council .had paid umpires in > test ; matches ever since the English team played New Zealand at Christchurch in 1907.' • • On the ; suggestion of the chairman, I* c&iiff!* to , Wllt ? L to ' th ? New Zealsad Cricket Council on the subject. SUBURBAN ASSOCIATION. t The following umpires have been appointed for matches to played under the auspices of ; the Auckland Suburban Association on Saturday:— No. 1 Wicket.—R.V. v. Y.M.C.A., Spooner and Maloney. No. 2 wicket. Railway v. Papatoetoe, Abbott and Claude. No. 8 wicket, Brotherhood v. Harbour Board, Lutener and Bolithp. No. 4 wicket, Kohima- - rama v. Central, Gallagher and Von der Heyde. ' \ -:.; . , . • MATCH FOR WALKER SHIELD. [BT TELEGRAPH.-—OWN COEBE3PONDSNI.] WARKWORTH, Wednesday. :; The Mongonui cricket team having challenged Rodney,' the holders of the Walker' Shield, the match took place, at Matakana on Monday. The result was an easy win for ' Rodney by an innings and 26 runs. I.Rodney opened with a score of 803 (P. Dunning 108. A. Dunning 40. R. Bell 88). Mongonui replied with 12i? and 152 (Slater 42, E. Whit« 41 and 41. Wrathall 23 and 22. Bowling for s Rodney, J. Matthew took nix wickets l!or 81, W. Dunning three for 42, D.Knaggg three for 5. For Monßonui. A. Stanton took two wickets for 13, D. White two for 50. :