CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20743, 10 December 1930, Page 17

CRICKET.

DONATION TO COACH FUND. GENEROSITY OF RACING CLUB. MATCHES DURING HOLIDAYS. The generosity of the Auckland Racing Club in donating X 75 toward tlie Auckland Cricket Association's coach fund was Hie subject of a vole of thanks passed by the management committee of the latter bod.v at its weekly meeting last evening. It was further decided to write to the Racing Club thanking it for its great generosity. As a result of the protest lodged by the association with regiird to the bad slate of the wickets at Walker Park, a letter was received from the Auckland City Council pointiug out that the fault was due to a great extent to the recent wet weather, which had retarded tho preparation of wickets. However, the council would see that an improvement waß effected. It was resolved to writo to the City Council thanking it for tho prompt attention given to the matter.

The manager of the Auckland representative team to tour south at Christmas time. Mr. N. C. Snedden, reported that Mr, P. Shaw, a member of the management committee, had offered to present tics to the team, and it was decided to accept the offer and to thank Mr. Shaw for his generosity. The Waikato Association requested that an Aucklund team be sent to Hamilton for a match, either at Christmas time or at the New Year. The request was referred to the country committee. An application from the Y.M.C.A. Club for permission to play the Bay of Plenty representatives at Eden Park on Christmas Day, was granted. Tho King's Old Boys' Club applied for and was granted the regrading of C. R. Walker from senior grado B to second grade. The commitleo decided to suspend all competitions from December 20 to January 10. Mr. D. V. Moore reported that the junior representative match between Auckland and Wellington would bo played at Eden Park on December 26 and 27. The United Suburbs Club wrote with a view to obtaining a ruling in an incident, which occurred in its match against POll- - concluded at Eden Po.rk last Saturday. Tho United Suburbs team was one man short on the first Saturday of the match, but. a regular member was present, being unahlo to field, however, when asked on account of an injury. On the second day permission was sought to bat the member in question, but tho Ponsonby captain refused. United Suburbs contended that neither club nominated its team, and by adopting the attitude of the Ponsonby captain United Suburbs could lodgo a counter-protest against the four Ponsonby batsmen who did not bat _on the first day, and thus did not participate in the game. On tho suggestion of the chairman ihe matter was deferred until the next meeting. An application was received from the Auckland Grammar School for permission to play its annual fixture with tho Napier Boys' High School at the Auckland Grammar School's grounds on Monday and Tuesday next. Permission was granted. Mr. L. B. Schnauer brought up the qticstion of providing a sight screen at the pavilion end of the North Shore ground, as at present play was frequently interrupted to allow people to pass along tho section of the path in a line with the wicket. The matter was left in the hands of Messrs. P. Shaw and W. J. Coates to inquire info tho possibility of a screen being erected. FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY". Following are the fixtures for Saturday:— First tirade.—North Shoro v. Grafton, Eden Park No. 2; United Suburbs v. University, Eden Park No. 3: Ponsonby v. Eden, Eden Park No. 1; Parnoll v. Y.M.C.A., North Shore. Senior Grade B.—Papatoeloo v. North Shore, Papatoetoe; Parnell v. Y.M.C.A., Domain No. 4; Balmoral v. Ponsonby, Victoria Park; Eden v. University, Eden Park No. 4; Mount- Albert v. King's Old Boys, King's College. Second Grade A.—All Saints v. Northcotc, Victoria Park; Grwfton v. Balmoral, Victoria Park; Ponsonby v. Windmill, Victoria Park; North Shore v. Western United, North Shore; J'arncJl v. Stanley Bay, Stanley Bay. Second Grade 8.-Eden v. Takapuna, Takapuna: King's Old Boys v. Mount. Albert, Victoria Park; l'apaloetoo v. point. Chevalier, Papatoetoe; University v. Y.M.C.A., Domain No. 5; United Suburbs v. Star, Domain No. 12. Third Grade A.—All Saints' v. Western United, Victoria Park; Eden v. Point Chevalier, Eden Park No. 5; Northcote v. Parnell. Northcote; Aotearoa v. Windmill, Domain No. P; Power Board, a bye. Third Grade B.—Grafton v. Y.M.C.A.. Domain No. 9; Balmoral v. Western United. Domain No. 10; King's C'ollego v. University, King's College: North Shore v. Takapuna, Takapuna; W.Y.M.I, v. Royal Naval Reserve, Domain No. It -Third tirade C.—Birkdalo v. Royal Oak Baptist, Birlulale; Turners and Growers v Technical Old Boys. Victoria Park; Wellesley v. C.C.C.C'., Domain No. ltj. Fourth Grade.—Herald v. Technical Old Boys, Walker Park; Mount Albert v. Stanley Bay, Stanley Bay; North Shore v. St. Stephen's, North Shore: Papatoetoe v. Parnell. Papatoeloo; Y.M.C.A. v. Aotearoa. Walker Park; Royal Oak Baptist v. C.C'.C.C., Outer Domain No. 2. Fifth Grade.— Northcoto v. Ponsonby, Northcote; North Shore v. Vauxhall Methodist. North Shore; Mount Albert v. Balmoral, Outer Domain No. 1 ; Mcrrilands. a bye. JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVES. The following players are requested to attend Victoria Park 10-dny at 4.30 p.m. with a view to the selection of the Auckland junior representative team to play Wellington.—A. E. Wilkinson, W. G. Floyd. H. E. Stuart, F. J. Angas (Mount Albert), R. Hastings, F. Barber, I. Cleal, L. Burcell. J. Johnston (Balmoral), E. H. Lusby (Papatoetoe), J. D. Lewis, T. H. C. Caugliey (Kind's College), A. H. Deighton, D. Davidson (Aotearoa). P. W. Eastoe (W.Y.M.1.), E. A. Butler (West United), A. A. Horspool (Grafton). I. .T. Cantlay, R. Aickin, D. Mcßaye. McNaHb (Eden), S. 0. Evereon (Mount Albert Grammar), G. Burke, A. Stewart (Y.M.C.A.), W. Mclndoe, A. Davies, S. Ferguson (North Shore). AUCKLAND ELEVEN V. RODNEY. The following Auckland eleven has been chosen to play tho Association representatives at North Shore next Wednesday, commencing at 10 o'clock:—Bush, Butler (University). D. Webb. 'Matthews, Edmunds (North Shore). C'. E. Guiney (Ponsonby). Thakobau, H. Lyon (United Suburbs), Sale, J. Blnmires, A. Blamires (Takapuna Grammar). WAIPA V. HAMILTON. [nV TEI,EC.RAPIT. —OWN rORIIESPONDENT. ] TE AWAMUTU, Tuesday. The following players are to represent Waipa in a cricket match with Hamilton ropresenla lives 011 Saturday afternoon at HamiltonHarrop (Rukuhia), C. Tarr and J. Tarr (Kaipaki). W. M. Winter, Beadnall and J. Cooper (Puahue). M. Barnett and ,T. Coyne (Te Awamutu), N. F. Oram (Hich School), M. P. Asliton and H. Smart (Te Kawa). Emergencies; R. Jack, N. McMabon and J. Shaw (High School).