HOCKEY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20924, 14 July 1931, Page 7

HOCKEY.

COUNTRY WEEK COMMENCES. TOURNAMENT AT REMUERA. ANNUAL CUP COMPETITIONS. flayed in heavy ruin and on sodden grounds the annual Country Hockey "Week competitions were commenced at Remuera yesterday, under the control of the Auckland Men's and Ladies' Hockey Associations. Tlie men's competition for tin "White Ih i'se Cup Ims attracted only four Onirics thi» year, compared with seven last year, but in the ladies' contest for the Provincial Cup 17 teams are taking part. Fixtures have been arranged for every dav this week, includinfj Saturday. As Ahe men's competition will finish early in the week several interesting' representative games have been arranged. On Thursday teams representing the North Auckland and South Auckland country clubs will meet and on Friday a team of players under '2l will meet n (com of players over that ase. On Saturday the under 2-1 team will meet a team From Auckland city players under that age, and the team of players over 21 will he matched against an Auckland representative team. In the women's competitions finality will probably be not reached before Friday. Morning games will not be necessary on Thursday, except in the B section. A second Thames team, which was to have taken part in (he contest, was unable at the lasl minutu to compete. WHITE HOUSE CUP. " Following are (he results of the matches played by the men's teams !pr the White Horse Cup;— Rodney, 4 (Cruickshank 2, Jood 1, Jameson 1), v. Waipa, 0; Whangarei, 11 (Hewlett 5, Sloane i, Hanham 1. Johns 1), v. Franklin. 1 (McKintiey). LADIES' MATCHES. Following are the results of the ladies' games for the Provincial Cup:— A Section.—Waikato, 3 (Misses J. Davison 2, L. Hepburn 1), v. Piako. 0; Collegiate. 2 (Miss Parsons), v. Thames, 1 (Miss Candie). B Section.—Pacroa, 6 (Misses V. Shand 1, R. Gamble 1, C. Swann 1), v. Northern Wairoa, 0; King Country, 3, v. Auckland B, 1. C Section.—Auckland C, 4 (Misses J. Schoulcr 2, M. Waddell 2), v. Franklin A, 1 (Miss "Welch); Rodney, 4 (Misses Meiklejohn, 1, Jones 1, M. Dibble 1, G. Bccroft I), v. Whangarei A, 3 (Misses Bench 1, Simons 1. Hunter 1). D Section,—Auckland A, 9 (Misses Low 4. Meiklejohu 3, Hyde 2), v. Whangarei B'. 0; lverepeehi, 13 (Misses Courtney 0, Bertelson 5, Fisher 2), v. Franklin, 0. DRAW FOR TO-DAY. The- draw for to-day's matches is as follows ; _White Horse Cup.—Whangarei v. Waipa, No. 2, 3.5 p.m., Messrs. L. C. Kent, K. J. Hewitt; .Rodney v. Franklin, No. 3, 3.5 p.m., Messrs. P. Nicholson, A. Rivers. Auckland Provincial Cup.—A section: Collegiate v Piako. No. 5, 3.5 p.m., Mr. W. Fanthorpe; Thames A v. Waikato, No. 4. 1.50 p.m., Mr. G Peace. B section: Auckland B v. Paeroa, No. 1, 3.5 p.m., Mr, R. C. Avery; Raglan v. Northern Wairoa. No. 1, 1.50 p.m., Mr. H. E. Watts; King Country, a bye. C section: Auckland C v. Rodney, No, !), 3.5 p.m., Mi. R. Avery; Franklin A v. Whangarei A,, No. 5, 1.50 p.m., Mr. B. Cooper. D section. Whangarei B v. Kerepeehi, Noi 4, 3.5 p.m., Mr. W. Grace; Auckland A v. Franklin B, No. 8, 3.5 p.m., Mr. H. E. Watts. REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES. AUCKLAND TEAMS CHOSEN. The following team has been chosen by the sole selector, Mr. W. Newsham, to represent Auckland against Waikato at Hamilton on Saturday:—Vaile (Mount. Eden), Parker, Allen (North Shore), Cole (Somerville), Robertson. T. Clark (St. Luke's), Monteith, Anthony, Haggett (North Shore), Watts (Somerville), Reid (North Shore, captain). Reserves: Welson (North Shore). Wellbournc (Mount Eden). The third grade team to play a Hamilton junior team at Hamilton on Saturday will be:—Butler (Somerville), Darroch (Mount Eden), Caukwell, Broughton Grammar), Pickens, Gittos (University). Pearce (Grammar), Wilsen (University, captain), H. Lnwry, Twit-den (Grammar), Shand (Somerville). Reserve: Johnston (Mount Eden). AUCKLAND B TEAM. The following Auckland B (cam will meet the country representatives on Saturday:— Rankin (North Shore), Williams, Clark (St. Luke's), Storey (North Shore), Wilmctt (Somerville), Fleet (Wesley), Fletcher, Chaplin • (Mount Eden), Bay (University)'. Penman (North Shore). Grace (St. Luke's). Reserves. Glnnville, McNab (Somerville). The following have been chosen for the Auckland team under 24 years to play against a country team under that age at Auckland on Saturday.:—Speedy (Wesley), Vtpond (St. Luke's), Robinson (University), Wells (Mount Eden), Hill (St. Luke's). Eraser, Brodie, Ryi-'s (University), Cooper (Training Colege), Floyd, Taylor (University).