CRICKET CONTROL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23290, 8 March 1939, Page 11

CRICKET CONTROL

CENTENNIAL PAGEANT conference between clubs ONE-DAY SERIES ARRANGED The calling of a meeting 'of club executives in connection with the Centennial Pageant of Sport was discussed at last night's meeting of the Auckland Cricket Association. The sub-commit-tee previously appointed to approach the clubs suggested a.conference of club executives as best means of ensuring a good representation of oricketers in the. pageant- It was-decided to arrange a conference at an early date.

In connection with the Centennial Games, Mr. L. Colebourne was appointed the association's representative on the Centennial sports sub-committee. ' - . >: -

The report of a special sub-committee that the association shonld combine with the (Auckland Rugby Union in a sports carnival at Eden Park was adopted. Mr. P. Shaw tabled a proposed schedule of events; which was approved. The fixing of the. date for the carnival was deferred pending a report from the Auckland Kugby Union. . Permission was granted the sole selector, Mr. H. Duncan, to announce the team to meet Sir Julien Cahn's side without first submitting it to . the management committee. In view of the representative' match against Sir Julien" Cahn's team > the following week, it was decided to play one-day fixtures that Saturday. The following hours of play were decided on:—First and senior 1 B grades: 1.30 p.m. .to 3.53 p.m., 4.7 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. A new'ball will be used for each innings: Second and intermediate grades: 2 p.m. to 4.10 p.m.. 4.20 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. .\. ,

FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY. The following matches will be played on Saturday:— First Grade.—Grafton v. University, North Shore; Parnell v. Ponsonby-Balmoral. Eden Park- No. 3: Y.M.C.A. v. Eden. Ed6n Park No. 2; .North Shore v. Middlfcmore, Eden Park No. 1. Senior B Grade.—Eden v. Middlemoro. King's College; Parnell v. Ponsonby-Balmoral A, Eden Park No. 4; Papatoetoe v. Grafton, PapatoetOe; Y.M.C.A. v. Ponsonby-Balmoral B, Victoria Park No. -5; North Shore- v. University, North Shore. , Second Grade.— l -A section: Middlemdre v. Ponsonby-Balmoral,. Domain No. 10; Parnell v. North Shore, North Shore; Eden v. Papatoetoe A, Papatoetoe; Y.M.C.A. 'v. University, Victoria Park No.. G. Second Grade. —B section; Oakley v. Technical Old Boys, Victoria Park No. 8; Papatoetoe B v. "West End, Papatoetoe; Stanley Bay v. Wellesley. Stanley Bay; Grafton v. "Western United, Domain No. 12. Intermediate Grade.—Point Chevalier v. Newmarket United, "Walker Park; Bridgens v. Northcote, Victoria Park No. 2; St. John's v. Grey Lynn, Victoria Park No. 3; Albion v. North Shore. North Shore. ; Third . Grade.—A , sections Aliddlemore v. Y.M.C.A. B, Domain No. 9; Parnell v. Y.M.C.A. A; Domain No. 16; Ponsonby-Bal-moral B v. Grafton. Domain No. 5; Eden B v. Ponsonby-Balmoral A, Papatoetoe; Taraaki v., Eden A, St. Heliers Bay. 1 Third Grade.—B section: "West End B v. Point. Chevalier, "Walker Park; Stormonts v. West End . A, Domain No. 14; Technical Old Boys v. Kohimarama, Domain No. 4; Arsenal V. Northcote, Northcote; Papatoetoe v. Blockhouse Bay, Papatoetoe. Fourth Grade.—Y.M.C.A. v. North Shore, Stanley Bay; Bridgens v. Oakley, "Walker Park; Papatoetoe v. Birkdale, Victoria Park No. 4; Eden A v. Eden B, Outer Domain No. 3; Comrades v. Edenview, Walker Park; Flexile A' v. Tamaki, Outer Domain No. 4; Ponsonby-Balmoral v. College Rifles, Domain No. S; Flexile B, a bye.

SUBURBAN GAMES ' LOWER GRADE FIXTURES The following lower. grade matches have been arranged, for next .Saturday by the Auckland City and. Suburban Cricket Association: — ■ • ri "... : Second Grade. —Suburbs y. Avondale. Victoria Park No. 7, 1.30 p.m.; Auckland Meat Company v. C.S.L, Victoria ■ Park No. 9, 1.30 p.m.; Manukau v. Roskill, Domain No. 6, 1.30 p.m.; Dilworth v. Training College, Domain No. 7, 130 p.m. , : Third Grade,—Henderson v. Gillies. Victoria Park No. 12; .1.30 D.m.; New Lynn, Victoria Park No. 11, 1.30 p.m:; Glen Eden. v. Phillies and Impey, Victoria Park No. 13, 1.30 p.m.; Native Department v. New Zealand Milk Products, Domain-No. 11, 1.30 p.m.; Tui v. Manukan,. Outer Domain', No. 5, 1.80 p.m. / v s;-~; ; ■