CRICKET NOTES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23574, 7 February 1940, Page 9

CRICKET NOTES

PLUNKBT SHIELD GAME WELLINGTON AND OTAGO I MATCH SfARTS : ON FRIDAY There are, no greatsurprises in' the Wellington Plunket Shield team; to play Otago at, Carisbrobk, commencing on Friday. The sole selector, Mr. W. J. R. Christophcrsen, was guided solely by form' in choosing : the ■Wellington College Old Boys' colt G.' L. Whyte to occupy the position of slow bowler in ;the eleven, say's a Wellington writer. Whyte is a trier all the' way, and although he may bo punished; in ,his; first iiiberprovicial match, he certainly will not bo worried by the fact. One of the features of his-bowling is his consistent length, even when the batsmen are on top. He has taken a crop of wickets in club games thin season. As a batsman he is quite, unheralded, but he frequently' runs up a useful score in his club team's tail. A right-hand bowler, favouring the leg break, and a left-hand batsman, he has thoroughly deserved his chance. 11. F. Rice, ike young Kilbirnie cuptain, makes a reappearance in the eleven. Until recently he liad a lean time, but with two excellent innings against Hutt (he scored a century in one innings) and his steadiness as a bowler, it was clear that-he .must again be given serious consideration, lie played in two Shield games last year and showed, some form as an opening bat with Tindill,, , J. R. Lamason and J. A. Ongley, two former Now Zeuland representatives, have been dropped for the Otago game; Ongley certainly has done nothing of noto lately to warrant consideration, but Lamason's 102 recently must have caused the selector to ponder before deleting his name, Still, generally speaking, Lamason has not been consistent this year. He bowled Quite well against Auckland and Canterbury, but he showed indifferent form with the bat. The teams for Friday's match aro as follows :

Wellington.—E. G. McLeod (captain), E. W. Tindill, W. Hepburn, T. L. Pritchard, J. A. Ongloy, W. G. IRainbird, W. F. Airey, H. F. Rico, O. Wrigley, G. L. Whyte, J. Ashenden, V. H. du Chateau. The twelfth man will probably not bo decided until the day of the match. Otago.—D. A. R. Moloney (captain), T. C. Fraser, G. J. Robertson, C. J. Elmes, G. Lemin, G. Mills, V. J..Leader, iA. H. Cutler, H. It. Cameron. C. D. Toomey. T. Chettleburgll. Twelfth man: A. C. Holdon.

ALTERATION TO BY-LAW ABANDONMENT OF PLAY The recent abandonment of a first-grade match was the subject of an amendment to the by-laws at last night's meeting of, the Auckland ' Cricket Association; By-law 17, which .provides .for adverse weather condi-tions,-only covers'"the postponement' of the commencement of play, and does not deal with any interference after play has commenced. It was generally felt that in the interests of the spectators the by-law'should bo rectified,. and it. was agreed to add the following amendment:— "In no ca&e shall a first grade match be abandoned after the commencement of play on account of adverse weather or other conditions, without. the consent of members of (he management committee present on the ground. If only one such* member be present, then such member shall- decide. If no member is present, then the decision shall be made by the umpires appointed by the committee to the match."The chairman, Mr. W: 'R. Fee; and Mr. N. C. :Snedden reported .that the Eden Park Board- of Control had. agreed to alter ~the boundary on 'No. '1 : wicket, and that "the work would be put jn ' hand immediately' to extend it a minimum of "15ft. This report met with the approval of the delegates. ' A comprehensive report on- the recent visit to Taranaki by an' Auckland side was received .from the -player-manager, Mr. P. E. Whitclaw. It was agreed to thank the Taranaki association for the hospitality shown". The Parnell club was granted permission to play the Hutt club at Wellington during Easter. • ' FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY Following are the fixtures for Saturday:— First Grade.—Middlemore v. PonsonbyBalmoral, Eden Park No. 2; North Shore v. Grafton. North Shore; Eden, Eden Park No. 1: University v. Parnell, Eden Park No. 3. .. - Senior Grade B.—University v. Middlemore, King's College; Ponsonby-Balmoral A v. ■ Papatoetoe, Papatoetoe; Parnell v. Y.M.C.A., Eden Park No. 4; North' Shore v. Grafton. North Shore; Eden v. PonsonbyBalmoral B, Victoria Park : No.- 5.' Second Grade A.- —Y.M<C,A. v. University, Domain No. 10; Papatoetoe A v. Eden, Papatoetoe; Marist v. - Pnrnell, Victoria Park No. 6; Middlemore v. North Shore, I Stanley Bay; Ponsonby-Balmoral v. Grafton, I Waikaraka PaTk. No. 6. Second Grade B- —Oakley r. Technical Old Boys, Domain No. -1; ISth Anti-Aircraft Battery v. Albion, North Shore; Training College v. West End, Waikaraka Park No. 13; Stanley Bay v. Papatoetoe, Papatoetoe.

Intermediate Grade.—Blockhouse Bay v. Tamaki, Victoria Park No. 8; Newmarket United v. St. John's, Domain No. 5; Eden v. Ponsonby-Balmoral, Waikaraka • Park No. 15; Northcote v; Grey Lynn. Domain No. 12. ■■ ■ iv

Third Grade A.—Grafton v.' PQnsonbyBalmoral, Domain No. ,16; University, v. Y.M.C.A., Domain No. 9; Tamaki v. Poirit Chevalier A, St. Heliers Bay; Papatoetoe v. Point Chevalier. League. Papatoetoe"; Parnell v. Marist, Domains No. 14; -Eden v. Oakley, Victoria Park No. 3. Third Grade B.—Stanley Bay' v. Arsenal, Stanley "Bay; Blockhouse' Bay .v.: Point Chevalier B, Outer Domain. No. .5; Technical Old Boys v. Training College. Waikaraka Park No. 9; Wellesloy v,. Flexile) Outer Domain No. 4; West End v. Stormont's, ■ Victoria Park No." 2. '■ '■

Fourth; Grade.—Birkdale v. Papatoetoe, Papatoetoe; Y.M.C.A. v. Edenview, Domain No. 8; Marist A V* Marist'B,"Victoria Park No. 4 ; North Shore v. Tamaki Maoris, North Shore; Comrades v. Northcote, Northcote; West End, a bye.

WELLINGTON TOURING TEAM . MATCH AGAINST - ASHBURTON [by telegraph-—PRESS association] ASHBURTON, Tuesday .The Wellington cricketers, en route to Dunedin, started a two-day match against Ashburton this afternoon. The visitors won tho toss and batted,. their display being sound, but not spectacular.' The highlight was a partnership between Airey; andPritchard, who. scored 98 % in 38. minutes. The paco of scoring was good at the start, and then it slackened, reviving in tho later stages. •Ashburton's fielding was good, especially at the start of the innings, which ended by a catch on the boundary by Biggar on the call of time. Scores: — ; Wellington.—First innings: Wrigley, lbw, b Biggar, 10; Du Chateau, c Cook, b Biggar, 52; Hepburn, c Wall, b Duncan, 44; Ongley, lbw. ,b Duncan, 0; .Rainbird, b Biggar. 27; McLeod, lbw, b McCormick, 21; Wilson, b McCormick, 35; Airey, c Whinham. b Biggar. 57; Pritchard, c Cook, b Biggar, 51; Whyte, not out,'B; Asheiulcn, c Biggar, b McCormick, 37; oxlras, 24; total, 371. Bowling: Biggar five for 100, Duncan two for S7, McCormick three for 41, Whinham nono for 45, Todd nono for 62, Wall none for 12. SUBURBAN MATCHES . LOWER GRADE FIXTURES , Tho following lower grade fixtures will be played under the control of tho Auckland and Suburban Cricket Association on Saturday:— Second Grade.—Suburbs v. R.V., Victoria Park No. 9; New Zealand Milk Products' v. New Lynn, Victoria Park No. 13; Manukan v. Auckland Meat Company, Domain No.-.8; Avondalo, a byo. V' I '' Third Grade. —Woolwortbs v. Suburbs, Victoria Park No. 12; Glen Eden v. Tul, .Victoria Park No. 11; Wedderburn v. Manuka.u, Domain No. 7; Natlvo Department, a bye. ' WIN FOR TE PUKE [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] ': - - TE PUKE, Tuesday j Tho first; challenge of tho season for'the Willinms Cup, for- icompetition between clubs in tho Bay of Plenty Cricket Association, was played at Jubilee'. Park -between the holders, To Puko, and Rotorua Old Boys, Tho mntch rosultod in a win for Te Puke by 57 ruus. Following, are tho details:—Te Puke, 142 (Capon 30, N. Valdor 33, B. Smith 23j Webster isovon for 80, Motze three for 16). Rotorua- Old Boys t 85 (Wobstor 22, i Metze 14; L. Randell five for 41, R. Valder two for 13). : •