CRICKET.

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8007, 11 February 1887, Page 3

CRICKET.

The Senior Cup match, Wellington v, Poneke, will be continued on Saturday at 2.15. . • The following will represent .the Midland second eleven against the Poneke second eleven, for the Junior Cup, on Saturday, on No. 3 pitch :—Kilner, Bond, H. Blacks look, Peake, Galloway, Gray, Easton, Maxwell, Penney, M. Kennedy, and Smith* Emergency, Gormley. The Phoenix second eleven, in the Junior Cap match with the Stars, to be played tomorrow, will be as follow Allen, Bell, Benbcw, Chapman, Good, Gudgeon, Mclntyre, St. George, Taylor, Varnham; emergencies—Cato, O. Watson, H* P. Grey. Star team —Campbell, Cole, Sanderson, Mansill, Mitchell, Gamble, v Remington, Fuller, Heliiwall, Roberts, Chisholm; emergency. Smith. _■ In the Senior Cup match, played at Hagley Park, Christchurch, oa Saturday last, between tho Lancaster Park and Midland Clubs, Barnes was batting exactly an hour and a half lor 6 runs. To show what amount of good this defensive innings did h>® bis aide, it is only necessary to say that two batsmen a little later on (Messrs Wheatley and Garrard), were not out with 51 and .34 to their credit, Barnes’ innings having completely broken the bowling.

WELUKGTON-PHCENIX CUP MATCH. TO THE EDITOR OF THB NEW ZEAUANDTIME3. Sir,—l am greatly surprised to hear it has been decided to, play off the WellingtonFhoeoix Senior Cap match on Saturday next. I would like to know why that match cannot be played off in the evenings daring the week, as has been done in other cap matches, 1 am in a position to state one club has been forced on three occasions, at very great inconvenience to members of the team, to play off in the evenings during the week. There, fore, why should one club be treated unfairly and (another club be favored, for that is certainly the case. Then again, why should junior players not receive fair play ? X would ask why were the , players in the Isto Wellington - Phoenix Junior Cup match' forced to play off their match in the evenings daring the week, why wore they net given a third Saturday? I am prepared for one answer to .the last query, that is, that there are more junior than senior matches to be got through; and allowing that, is .it not the more reason that the seniors should finish their matches as quickly as possible, in order to allow the junior cup matches to be got through; and not let the same unsatisfactory state of affairs occur as was the case last season, when (in accordance with the rule) all teams should meet, but owing to bad management did not, and the whole series of junior cup matches ended most unsatisfactory, X have no wish to go into the secrets of the management of the Association ; but in the opinion ■of many cricketers a very great deal requires to be explained, and unless a thorough change is made next season cricket in'Wellington will die a natural death.—l am, Ac., : Before the Scenes.