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Southland Times, Issue 19460, 27 January 1925, Page 6

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SOUTHLAND ASSOCIATION. WEEKLY MEETING. The weekly meeting of the Southland Cricket Association was held last evening, there being present Messrs P. Loughnan (Chairman», A, Poole, P. Shaw, J. Doig, M. Stanton, L. Bell, A. Driscoll, G. Langdon. An apology for absence was received from Mr A. E. Wish. CORRESPONDENCE. A letter was received from the secretary of the Bluff Club claiming a match against Marist by default. Marist were awarded a three point win. and the secretary was instructed to write to the Marist Club asking them to give due notice of their intention to default in the future. A letter was received from the New Zealand Cricket Council stating'that they were endeavouring to arrange for the Victorian team to leave Melbourne for Bluff about February 13, but so far they were unable to make any definite arrangements. —Received. A further letter was received from the Cricket Council giving full details of the financial arrangements necessary in connection with the Victorian team’s visit. A subCommittee was appointed to go into the matter of guarantees and call on the business people of the town in this connection. GENERAL BUSINESS. On the motion of Mr Shaw, the Committee picked the following town players to go into practice for the Victorian match: Goodsir, Doig, Cook, Kilby. Dixon, Sparks, J. Hamilton, Driscoll, Kavanagh, Nisbet, Walsh, Shirreffs, Geddes, Poole. Richards. Practice captain: A. Poole. The practice nights were set down as Tuesdays and Fridays. The following country matches were set down for the juniors on Saturday: Edendale West Plains, Otautau and Winton. It was decided to call in the remainder of the outstanding amounts of the wicket rents by the end of January. Before the conclusion of the meeting, the Chairman officially welcomed back Mr G. Corbett, who had been on a holiday visit to Australia, and asked him to give a few of his impressions of the tests in Australia. Mr Corbett suitably responded, and gave a short description of the matches. SENIOR FIXTURES. The following fixtures were set down for Wednesday, February 4 : Union v. 1.C.C., Showgrounds No 1. Marist v Appleby, Showgrounds No 2. TEAMS SELECTED. TOWN v. EASTERN DISTRICT AT GORE. The following players will proceed to Gore to-morrow to play an Eastern District team. Motor-cars will leave the Post Office at 11.45 a.m. sharp: Poole, Sherriffs, Geddes, Stott, Kidd, Nisbet, Duthie, Cox, Goodsir, Oughton and Sparks. The follow’ing Combined team will play Otautau at the Showgrounds to-morrow, at 1.45 p.m.:—N. Poole. H. Anderson, C. Frost, L. Marchant, J. Dunbar, W T . Ward, V. Poole, G. Thomas, R. Thomson, F. Watson. The following will journey to West Plains, leaving the P. 0., at 1.10 certain to-morrow: Murfitt, Johns, Morrison, Fletcher, Pay. White, Robson, Locke, Flynn, Frampton, Dawson and McFadgen. MARIST CLUB. The following players will proceed to Winton to play a Winton XI. to-morrow: — Driscoll, Wilson, Lenihan, McGowan, Henderson, Irvine, Jackson, McDermott, Paget, Taylor, Cook. A char-a-banc will leave from in front of Driscoll’s at 12.30 p.m.

NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL. PROPOSED AUSTRALIAN TOURS. THE HAWKE CUP. (Per United Press Association.* CHRISTCHURCH, January 26. At a meeting of the Council* of the New Zealand Cricket Association, Badcock and Sharpe were given permission to play for Wellington in the Plunket Shield matches. In connection with the Hawke Cup competition, the secretary reported that Southland was next on the list for a challenge match with the holders (Nelson), but as Southland was unable to travel, Waiapu was offered the match. Waiapu, however, could not travel until Easter, and the matches arranged now’ were: Nelson v. West Coast, February 4; Nelson v. Wanganui, February 13 and 14. These arrangements were confirmed. The Australian Board of Control wrote, stating that it had resolved that the NewZealand Council’s request that an Australian eleven should play a series of games in New Zealand on the way to England could not be acceded to. Regarding the suggested visit of a New Zealand team to Australia during the season 1925-26, the Australian Board would be pleased to receive such a team, and they were prepared to offer the Council 75 per cent, of the nett takings of all matches towards defraying the expenses of the tour. The Board offered no objection to the visit of the Victorian team to New Zealand. • Mr Reese stated that in his opinion the visit of an Australian eleven was not definitely off. He was confident that there was still a possibility that they would come to the Dominion on their journey Home. The players themselves were anxious that they should come, and the Board of Control might fially be prevailed upon to allow them to do so. PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH. AUCKLAND v. WELLINGTON. AUCKLAND, January 26. The Plunket Shield match between Wellington and Auckland was continued to-day, under conditions almost totally different from those on the first two days. The wicket was then all in favour of the batemen, but the bowlers had their revenge to a large extent to-day. Heavy rain on Sunday night and this morning soaked the pitch and play could not be continued nutil about 2.30. Auckland supporters were far from optimistic about the home team’s prospects of getting the 222 runs required to equal Wellington’s first innings’ total and, after the first quarter of an hour or so even when the bowlers had difficulty in finding a foothold, their fears were justified. The drying wicket was greatly in the bowlers’ favour, giving them a lot of assistance.

Thanks largely’ to the fine seventh wicket partnership between Garrard and Postles. Auckland carried the total from 221 for two wickets to 346 before the last wicket fell. Under the conditions it was a good effort. Garrard made 44. Hiddlestone accounted for four wickets altogether at a cost of 9 runs apiece, while Badcock, who got a lot of work on his deliveries, also took four. He bowled 41 overs during the innings. Wellington’s fielding was considerably below the standard set on Saturday, and a number of good chances went begging. Wellington made a most disastrous start in their second innings, losing four wickets for 9 runs. Collins, who compiled 172 in the first innings, failed to score. At the conclusion of the day’s play the visitors had 26 runs on for four wickets. Details of the scores are: WELLINGTON. First Innings 443 —Second Innings.— Collins, c Smith, b Allcott 0 Hiddlestone. not out 13 Banks, c Player, b Smith 3 Bernau, c Postles, b Smith 0 Baker, c Horspool, b Smith 0 McGirr, not out 8 Extras .. ..’ 2 Total for four wickets 26 AUCKLAND. —First Innings.Anthony, c James, b Hiddlestone .. 100 Horspool, b Hiddlestone 89 Snedden, c McGirr, b Badcock 31 Smith, c Doneghue, b Badcock .... 23 Dacre, c Hiddlestone, b McGirr .... 7 Gillespie, c Baker, b McGirr 0 Postles, c Baker, b Hiddlestone .... 26 Garrard, c and b Badcock 44 Allcott, c James, b Hiddlestone .... 0 Cooper, not out 0 Player, c and b Badcock 0 Extras .. . 27 Total 347 Bowling analysis:—Badcock, 4 wickets for 110 runs: Bernau, 0 for 47; McGirr, 2 for 75; Collins, 0 for 41; Barclay, 0 for 10; Hiddlestone, 4 for 36. SHEFFIELD SHIELD. NEW SOUTH WALES v. VICTORIA. SOME GREAT SCORES. SYDNEY, January 26. The cricket was resumed in fine weather on a good wicket. New South Wales, in the first innings, made 614, of which Kippax (not out) made 212, Rock 235 and Salmond 31. At bowling, Hartkopf took 5 wickets for 121. Victoria has lost two wickets for 69, Woodful (not out) having made 23.