NO AWARD YET

Southland Times, Issue 22296, 11 April 1934, Page 8

NO AWARD YET

CRICKET COMPETITION ASSOCIATION MEETS IN COMMITTEE MARIST’S PROTEST Though the question of awarding the Woolbrokers’ Sliield, which is contested for by the teams in the Southland Cricket Association’s senior competition, was to be considered again last evening at the third meeting of the association since the close of the competition, no decision has yet been announced. The meeting was held in committee, but it is understood that a protest by the Marist Club is to be fox-warded on to the New Zealand Cricket Council fox- consideration. The president (Mr W. A. H. Oliver) presided over a full attendance of members of the Management Committee: Messrs P. Fougere, M. Stanton, D. Robinson, N. A. Mitchell, H. Drees, J. Hamilton, R. D. Thompson, W. Bews, G. Agnew and A. J. Hamilton (secretary)- , , At the commencement of the meeting the question of holding the business in committee was raised, and a motion to this effect by Mx- Drees was carried on the voices by a strong majority. The Press reporters then withdrew. Approached by a Times reporter after the meeting had concluded, the secretary stated that he had nothing to report beyond the fact that con-fix-mation ox- alteration of the senioxchampionship table of points had been held over until the next meeting of the Management Committee, which would take place next Tuesday evening. Pressed as to what action had been taken with regard to a protest from the Marist Club which it had been stated by Mr Stanton would be tabled at. last evening’s meeting, Mr A. J. Hamilton refused to make any statement. Referred to New Zealand Council. It was gleaned from another source, however, that after- a protracted debate in which the many aspects of the dispute were discussed and re-discussed, it was finally decided not to make an award in the senior competition at the present time, but to forward the Marist Club’s protest on to the New Zealand Cricket Council fox- consideration. From the fact that the meeting lasted fox- something like two hours, it may be gathered that no decisions were made lightly. Although the two meetings preceding last night’s could scarcely be described as stormy, there was nevertheless a good deal of plain speaking at each and on occasions not a little heat was' generated. History of Marist’s Protest. At the Management Committee meeting on the evening of Monday, March 26, the following communication was received from Mr R. G. Hallamore, secretax-y of the Marist Old Boys’ Cricket Club: I wish to enter a protest against the High School Club’s action in playing Campbell in the match Marist v. High School, on Saturday, 24th instant. I understand that Campbell is a registered member of the Bluff Club and has not been granted a transfer to High School. Under the circumstances, I would ask that full points be awarded to my club. The reply made by Mx- Drees at this meeting was that officially it was not known by the High School Club that Campbell, who had been a' regularpupil at the school, had been playing for Bluff. If he had been granted a transfer- to Bluff, the transfer could not be in order because Campbell had not received a clearance. Later in the evening Mr Drees further maintained that it was just as necessary for a player- transferring from High School to another- club to have a clearance as it was fox- any other- player. It was revealed at the meeting, however, that it had never been the custom to grant players leaving the High School Club either a clearance or a transfer. The protest was dismissed by six votes to five. This did not see the end of the Marist protest, nevertheless. After the table of championship points had been submitted to last Thursday’s meeting and the winners of the competitions were about to be declared, Mr Stanton said that the Marist Club (of which he was the representative) had not been officially advised regarding the result of the protest which had been forwarded and dismissed at the previous meeting of the committee. His club therefore still had the right to go further in the matter. This it intended to do in view of certain information which it had obtained. Accordingly after a lengthy discussion it was decided to hold ovexconsideration of the awarding of the shield until last evening’s meeting, when Marist’s renewed protest was to be received. _ It will be seen from the unofficial seniox- championship table published below that in the ordinary course of events the shield would have been

awarded to Old Boys:—

Ch. Plyd. 4pt. 2pt. Ipt. Pts. Old Boys 10 4 2 - 20 Marist 10 4 1 1 19 Appleby 10 2 4 - 1G I.C.C. 10 3 2 — 16 Union 10 4 - - 16 High School 10 1 2 1 9 Official The following Junior Tables. are the official junior championship tables: JUNIOR P. A. 4pt. 2pt. Ipt. Ttl. Railway 10 6 2 1 29 Bluff 10 5 2 — 24 Collegiate 10 5 1 1 23 Marist 10 4 1 — 18 I.C.C. 10 4 1 — 18 Old Boys 10 2 1 - 10 Appleby 10 1 3 - 10 Union 10 1 - JUNIOR Appleby 19 B. 3 13 1 38 Collegiate 19 3 11 - 34 R.S.A. 18 2 5 — 18 Bluff 18 1 5 2 16 High A 12 2 2 2 14 High B 12 - - - 0 THIRD GRADE. Marist 20 9 8 - 52 Georgetown 19 9 2 2 42 Technical 14 8 4 1 41 Collegiate 18 7 1 1 31 I.C.C. 18 4 2 — 20 High School 11 2 1 1 11 Union 15 2 1 — 10 Appleby 15 2 1 9