CRICKET.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 16 December 1925, Page 6

CRICKET.

SHOULD WICKETS BE COVERED. LIVELY CONTROVERSY IN AUSTRALIA. By Cable—Pi ess .Association— Copyright. ■ Australian tu<l N. 55. Cablo Association (Received '5.5 p.m.', Dec. 15.) MELBOURNE, Dec. .15. ' The controversy regarding the .covering. of the Sheffield Shield- match wickets is causing a good deal of friction. ■A meeting-of the Victorian Cricket Association discussed a letter from the' New South Wales Association, notifying that it was proposed to discontinue covering. ■The meeting decided to reply that the Victorian'--: Association intended to adhere to "the : praeticb of covering, and suggesting that a 1 conference of Associations be called to • revise the Sheffield match rules. SATURDAY’S MATCHES.

_ Owing to the trial match in eonnec ti'on with.’'“The Hawko Cup” competition game, no other senior -cricket vil bo played bn Saturday. Other games are as follows; —

. " JUNIORS. ; Timaru v. Temuka, at Tcmuka. Old Boys v. Geraldine, at Geraldiiie. Fair View v. Pareora, at Fairview. Star v. Celtic, Caledonian Ground No. 2 (north end). High School forfeit to South End. THIRD GRADE. High School y. Washdyke, at Waslidvke Fairview v. Star, Caledonian G founds, ■; So. 1.;; •South End' v. Pareora, at Pareora.