CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9711, 5 February 1910, Page 3

CRICKET.

The Wellington Canterbury match resulted in a profit of £64 odd. South Australia has beaten New South Wales in both matches this season, a happening never before recorded. In reference to the Ssuth Wales-Victoria match an Australian exchange says:—The first match was played in iViarch, 1956, when New South Wales won by three wickets. Of the 83 game played New South Wales has won 44, and Victoria 39. A. C. K. McKenzie, who will act a manager of the Australian team which is to visit us this month, will be remembered as one of the. b=st and soundest batsmen in Mr Coleman Davis' second New South Wales team which played a series of matches in New Zealand in January and February, 1^94. W. Carlton, the Canterbury coach, resided in Auckland some years ago, and in the early nineties represented the Northern province against Welington. A staunch supporter of the Canterbury team announced his intention to present a handsome trophy to any player in that combination who made 50 runs. W. Carlton won the trophy. Facy, the Tasmanian, should be a valuable member of the Australian team to tour New Zealand. He will be the fast bowler, and, in addition, bats well, as shown in the Turner match. Some of his cuts were disj tinctly of the first class. Thursday cricket was advanced { another stage this week, when Carlton and Carterton were the victorious teams. The order of the teams for the Henderson Cup is—darterton, Carlton, Rival and W.F.C.A. Next week Carterton and Carlton meet, and the match will practically decide who will ne the final possessors of the cup. In reference tu the Australian team to tour New Zeahnri, the "Sydney Daily Telegraph says: —While it is in no sense a representative team, it is a fairly strong combination, and with equal weather conditions it should win both test matches. It will be noted that it includes representatives of New South Wales, Victoria, south Australia, "Queensland and Tasmania. The latter State supplies the last bowler, and one of the wicket keepers. New South Wales has six representatives in the t9am, Baidsley (vicecapt), Simpson, Emery Kelleway, Gorry and Hopkins; Victoria is represented by Armstrong, (captain), Ware and Smith; Witty and Mayne are South Australia's share; and Facy and Dodds hail from Tasmania. Mr A. Bewley, an erstwhile mem-

ber of the Masterton Club, and for some time secretary of the wairarapa Cricket Association is at present secretary of the North Taranaki Association with headquarters in New Plymouth.

Wanganui Cricket Asociation's finances are reported to be in an unsatisfactory state and even at this stage of the season the Association finds itself £SO to the bad. At a meeting of the cricketers called to the position it was decided [g make a levy on all affiliated cljb3 in order tj ui« thj a nount required to meet tiie deficiency.

South Africa will s ni a n preventative learn to Australia ;:e:<;t season. A year later Engl.-m i will send a representative team to Australia. AnJ in 1912 the Triangular contest will take place in Clem lIiM will probaby be the lender agsiist South Africa of one of the fin'rst elevens seen in Australia for fome years —unless M. A. Nobie comes into the limelight of cricket again.

General disappointment is expressed by cricket players and enthusiasts in the Wairarapa as well as in the smaller Associations throughout New Zealand at the action of thoje responsible for the arrangements of the Australian tour in only playing matches in the the larger centres and two test matches. Several of the Associations including Marlborough, Wanganui, Taranaki ;.sn:' Hnwke's

Bay have since applied for matches, and guaranteeing £75 each towards the expenses for the match. The Wellington team to play the Australians is a fairly strong combination; Central, who an leading in the compstition, have two representative, Kinvig and Hawthorne; Easts A, who are a point behind Cenral, is represented by it.- four be3t, Midlane, Mahoney. Hiclcey and Tucker; North have two men in, Upham and Blacklock; and Petone

(Brice), Victuria College (Dr Foster), and South (Schmoll), are represented, East B and Hutt being without a representative.