CRICKET

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 264, 6 November 1937, Page 7

CRICKET

PLUNKET SHIELD FIFTH TEAM PROPOSAL. OPPOSITION TOO STRONG. [ Per Press Association. I CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 5. The proposal for a fifth Plunket Shield team consisting of minor associations in the Wellington province was rejected by the biennial conference of delegates to the New Zealand Cricket Council yesterday. The matter was brought up in the form of a remit from the Manawatu Cricket Association, which was read by the association’s delegate, Mr. A. M. Ongley. Although the conference voted on the remit, and it was lost by IS votes to nine, it will be brought up at the annual meeting of the council tomorrow evening. Actually six delegates voted against the remit and nine for it. Among the six in opposition were the four delegates from the major associations, who were each entitled to four votes. This swayed the voting with the result that the remit was lost. Mr. Ongley said that there were four main reasons for the inclusion of a fifth team. These were: (1) The population of the area; (2) the number of players; (3) the standard of play, and (4) the number of cricket nurseries such as secondary schools. Mr. Ongley said that within a livemile radius of Palmerston North there was a population of 343,000 or equal to more than one-lifth of the total population of New Zealand. In the area there were 60 senior teams and at least 3000 cricketers. Two-thirds of the senior players were as good as the senior competition players in the cities. Three of the members of the present New Zealand team were from the proposed new district as against two representatives from Wellington. There were seven first-class secondary schools in the area. Mr. M. MacLeod (Nelson) seconded the motion and pleaded that it should be given a trial for a year or two. Mr. D. A. Cameron (Rangitikei) and Mr. E. Elliott (Hawke's Bay) supported the remit. The remit was opposed by Mr. W. G. Miller (Auckland), who said that the Hawke Cup games should be reorganised. A lot was being done lor country players in Auckland. Mr. C. Well (Wellington) also opposed the remit, saying that the selection of the Wellington Plunket Shield team was made irrespective of the domicile of the players. x-. F. Casey (South Auckland) said that a young Hawke’s Bay fast bowler was not given, a fair trial. Had he been included in the touring team the loss might have been less than the fjOO. “Oh, f5OO is it?’’ said Mrl A. T. Donnelly, chairman of the management committee of the New Zealand Council, amid laughter. W. Barratt (Marlborough) rupporte.l Mr. Ongley’s remarks. He spoke of the indecision of M. P. Donnelly and N. Gallichan, who owed their places to newspaper campaigns. ‘ .Would you like to leave the selection of a New Zealand team to the Press?’ asked Mr. Quirk. “Weil, they seem to be doing it now,” Mi. Barratt replied. On being put, the remit was lost by 18 votes to nine. A further remit from Manawatu with the idea of hastening the game I was carried in an amended form. It (concerned the time taken by the balsIman. It finally read: “That an incoming batsman not at the crease I within two minutes of the fall of the •last wicket shall, without an appeal forfeit his wicket unless both umpire* shall otherwise direct.’’ A request for selectors from minor associations, one to represent each Island, on future New Zealand selection committees was contained in a remit from the Wairarapa Cricket Association. There was only a short discussion on the remit and it was then lost without any votes being recorded in its favour.

“THE ONLY AMATEURS”

N.Z. IN CRICKET WORLD GAME IS COMMERCIALISED [ Per Press Association. ] CHRISTCHURCH,’ Nov. 4. “New Zealand, really the only amateur cricketing country extant, is o£ ’no importance in the cricketing world at present and we have to do everything by negotiating. It is not the same position as in the Rugby world, weher New Zealand can hold her own with any other country,” said Mr. A. T. Donnelly, chairman of the Management Committee of the New Zealand Cricket Council, at the biennial conference of delegates. “Th game has become so commercialised that it looks as if it will be very hard to get another English team to the Dominion and next to impossible to get an Australian side. Costs are so high and receipts are very low,” he said. “We must try, however, to get more teams away to England and Australia, as batting in New Zealand- has improved out of all knowledge since the tours of England lhave been begun. In England a Doi minion side can give any county a very 'good game, but in Australia the position is different, where States such as New South Wales and Victoria are as strong as half of England,” he said.

CRICKETERS’ REGRET

GIFT FOR MR. DONNELLY CHAIRMAN’S RETIREMENT [ Per Press Association. ] CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 4. Regret was expressed at the annual meeting at the retirement of Mr. A. T. Donnelly from the chairmanship of the Management Committee of the New Zealand Cricket Association. The Wellington delegate, Mr. C. Bell, reported that Wellington had circularised other associations and it had been unanimously and spontaneously decided to give Mr. Donnelly a present from the cricketers of New Zealand as a token of respect ans an acknowledgment of his services to cricket in the Dominion, the gift being a tall standing clock.

BOYS’ ASSOCIATION

FIXTURES FOR TO-DAY

Some good cricket was played at Peat Park last Saturday, when the boys’ competitions were advanced a further stage. Results were as follow; Roamers 88 and and 80 (J. Palmer 41 not out, H. Pidwell 12, D. Hodge 17, M. Brosnahan 11) secured a first innings win over Wanganui East 40 ana 45 for live wickets (R. Davis 10, D. Limpus 10, B. Loveridge 14). Bowling for Wanganui East D. McCarthy took two for 20 and nine for 32, K. McNamara live for eight, 1. Strichen two for 37, N. Breed one for six, and B. Loveridge one for 15. For Roamers L. Hoskins six for 23 and three for 23, J. Palmer four for 16 and two for 16. Rovers (T. Dates 45, E. Neighbour 44, W. Jeffery 19, K. Terry 14) secured an outright win from Rangers 31 and 37 (D. Blick 13 and 12). Bowling for Rangers N. Barnes live for 48, D. Blick two for 24, W. Farrell two for 47. For Rovers T. Bates six for 18 and seven for 18, K. Terry two for 10 and W. Jeffery one for one. Aramoho 153 and one for 12 secured a lirst innings win from Gonville 98 and 30 for nine wickets. For Aramoho, B. Good scored 57, A. Wilson 13, E. Kendall 10 and for Gonville, K. Cullimore 25, H. Terry 10, Bennett 10, W. Daley 12. Bowling for Gonville D. Sullivan four for 34, W. Daley two for 33, and for Aramoho, P. Crowley live for 30, E. Kendall three for 24 and two for none, S. Nimmo one for 28 and four for 17, K. Earles three for 10. Intermediate Grade Nomads 62 (Gilford 18, Les. Head 16, Signal 11) defeated Demons on the first innings, who made 48 and 73

(P. Patchett 14 and 22 not out, Gias- I gow 10 and 20, P. Ruscoe 13). Bowl- I mg for Demons, E. Hawkins six I wickets, and for Nomads, Les Head | seven wickets and four wickets, R. Tutty two, G. Holz two, Gilbert and Ander one each. Tigers 151 (J. Allen 76 not out, R. Jardine 21, F. Howard 16, A. Hackshaw 11) defeated Wallabys on the first innings 68 (R. Hammond 36 not out, Menzies 16). Bowling for Tigers F. Howard three wickets, M. Murchie and R. Jardine one each; for Wallabys, R. Hammond, Sayring, K. Rivers and Smith secured the wickets. Fixtures for Saturday Senior.—Roamers v. Aramoho, Rovers v. Wanganui East, Gonville v. Rangers. . Intermediate.—Nomads v. Wallabys, Demons and Tigers. Junior.—Pirates v. Savages. The following represenative team has been selected to play Bulls:—G. Pidwell, D. Hodge, D. McCarthy, S. Hunt, L. Hoskins, E. Neighbour, N. ‘ Breed, K. Cullimore, D. McGregor, I. [Strichen, A. Bates. LADIES’ MATCH FIXTURES ARRANGED The following are the fixtures arranged in the Wanganui Ladies' Cricket Association competition:— To-day.—Technical Old Girls v. United, at Gonville Domain, at 2.15 p.m. Saturday, November 13.—United v. Southern Cross, at Gonville Domain, at 2.15 p.m. Saturday, November 20.—Southern Cross v. Technical Old Girls.