The Melrose-Thorndon heat, played on No. 1, was won by Melrose by 45 to 21 on the first innings. MISCELLANEOUS. A scratch match between Waiwetu and Phoenix Cricket Club was won by Waiwetu by 30 runs on the first innings'. The Senior Championship Committee has decided that the matches Wellington v. Midland and Phoenix v. Rival shall be continued next Saturday. The Junior Cup matches unfinished last Saturday will be played out during the week. Mr A. Orr has given a donation of one guinea for a trophy to the United Trades men’s Cricket Club. - A meeting of the committee of the Cricket Association was held on Monday. A copy of the rules of the proposed New Zea land Association were received from the Canterbury Association, and it was decided to re ;er them to a committee consisting of Messrs Cross, Holdship and Blacklock, who will bring up a report at a general meeting of tlie Association. It was decided that the Ground Committee should present a report at next meeting as to the cost of putting up and taking in the clubs’ nets and water ing the pitches. A'sub-committee, consist ing of Messrs Brittain and the secretary and treasurer, was appointed to make all the arrangements in connection with the Canterbury match next week. A canvass of the city has resulted in about .£IOO being subscribed towards the proposed guarantee for 1 English team, and a general meeting of the Cricket As sociation is to be held this week to con sider whether the Association will guaran tee "the remainder of" the sum required, viz., £l5O. There was some tall sepring in. Christ church last Saturday. The United scored 281 for nine wickets against Lancaster Park. Palmer played a fine innings for 114, Wigley scored 53, and Kitto 45. In the Midland-Warehousemen’s match, the former have scored 100 for two wickets, Lawrence making 54, not out. STODDART’S TEAM. Christchurch, October 30. The secretary of the Canterbury Cricket Association received a letter from Major Wardill, Melbourne, which seemed to imply that Stoddart’s eleven would visit New Zea land in the event of the dispute between Victoria and New South 'Wales not being settled. As that dispute has: now been adjusted, there appears some doubt as to whether the Englishmen will visit this Colony.
