CRICKET.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14978, 21 May 1914, Page 10

CRICKET.

CITY AXD SUBURBAN ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL SMOKIXG CONCERT. The annual smoking concert of the City and Suburban CricJtet Avocation was heid last night m irtcmans oate. lir J. lisher, president or the, Association, -was in the chai., and tharc was a very large attendance of members of cube aihliated Tho toast of "Th* King" was first honoured- ' In proposing tho t-M.n of the City and Su; .urban Cricket Association, ilr C. Bosahall apologised for tho unavoidable absence of Mr D. Reese and Mx Patrick. As a BK-mber of ths Canterbury Cricket Association, ho was extremely plcaecd to be present, and lie congxatu ated the City and Suburbar Association cr its proud r.ofition of being numerically "tja strongest Association in th~ district. The Association in its endeavoi'r to sscuro new was undertaking a bg roepon&:bi"ity, but h> hoped that their cSorts would meet with complete success H© feH sure that cricket in Canterbury would largely benefit as ttc result c-f the work of the City and Suburban' Crfcket Association..

Tho toast, which -K36 enthti'iastically honoured, WA3 replied to by Mes6r3 J. Fisher and H. Rogers. . , In replying, Mr Fisher -arced mercbo-s to bo lcj-al to the A'seociation. ilr H. Rog-rs referred to the growth, of the Association during the past three yea's. In tho year before he un tho there were 3% members" affiliated to tho Assocration. La,«t. year, there ."were 52S icember? ' representing 26 teams controlled by IS or 19 c übs. For the year just closed theie wore 70S members rerresentiig 37 t»ama controlk-d by 21 clubs. Tho carapetitiona Lad ben satisfactory. In connexion with. th£ 'question of grounds, he hoped that nest season the majority cf the matches wouJd bo played in tho South Park, where tbe Domain Board was levelling and draining the prouud. The executive was doing its best to help the projsct, and waa beinp ably assisted by the Hockey Aeaociation. Tho City and Subirban Cricket Association wae making- great acd h« hoped that in the near future there would he an amalgamatioa 01 the two Associations. ■

Tho' chairman then presented thag-eenior competition shield to captains of the le'ingtcn and Hornby and. the Sydenham Hockey Clubs, which had tied with 23 points in the A 6ectiou and to tho captain of the Druids' Club which had won the B section with 12 points. J. Kenworthv, K«ane. and Andrews renlied en beha'f of therr respective clubs.

The junior competition pi'-'rJd was rrosantod to tho St. Alb»n* Yout><: Men's Guild team, t-A tho President's sbield to the Edgewaie Club tean-_ the captairst TeplyinET.

A number of other toasta were honoured and a lengthy musical programme filled up a very pleasant evening.