Change In Cricket Executive Not Wanted

Chronicle (Levin), 21 September 1949, Page 4

Change In Cricket Executive Not Wanted

A prppOsal that the management" cominittee of the Horowhenua '0?iQkpt Assoeiafion should consist of One deiegate from each affiliated club instead of three - members, as at present, was lost by ari overwhelmifig- majority at L-fie association's annual; meetifig last night. 4 • Bringing the suggestipn forward on behalf of ' the Qld Boys Cifib, Mr. C. E. Barraii'd aaid it was also proposed that' at least orie wfek prior to. a meeting cppies of Lhe agenda be sent tb elub§ and they be allowed to vote either fiy post or telephone should the delegate be imable to atlend. Mr. Rodgers (Foxton) e'pmmented that tfie idea, was a .good ' me but that in practioe it weuld not work b.eeause of the dfffic.uKy jf traveilihg to meetings. Players WQUld have np complaint, fiowever, if each club was represented. He opposed the suggestion ' tecause he believe'd the committee shouid not represent siny "club'bul the association as a whplg, .said the president, Mr. G. C. France. If the exeeutive "was: eonstituted pn a basis of club representation he felt there mightbe" a' tendency lowards parochia ism. Mr- G- Ball (College) pipptioned that he had been a mpmber of the Manawatu assqeiatiefi"whe.n all clubs had' been represented on the exeeutive and there had been a tendency to decide isspes from a ciub viewpoint rather than what would be in the best interests of the association as a, whole., ' He 'doubted whether the proposal was pracmcable howevpr good the objects of it might" fie, remarked Mr. T. Roaefi "(|han~ non). Telephone or postal voting would not be satisfactory as all views on the matters w-hich came before the association, and which cf.en influenced voting, would not be heard by an absent delegate. Mr. Barraud thep ppt the proposal as a motion aiid it was seconded by Mr. H. Judd (Old BoyS) . After furfher diseussion it was lr»st on being put to the meefing.