CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 497, 3 May 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

, THE WADESTOWN CLUB. ! The .-WadestownCricket uClub, v which■ suc 1 - . ceeded m winning.both'tho junior-andfourth- ■ class championahips, had a very:good season, • the junior toam sustaining only one outright dofoatj at tho hands of Oldßoys. Following " 4 ar6;.tiie;batting'aVorages for ; the'iinembers ,of.' ! tho junior >.teain: —F. 1 Bowles, 37:90 j D. C. Hay, 24 53; H. Collett, 20.45; W. Roberts, 15.45; G. Butler, 13.08; W.CondMfe,' 12.72; i R. Moffatt, • 11.77; Hi W.Cook, :9.76_j •W. Bnrns,-.7,50; B; S. -Withers, 6.48; .F. 0. ; Whitcrod,- 6.33; J ; . J. Hay, 6.16. D. Roberts also.-.battod,! scoring 19. .- Tho,. bowling aver-ages'iwerß,:-^R;'',Moffat;v\4l^^ runs, average 6.39; H. Collett, 40 for 294, average 7.35 ; H.-W. Cook, 16 for 130, averago 8.12; W. Burns, 42 for 345, average.B.s9; iF: • C.J'\Vhiterod/f 10 f0r'127,: average 12:7: f :.The'"leading ,[ ; averagesiiri ''.■the ::^ t- elevon woreßatting: iB; F., Kelly, 22.30; • I D. ■ Roberts, 20.50;: J. Hanratty, • 12.60; H. . Ashworth,l2. Bowling: D.Toohill,. 4.1 ; B, : F. Kelly, .5; D. .Roberts, 5.08. /.'Mention , should i also f be made of the splendid iwicket- ' keeping' of W:. Condliffo for the juniors. It . .was the intention of the club-to »havo entered for thfl senior, championship nest season, but . this-has had to bo abandoned .owing •to the 'association: adopting the distnet. scheme. . ■ ■ KARORI CRICKET CLUB. A verJ . successful • smoke concert to celeI . brate the winning .of the third-class cham- '< ' pionship was ,givenb'y ' tho Karori: i Cricket • Club on Saturday evening. Over a hundred '■ attended, Mr. Ilayes , taking tho chair •j 'in''!theabierice'v ofthe' ; club's': president'(Mr. 1 ■C; H. Dickerson), :who was unable to. attend. 1 Tli6 'chairman,sm. opening, said that; the }; third-class championship" had. now : been ■ won ' on four occasions;by:tho Karon Club,.which • - was one of'the oldest in the Dominion, having ' been-formed' somo 48 or 50 -years- ago. v He ' was ivory - pleased: to •bo able to congratulato :i the club, .on its ;-micc'cßS ( - but:'considered, the . games 'woro; won: so easily that interest - was - -lost;,-Mr.; Hayes was glad to see Mr. J. F. : : Spiers^,who fWasVone iof.': the':'oldest; members of the .club, thero that evening.■ .. : Mr. W. -E. Dasent, in proposing the toast, : ."President"and'.Vice-Presidents, : : said : that - since iio had been a member of the club (some : 27 years), thoy had .been very fortunate- m ; havinggood presidents and : vice-presidents, L \ and ho hoped ;interost'would continuo to be . shown in cncket in Karo n . Tho Wellington ; Cncket-Association, would probably split up : 'the Karon Club by introducing the ■ district scheme which, .ho thought, was matter for regret,' as 1 many only associations would thus bo, lost. It'seemed rather a pity that a club ' of such lone standing, should ,bo broken up. ■ -.'The Wellington Crickofc Association" was • -proposed by Mr. C. I. Dasent, ' who said- he 'hadmuchpleasuroin-proposing.' this .toast, r : . becauso' Ho had'had a gre'avamount;bf: fighi.V ;jng-'fwitji^tliatinstitotion, .'and'.considered : thoy-wero on'y- beginning what should -liavo boon in existence years-ago, namely, tho district scheme and'employment of a coach. He thouglit the district schomo. worked well in } , other 1 places should it 'ATellington? A.coach for.Wellington was most necessary. v ; Mr. tylanson, replying on . behalf of tho •Cricket; Assbbiation;. stated, that, he did riot think tliero was rany reason why tho Karori . Club > should bo, split up. Othor gentlemen ' jiri' the .'disrtict would .play . for them i who now, played for. town teams. ■ It: was his ; ; opinion-• that .;.tHo/ Karori district would' bo 5. mado.'smaller : (it. at;, present extended as far ; as I'orirua), but nothing definito had yet i been arrived at. . - Mr. R; Read,' m proposing "The Karori Itorougli Council," congratulated the Mayor ] (Mr- C. I. ; Dasent) and Mr. J. F. Spiers } in-their rii-elcction at. tho , recent poll. The • council ihad been very gonorous to'sport:ijn iKarori/' and ho hoped that wlieh tho new recreation -ground - was finished they would • htivo,: tlie: pleasure of , seeing first-class cricket played .111 Karon. • Other toasts honoured wero"The King," "Kindred Sports: Football, Hockey; and Bowling;" "Tho Ladies," and "Tho Press." A very fine progra-nmo was contributed to by the following gentlemen-.—Messrs. D. i Kenny, B. Jacobs, Widdop, Parkes, Durnoy, • Twohill, R. Tinnoy, .and G. Barnes (songs), Howard (exhibition of conjuring), and C\ime niings (recitation). Mr. D. Konny was ac- , companist. ■ . ■ /,■ . ' : Votcs of thanks to the chairman, tho visi- - tors who provided the ontertainmonfc, and a. iho singing of'"Auld Lang Syno" brought a .i-ver? enjoyable evening to a closo.