CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 910, 1 September 1910, Page 7

CRICKET.

VICTORIA C.OLLEG,!! CLUB. The third annual report of the Victoria Cdllegß Club stutes:— : / . . ,r iVr the. scaspu 1909:1910 three : teanis were entered for .the cliampionship matches, of the Wellington Cricket Association—one senior,-*one'junior, and one third-elasN. . Thafiionu '.uf these teams should achieve qctual .distinction in their resp'ccliye"cpiupetitions was to" tie expected, seeing that the cliib |iad, for tl(u.iirst time,.to bear the <$rnui iif a seuioi , teiini, yet the. promising 'talent shown 'in ..tho" yarioua teams points to,a",decided;: improvement for - the. ; coming season. .. The senior team.lias a record , of .two ,wius and: seven .'losses.' ...Though'.- Itlijs"; record; "is numerically poor, ye,t' It-.was on but a few occasions that the teain .gave 'a really weak exhibitiun, at|d considoring, all circumsf.ances . our first senior team, jias performed, on the whole, fairly credititbly. Thp. junior anil third-class elevens were uiifprtunqtely-.- subjepttidj to many t changes, necessary 'froiu time.' to time to lill unaypldable' yac'auciss in the senior ranks. •-■ With all disadvant'iige's, however, they npliioveil a, fair degree of success, thp : junior team winning two iniitcliHS and the third'oleven/.ouu., Tho best averages fpr- tlie".teanis:a're : 'f(s follow:—Senior—Batting:' Foster, ■ 29.6'; BewndSßii, 16.7; Mouagkan, 15.2; Ward, 12.6; Dempsey, 10.2; Niven; 9.V;J. Griffiths, " 9.3. Bowling: l)empsey,.lo.l;: gtaiutbu; , 11.5; -Honaghati,l2.lj;< Foster, 13.S;:}. ;Jfjven.v r:li3; ■ 'Miller,,;' Ml. j Junior (no returns). ■'■■ Thivd-c'lass": P.at--ting—Simpson,■ 'lii.o; '\li'.aca.r,tney, ■ |0.3; Coombs, (i.G. .Bowling: ! " Copfubs,.■.;).(); Simpson, ll'.U; , "'Jlacartnejv 12.8; Hi Brodie, 13,0. The hiatpU, , with-,Canter-bury College, played pri the Wellington College.'ground," 'lesultel' lii- a "wiu for the'visitors-by four wickets. The" gaiho '.was , a yei-y enjoyable one, : and-a. pleasiuij feature was the attenciaucd of many-:of' the',plifb's supporters. :'The thank's of: the committee are dup'to the ladies' wli'o '.presided over the afternoon 'tea. urrangements for '"each, 'day, a'licl also to those- friends who provided , , acpaimnoda- 1 tioufor membei-s'of tl(e visiting team.' In 'connection;.with this , , match',' the 'stjbjjipt'of the -'University ; 3rkket' .Toiirrianieiit. might well, be montionbtl. A' strong , effort was lnadfl at the beginning pf ■this'.year tp" aiVange a contest hpro between Aupkland, .paijtßrbury, and Victoria" Oolr leges'.. , . , ";'(success almost met our," efforts, ■but at .the last -moment the 'Auckland .team , had Ho, withdraw... . The. committee Etl'pngly'. ;recbmmeiids that {.'during .the cqmjng season'.'these ■ matches'-"slipujt" r .be In. conclusion, the committee expresses the cpuyiction .that, I. the first season of sonior cricket .haying ihoan safely rreathered, -brighter, .prospects may-reasonably.be expected in the', 'future."," 'For ■ a senior club, Jiowpypr, tp -ittakp. e;(ch : season a'• successful one re■quires a larger' mehiuersnip "aiid' |i sp'undej- -finance'.,-.', Attention' (night. ■ be .drawn to the.-fact that. under .the rules, •of the Wellington 'Cricket Association graduates, and also 'matriculated 'students,. intending tp ''attend."lectures' neyf-'iypfli , ," arp pligi")le",for,menibershlp. ,'„' '~'.'.,.:.'.." J ."•