A YEAR OF CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 933, 28 September 1910, Page 6

A YEAR OF CRICKET.

HEADWAY. AGAINST DIFFICULTIES. "?■ ' GOOD PROSPECTS. V. The annual general meeting of the Wei-!:: ?\ lington Cricket Aesoeiation.was.held, in '.'. the Chamber of Commerce last-evening,.'.:: Mr. presiding.-V.; .. Chairman's Review;: : v'-.-).- [''.' ! ■ Mr..M. P. Luckie (chairman;of. the" •'■"■'" Management Committee) who ?ihcived the A? adoption of-the-report; and balance-sheet • i (already -published) - remarked -'that- ' the ' ; ; Management Committee deserved a meed? r of praise for:the maimer in•':which:they■':"■•■'.had 'discharged'; their- duties.';. The- finan-, 'A ?, cial position -.was', not -so 'strong : as that ■(■'.':. of the previou s year; owing chiefly to the.' ■" ■■ fact .that several;items: of expenditure had .-* been, incurreii; which, .would:-not; recur.' ?-;v There iiad-been' a.coincident;.reduction!.': of iricome,:.maiuly owihglto''the:fact- that .■>".'■) .the BasiriiKeserve kad.on.some Saturdaysr •: during, the.season: been occupied-by :otlier.;:-; sports bodies;/.-'A;reduction in;.regi'stra-.'!?.■> tion fees.had'.also-.6ccurred.:;:'i'hey.could;V ■• not be said to'have. gone. so.-:far: fo-the : -;'r'.: bad as-the balancer-sheet looked at;baldly/;!.-'.":■ indicated...; It wasinecessaryy.-lioweverV to- .??'- take steps -to. .'strengthen- !• the. ; :financial.';? position, of: the - associatidhV, -The --matter, ';;■■:: had .been':considered .by..: the:-committee'';?;' but-pressure-of .other;business.-.had \ pre-';?.?-.'. vented them giving effect't'o'theisdecisipn'-:.-;. 'last--year. 'It- was- proposed' to/organise:';-;.: ail art iinion, a step, thath'ad.beeh .taken.i: with great success.by other aMwiations. I '-.;': The congratulated the: association ■/■■'•'; on .the'Vinaug'uratio'n-' of??'ttie'"-district'.--"-':;.; sch'eme.;-vWhether by Teasbri? of; that•;inr>; ; S auguration or' notthere had.been iast;year Vsome "of the. best and" most-.^interesting- : ! -',-- cricket.' Wellington , ..bad; .-ever:.;.. seen.-'; '■'-.-) There had been, -tcio,-".a!?gr'eat increase'?':. -in public interest."...'Unfortunately;'this:'?!;.: brought no.financial, benefit.to. the. j■*.'-'. ciatioh. because? the public.'in Wellington "v, got their-cricket free, so'far as.lboMng.on ;.;?.; was .concerned. likely "'■':.-•' to„benefit'cricket;in; Wellington;.-iyas'the : ;;<. appointment of.a .hew 'coach and grounds-'-',? ? ; man I .". ; ; This; would/involve additional -"_??" /outlay ;of : ?.£lio. .to:",£ 120: a; -would, be-for some three yearS'coveTed by,.-'-' snbscriptions. already giiarajiteed.v.-. Coach.:; ing fees:would produce;a and;it-;was; anticipated- that the! asspcia-?):-satisfactory' financial;.r'' position'next ;'year;V..>. ';;■'■:; : - ;. '■■■:■-': ?-?-; ■-■-.?>~;t-:' i ;'^:Y-'"'>- i; -'- ; :: ; ? Office-bearers.; .-'• Office-bearers' .were'/ appointed;;-as : ~ ; fol«?;' low:—Patron',--his-Excellency ■.;-■: nor.;-president;:-Mr:?H.' D. Bell,: vice-presidents,- ;-Pj;''A,-"K-^-'Newnlani^'Pr6i'-. ; v;: fessor'; :Kirk/.. and-Messrs.'. R.;'A. •-Wright' ''■- r - M.P;,/Kv;MV:-B:: Fisher,-:M.P;, c Bunny;; -vice-president; to ; Newr'-'-Zealahd-- ; (>icket;-Couhpil^Mr; iHSvD.' Belli r -K.C;;-:->.',/ hon.; secretary'and treasurer, .Mr.'; C.:?-E.v;'?; Stevens;..delegate; to* New Zealand'Cricket'.'* ,Ck>unSl;,'.Messrs.' : J;.-. ; -H.rWiUiamSr ; and''''C,''--/-! ';A; Treweek; -hbn;? : auditors,--Messrs'. -C. H.?'!?;: .Manso'n. and:Thorhtoh';;;junior delegates:;-';: tb.the Management 'Committee,;; Messrs; ?v 'T. : Br6die;-a"nd;:;Ai'i.Mbore: '■■-.• -"?- : ff? has been' appointed' by. the "clubs:—Messrs.'-v <; ? T! Hj-Wilson'.(Hutt),;C..:Hickey:(East),W.s> A: ; Paiton(Sduth);:W.':T.-Luekie:'(North),',': , ; : : -Laird ;(Cehtral).v: r : , ":;'?-V;y!';-'; : '?VAi^

;V>Mr?;liubl£ieVprb^^7a/ifcti6n\'piondi'i-r''- v -'5 ing'■ thatf'.the'Management.Committee,' in-:>■ ;'v-.■';;;;;i stead,of'.being ; 'appointed,',as at present,;fco"\?>.:-:;| represent• the: .various:clubs, Y; 'sist , bf , ,\^eivmemiters7jeleoted i -at- l nual general of ;■:'."'; w;; Tie .'rule 'as!'now.'constitnted,'. ;lie' stated,-;V-'.:.;;j had-beenY ihYf orce'; ..under '/ the.;old:: .blnß:Vj(.:-.'.! ' scheme;' .andi had •'.Vee^^found'.-w^ting^ i :a result," .ed -which : he'',.proposed;..td here?. Hei kiewY that ,it■;would- be.^suggest-:Y;YY: ed. -would Yiiot Y be.'-'.regarded! jif: 'a '.committeeY'YY-- . ■were .-elected/irrespective) 'club's, y.. iTKisi'-had" not ''prbvedythe '. ca'seYiii; Y> Y y;j past. ; experience.*;; .'■ QnY: the;. :otherA;;h'anjli£;'r ! - delegates;'lepreseiitihg. clubs j; .steaaY'of .c'onsidenng-:-questions'o'n' .theipjix.'; 1; merits,; to v. speak;; each, fprY .club,'';!?' YYy; and,' Unintentionally,'■' losel 'sight:Ypf J ithe; .;~'j>-:!. general -interestslot. cricket. : ' ; •".:,'.''-<■!-YYYY'yYa Y .- f Mfi-rS^v/A.'.iParton,'conterided, that;fromYY"YY: 'the;:'veryVfact yfnat,/'.tMy^-wer6;''ximains>Yi!V* 1 ; cricketYbn' district; lines Ythey/r; Guinea;. : fy, Y| that_'the L variousv'clubsWv-efe lnterested/iiv.ft '.tion'Ybf i'clubsYgave''breadth ioteiiiir}** -y Vj; i'Miild-; ibt-v recallYtha'tY'club'; 'injterasWHij YY'!, had'-' 'liit "year ; '"beeh'■'.permitted',tovbver-' ti*.-if .ride :'the -interests.-of ; cricket,in:. genexa&YYYlY The;system in vogue.had r not■' been'giveiiV::>k* ■'.-. affair-trial'iunder: the Personally -'-Tie -.would: be'.sbrry; to se6;tbflkv;;\/; old System ireverted 'to,-'.for.; the -present. aiY : ; V'-v. ■,any''rate'. , '-' c »'4v;';^;-:^ •'" Mr." I?.'; Mi'dlane - also '.) opposed; the .pro- YY Y: '[- -posalj-'and L opined".thati ; it .wa's.::against;f;;.y Y ';a;i-maiorityvbf ; clubs.;.ri3^o:.;:" : existing:: system:'.had Yworked; !very;ywell.:,-.§* .v.Mr. vLuckie :-had cflnW':;v ;; i;i' I mitteb v of,7lastVyearKandYthen;.sought ' alter /its'" cb :■: : ; ' ;"i: Mr■ oM;»,-J;-'.Crombie (supported 'the.'prtv.-^:^.' : pbsalv ?; ilh- '..thb^maiiagementsvolvipbtD^J;'?'•-:<■■:; the :'system / suggestedv\had..:beehvfo^nd^;:;:: : > effectual.:' The.>.mereV;fact : thaty.the: 'sys^ : ?.;;;;.' ; ;' temYih' vb^eYhadY.worked^ ■ ibrYaY year- provided -no.' reason -that theyYiYY'Y: should•■"waitY:uhtil:Yit Yh'a'd vbeenYfound't ■■;\>; .unsatisfactory, .and then .make .the-'charig*: ; ,-v--';f. : Now' i iw'as]:-the"' ; time;'.:-r'';V.:. : .'^: , ;-vr";':; ; ";;;';;i'i "V.YY ■ : f.-"'Mr.-' W- mbtiony;;-.. YY. deserved''no ,great",consideration. YYNpt'-a Yy : Y'Y : -delegate:, could: lift .his Soger; against; : th«;v;:- v ; sl .members'Y:of ' rlast-''yew's ; vManagement &■:;' :[■ 'Comm.ittee.S-If:;it:;had:been "{a ysuccess for'--: -YY;. twelve ■ months,:.; was/ it; ;not7.likely4tp.':l»^;;;;'.:; a success iny the'future?, ■■'<;■'.•,• YYYY";:Y;Y"Y-YY•': y.'The YproposalY;vvasY rejected a. >vote«^:;:-/; '.by v-12';.votes'-to '^. :> i{lrhi<- oi>^0 i >^ ■'■-■ It was resolved,:.on^the:motion;; of^Mr;ivv-,;;": W.'A.'Partou: That the:bbuhdary:of'tta■;.;.:vv.j JWeilington"' ; SoutK: : dishictsbe;extende^te^/:: : ;; include ,of ::theycity; of.'Wei-;;';;',£, ■ lington'bounded. •pital".Eoaa;and'.Gully ;W; the -Town; Belt,. - iJi:.\ thehce-on: the'eas't;by. the;Townißelt;to\;s;:o Mein;*Street,';onvthe ".west'-by::a;;small,;-i; : ;portioabf-A'delaidevEoad,:and{ -.y-y ..;;_ of' Kevahs > Street,: and.,on - the .south;. by.; -, ;,;.;., the: whole.of i :;;;:., eluded in.:the 'WellingtoniEast;:district. v ;,:::c;;;:. •"'■ It was agreed;that.in':all classes;'other.:.': ; .;y: tha'n senior' and - : . junior ;.championship.!::;:? / 'matches be: allo'wed.^one;day,:each, -vin-v.-^;.;;;; ■stead'-'of"' two/: as;at,.'present.;.;;- /;.;/. ><■;,.. ,;>: x.,\ '-- : After some "discussion .it '.was resolved :,,■;•; to-accede to'an' application'by:-the Petono;,:■ ..->■■ Club ; that -it, be' permitte'd/,tp,enter ; junior;;.; v. :■. instead "of senior. graile r this;.seasbh^bn: the : s; [~;. r\. understandibgthat'foripurposes:of senjor.:;v; • cricket ; : Petone';shall...be;anclUded;m:.t:h9:;-j;:; ! ;-; : 'HuttVdistrict>;;:;^':-''';y';j' : ''';. i <:J.;:Y' / ':V:.;Complirnerttary.;':^^ ■ : Formal'. ; bus'iness'v conciuded,. ""Hie i phaiN, ;m'aa-presenttd-YMr: ;F;YA.y '.with!.--;: ;„•/ bat- : hwarded'hiih'.;as highest-scoring;/;.;.: : batsman' : The Messrs.'>Dunca'nYanaYM3nt6sh:;.;r:' W;.-,v y; ( ;>. v'Mr.' B.Br'iyanM.rwhoyis'.retinngtfrom ~.,":, ■- tie 'secretaryship;-;,was Recorded:' a hearty. :Yv':'' vote excellent ; ':;: r; ';.-. semce>'''.to'-tfie'"'assfld^