WELLINGTON CRICKET ASSOCIATION

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 310, 25 September 1918, Page 9

WELLINGTON CRICKET ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL MEETING, ■ Tho annual meeting of tho Wellington Cricket Association was held in the Chamber of Coinnicrcc last night/ Mr. M. F. Luckio.' presiding over anattendanco of about' thirty '■ delegates. Threo new. clubs wfci'o admitted _ to tho assqciatioi), as follow:—C'entics, Imperial Supplies, and Thorndou. TLo .appointment of delogates to tho Now Zealand Cpuncil was held over. Tho election of. qfliccm resulted as follows:—Patron. His *• Excellency tho Govornor-Goneial; president, tho Hon. Sir Francis. 1ie1t,,K.C..;- vico-jjresideiics, His Honour Mj. Jtistice Hordman, Dr. Ross, Colonel Potter, the lion, J. G. \Y. Aitketi, M.L.C., Dr. A. K. Nowinan, M.P., Dr. M'Evcdy, ■ Profcssar Mackenzie,, Messrs. J. P. Luke, ALP., M. F. Luckio, A. T. Bate, C. R'. Smith, E. P. Bunny, R. A. Wright, M.P., -W. E. liethune, H, Hall, J. Caughley, A. F. AViren,- J. P. Firth, H. Bruce, and Father Gilbert; inan-; agement committee,.Mesers. C. G. Wilson, D. M'Konzio, M. J. Crombie. W. A. Baker, J.. D. Howitt, A. K. Ben- . nett, W. H. Sawyer, and W. E. Hughes; hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr. V. R. Willis-'(re-elected),- lion, auditor, Mr. C. E. Stevens. , •• A letter wrts received from tho New Zealand Council regarding the resumption of playing Plunket Shield matches. On tho motion of Mr. C. R. Smith it was resolved that the .matter-be left in tho hands of the Management Committpo, with the direction that if such matchos were arranged soldiers bo ailowed to play with their homo asso* ciation. ■ ! Mr.- Wilson spoke of tho happy relations that. existed between the Wellington Association and tho City Council, and between tho various amateur sports bodies iri: Wellington. Ho also asked for the support of the association in the coming effort of all the sports bodies on behalf of the Christmas Gift Fund. ' On the motion of Mr. Crombie it was decided that the following bo added to tho first part of Rule 34: "Provided, however, that, with tho conso.it of tho Management Committee (a) a player finally leaving college, or school, not being Victoria University Colloge, may play with another club; (b) a soldier entering ciinip may play with the camp club; (c) a soldier oii belling.discharged from camp may play with another club." ■ -■'... j On the motion of Mr. M'Kerizie tho following now rule 44a was agreed to: "Either batsmen may appeal to tho umpires as to the fitness of .light for play." It was decided to start play on future Saturdays at 1.45 p.m. instead of at 2 p.m. (is previously. • Appreciative references were mado to the worlc of tho secretary and treasurer, nnd rotes of thanks wcro accorded him and to the chairman. ■.