SETTER WICKETS.

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 73, 23 September 1930, Page 4

SETTER WICKETS.

' Another matter o£ importance was that as a tcsnlt of negotiations between tJie association and the City Council ihe Director of Parks and Beserves iad visited Oamaiu to soenre • a quantity of Boil to replace the Napier soil on th© main wicket at the Basin Beservc. It was thought that tKfe soil would Improve the wicket considerably. A good hard true wicket might toake matters more difficult from a bowler's point of view, but it would iaake good batsmen, and ultimately good bowlers. . Not only was it necessary for the association to see that the wickets on the Basin Eeserve were preserved, but to do its very best in ondeavouring to provide good reliable wickets on the outlying grounds for the benefit of the younger players.

Mr. Luckie also referred to the desirability of obtaining the services of more umpires, so that there would be men available for the lower grade matches. More umpires needed, ia spite of his appeals, Mr. Bock's Voice had been crying in the wilderness for years. ■ Mr. W. A. Partbn seconded the adoption of the annual report and balancesheet, and the resolution was carried. .'Mr. Parton paid tribute to the work of the Management Committee during the past year, and endorsed Mr. Luckie's remarks concerning better Trinkets and umpires for the lower grades. He favoured the idea of the outgoing Management Committee- recommending members for Jifo-momber-«hip of the association.