ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MANCHESTER UNITED CRICKET CLUB.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 26, 13 September 1882, Page 2

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MANCHESTER UNITED CRICKET CLUB.

I Ifliaccordance with advertisement, the knn|§£ meeting of the Manchester JJgft^d Cricket Club was held in Roe's s&mmercial Room, on Saturday evening last. On the motion of Mr Curtis, seconded voted to the. chair.. , - { r The Secrkary/iMEr TSzfde, was^caUed 'npon^loTiiake a r statement as to" the fi jiancial positio^^irHS-Club. ._ _He_slated that t^e^iabj^ies/aflrftU^aitfi r £3 5s 6d, and.the .money, in. hand „£1 15s. t, There was 1 a^qudntity' of v cricket* material the ;-propprfcy>of; the ftlub, "#hlcli Be thought could be valned at £1 10s, thus leaving a deficierr_y.df'BdV.OT-IO!lKl3 Mr Eade prop,os^di'4and Mr Seaton seconded — That a cricket club be formed, to be called the — Manchester Cricket Mr rearon proposed* as an amendment, and Mr F. Roe seconded— T&atlno club be called the feilding Cricket Club. After considerable .discussion,,- Mr •'Fearod with_fe\v Hi. amendment,' ana\ the proposition was carried. Av.^Y, Mr Eade here . suggested to -tha pom- ' m'ittefr t: to ! be : eiecied p fe^'.lie ensuing year, that the club was badly in. wantr,of'a ; TOHer^ Thecl^ub at_Marton.had.Jt-wo--and he thoughtjbpe i l pf'ylihe.ni[^ijl4 be purchased for £6, delivered in Feilding. . _Mr,H,, L.'- Sherwill wa^eleQfced^presU dent, on the mofion of Mr Eade, secoftdjed by Mr Fearon g, ;j t yj\y Mr Macarthur and Mr Carthew were elected vice-presidents., . Mr SeatOn proposed, " and Mr Rowley seconded— That Mr Dawson be-appointed Treasurer:«earr^dV^"^-J J -'^ " Mr Eade proposed,, and Mr Nix secon^ed-^Thkfc me Seatoja be%ppointed Mr JJ red Roe proposed — That a committee be appointed, consisting of the . following gentlemen: — Messrs.- Fearo_7: ._*.'. _&TjttolotfeW,lfc'J_:, EiCdH Jicks<ElJ> Fowles, Rowley, Smith and the robvw, ■ all ofl_cersitc>'»be-g_f}(^o«)-*mßnibers, 5 to • form a quorum. This - was seconded by. Mr G. B -rtholomew, and carried. tion of members be 10s. ResolvedfrnEUattomatchl-and practice captains be chosen on the ground. Resolved— That the committee draw. ..up/ajcode't of jEldesj'.itoibei-iubmit'feedifJr the approval of members afc^next'gen.raT ; meeting. • :>! !• ° ''■ '■ ) '- Ul J H The Chairpian^rhere. 'suggested that a list .df rfe^rri.m'beri W stdr ted7 when 17 gen^em-e^p-^^-/ 1 wM_i_i_sr to join the clU.b. ., . .'• • . 7v. _. ' ?x' -* • -sW'^-m •:«« &mi»<i#J 2»ffiJlti6ii_ . men were appointea.^jConipiitte^.^ojttl^ purpose of gettingjip_an entertainment to provide t £juyJ%fpßct!he.'r(slub -.r^Mfessrs G. Bartholomew, Kadey—Dawson, Jackson, Eeardmandith-fmoger-ffi ; '' hae „vs>cl>i3l -^lT^reii^o"e~Uua^eTto6_F"thel-utip'M «u T „tkian. fl aHO T v a -idWM j .SeptTfe^t^hf^pe^S^J^of the clvb — a match to»>bfti|kyed, married v. single. A vote of tkanJs&_J;o the Chairman closed the- meeting, • -