CRICKET MEETINGS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 784, 3 October 1929, Page 14

CRICKET MEETINGS

TAKAPUNA CLUB Satisfaction with the place achieved in last season's competition of the Auckland Cricket Association was expressed at the annual meeting of the Taka puna Cricket Club last evening. Air. G. C. Malcolm presided over a fair attendance.

Tho annual report showed that the rlub had finished second in the senior B grade. Ten matches had been played for seven wins and three losses. The batting and bowling averages were headed by Messrs. G. R. Craig and A. Burton, respectively, the only club century of the season being recorded by Air. Holliday. The balance revealed a satisfactory position, the sum of £ o 12s 8d being in hand at the end of the season.

The club decided to enter a team for the second grade competitions of

the A.C.A. and Jf sufficient member, are offering, a team will he entered in a lower grade. Tho club will commence practice Taharoao Park on Saturday, October The following officers were electee' Patron, the Hon. E. W. Alison. AI.Lc president. Air. J. W. WiHianison ’ vice-presidents. Alessrs. G. Sinclair o Moiler. E. Bennett. D. >[. Davidson* G. C. Malcolm. J. E. Close. L. G Roh*’ inson, E. W. Mills. F. Howes. A. Harris M.P.. R. H. Greville, E. Wilson, W. p' Wilson. Dr. Baxter, B. Jury. g. Winstone Jnr.. C. H. Kingsford. A. r Oborn. A. E. Alison. G. Xicks. a. Al* Howden. Captain Algie, A. AT. Seaman, J. W. Hayden and U. J. Minoguesecretary and treasurer. Mr. S. G. Gorl man; auditor. Air. G. Cooper: management committee. Messrs. Holliday Alalcolm (chairman). Cooper. Burtan and A. Howden jnr.: delegates to A.C.A. Messrs. Holliday and Malcolm: ground committee. Messrs. Alalcolm. Holliday and the club captain. PUK.LKOHE CLUB Prom Our Oun Correspondent PI'KEKOHE, Wednesday. At tho annual meeting of thePukekohe Cricket Club held last evening. Air. J. F. Deane presiding, the balancesheet revealed a credit of £4 9s 0d on tho year's working. Officers elected were:—Patron. Air. .T. F. Deane; pres dent. Air. Janies Roulston: vice-presidents, Alessrs. C. K. Lawrie, H. J. Sumner, J. Routly] A. F. Brown, C. H. Jemison and W. G. Pleydell; secretary and treasurer] Mr. C. W. Lawrie; selection committee. Messrs. A. V. Fox and H. Pleydell: management committee. Alessrs. A. AI. Rose. R. J. Drake and C. W. Lawrie; delegates to Pukekohe Association. Alessrs. H. Pleydoll and Rose. The following team from the Pukekohe Rugby Sub-Union will play Papatoetoe at Papatoetoe on Saturday:—McKinnon, Crottv. Fallows. X. Brownlee. G. Brownlee, Walters, Bartlett. Chubb. Sutton. Mintz. J. Cronin, Harlick, At ills, Nathan and Parton. Reserves: Wyatt and AlcCoomb. WAITAKARURU CLUB (Protn Our Own Correspondent) XGATEA. Today. A satisfactory season was noted in the annual report of the Waitakaruru Cricket Club, presented to a small meeting last week, and the opinion was expressed that the club would be able to field a team of similar strength to that of the past season The playing field was reported to be in excellent order, having been grazed with sheep all the winter. Officers appointed were as follow: President, Air. H. L. Berney; secretary and treasurer. Air. X. Hedges; delegates to the Hauraki Plains Cricket Association, Alessrs. H. L. Berney and C. Stretton; selector. Air. X. Pledges: committee. Alessrs. L. Berney, A. McPherson, F. Donaghy, M. Caie. A. Kenny, and the officers. The question of raising the annual subscription to £1 was deferred to a later meeting.