NEW PLYMOUTH CRICKET CLUB.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81851, 26 September 1906, Page 2

NEW PLYMOUTH CRICKET CLUB.

The annual meeting of tho !New Plymouth Cricket Club was held at Messrs Bauchepc and Webster's oiliee on Tuesday evening, there being a large attendance. Mr E. Whittle presided. Tne balance-sheet showed receipts and expenditure as £i(i (is fid. there b.'iug outs anding accounts to the amount oil £2 lis (id.

Five new members were elected. Officers for (ho year were elected as follows ,—President, Mr 0. Samuel (re-elected); vice-presidents, Messrs C. Binn-11, D. Teed and A. £ Andrews; ultib captain, Mr E. Whittle; secretary, Mr J. Fleming. Committee—Messrs Lightband, Price, Stead, Hasseli, I'oung, Styles and Braund.

The subscription for the yen" war fixed at £'l for adults and XOs fo juniors under 17 years. opening day of the season \rill be'arranged an" " matcij *'" be played at Carrington Itoad teams picked from both clubs. It was decided that the names of Messrs 11. H. Bailey, W. Bewley and ■I. Bennett, to act as umpires, be submitted to the next meeting of the Taaanaki Cricket Association.

During the evening, the Chairman, ou behalf of the .Now Plymouth cricketers, presented the retiring secretary (Mr H. W. Bauchope) with a very handsome gold-mounted clock, inscribed, and in doing so a warm tribute to Mr Bauchope for tho keen interest he had always taken in cricket. '■ He's a Jolly Good Fellow" was sung, and Mr Bauchope suitably responded, remarking that he had been taken entirely by surprise by the presentation.

The Chairman reminded those present of the North Taranaki Cricket Association meeting to be held tomorrow (Thursday) evening and hoped there would be a large attendance. The usual votes of thanks terminated the meeting.