CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 103, 24 September 1914, Page 8

CRICKET.

LOCAL QOUXCIL TO L.i FOftMJiD. ' PROPOSED GROUNDS. --A The adjourned meeting of those intouted m promoting the interests ol tnfe* n, held at the Town HaTfla°» oyer « very representee attradaaM •t oricket enthusiasts. """""WW, jtijjfOKT. >« The co-niauittee aj, in the pretioi. ol a ground bLa-itu ,, 0 r !iau in. ..petted Ite .KecnmUun cuoukl, West, ..rn I'arlcand Tukapa, nmde Ihe toilowing reoomiuemiakous - , Aa to grounds lor uu, uU: . iaag S/caioa ; ««iro seemed luvary ,prot>al]w4H.y ol sts-vou loams coniipuung m u„ tfutwla* muiteltc*, viz. x\«w United Service, Law, High School, VVamfcoUßes! Jifconngi ami Jnglewood, besides jun' wt teamiß, and there was ev«ry prospect of Thursday criekeit (being revived. It therefore, became hnperuikve, i* provide moie e ends, or a gimiud' with nmt room, us tnere woutd iieuaengy b e Urn* .senior matches and at least OnvJ junior iiialcli being played uv town «■ the scmie day. In addition to the tltfe'e grounds named, there was an excellent ground at the High Sc-hooi Vhere, i n the past, permission hud bum given t» play tuKiouiauou juat-aies. iT.e othe* Uve,- gi im.i, v,m r,<-x.c. .ough, *ui nouiu require a aanounli dune to lit tluin for pa,. The coJiuimtiee siou-j (jpnton that Uiu i>...T U jiljon ami High &11001 ground* (il 'i;,, latter b« again avai.abie ior awocuiioii matches)' •ould not ace.o:uiiiod,u c a:i (ho towtt «r< kni tins s.usou, us' tlucv was only room, for one match at a tunc being flayed on each of them. Two could b* played on the Witfteiu Pais *nd fuUJ ou Tukupa. • The lieeroaUon Groi.r.oi lould be obtained on condition tli.iu tlie playing area, was ke.pt m good ordi-r and Ml* grass cut; the Western park on siirnla* terms, plus, the payment ot oue guinea.; «Jid the Tukapa ground on similar tenus, willi the addition of th a payment ef aii annual rent of Jilt fo;- the firs!fivß yearn, and £2O ior the next livt yta.s

The committee recommended that (1)' To meet tlio likely requiTeiurnta of tb« •wiling season, the Recreation Ground?. «Wl Western Park be obtained on the aboTo terms; (2 That t'io Tukapa ground bo acquired for a ,>ermaneal- ? round on the twins offered; (3) Thai be North' Taranaki Cricket AssoMa* *on be asked to amotion the- tormatioii. c' a N«w Plymouth Cricket Council,. consisting of one delegate from' ench 1op;i1 dub, to undertake the acquirement and maintenance of grounds, tnd generally to foster cricket in New Plymouth^

RESOLUTIONS. la reply to am inquiry a.4 to 'tflio cost of puuMig the ground at Wcaiem Parl{. ktt order, .Mr. Laislh said lit was a quC3toon oi u»p-U reding, new matting, and] a, fttw days' employment of labor* 'J'iiD Rev. Uuppull moved that Hl*| report be received and adopted.—Carilir. Lash moved that the" Kecrefcticai o«d Western Park ground* (bo obtained am tho towns mentiooied m uhe report, Mr. R. (juHiam .pointed out that at jrresent there was no responsible h(xly,. each as iv cricket council, who could make terms with the , controlling authorities of the grounds mentioned. Th« Jfowur of tlie meeting appeared to b«•entiuod to making rccouuuund&tions. Jtev. Uhappeli ciuiau'd that, 'lie meetlug oouJd act in the matter, and tjhat it was only proposed to make recommendations.

la rep/ly to a question as to pro-riding, matiting, 'Mr. Lash staled that some oi tie older clubs Who did no; poMe-is matting would luaivo to provide it. Mr, Purdue moved, as an amendment,, ikat a recommendation be made to the North Tanimaiki Cricket Association to» tecusro the Pccreation and Western Par* grounds. Mr. it. QuiUiain seconded the amendment.

Jn accordance with t/lie suggestion of tie clKiiriiiM.ii, the motion wa* d&'crredj. and the quttstion of the t'omiuviiou of a. New Plymouth Orioket Council was considered.

Kcv. Chappell strongly urged that ma a council .should be created, us id Y.'&a an absolute neceanity owing to the •umbc-r of dubs in tiie N town. He moved that the North Taramiki Cricket As•oeiation be anted to sanction tllie i'orniaiion of a cricket comical, to consisl of delegates from all t!h o local clubs, to further the interests of criekdt. lie ilronjjly adv.iH'atod Mint this central body should be created. . Mr. It. QuJlkm, in isjucondtag the motion, warmly supported the proposal. II» advised leaving ithe details to bearranged with the association. Tho motion Was carried.

Mcbsts Qiiiilianv and the Rev. Chappell were deputed 'to attend the meeting of the association to explain liie rrcoiumendaiion made by Uie meeting. Tfee motion that it be a recommendation to the cricket coiuncil to acquire the two grounds lnciitjoned was the* caxried. -■■,<.***{ The recommendation of the committe« to acquire the Tukapa ground wn» tkem considered, t)ho dhairmaa Kiving' tilifll in his judgment the Tukapa ground eonld not he .utH>dl tHu's year as it required .pJough'ing and cultivating. It wa« pointed out tiliat if uh* ground waa to bo acquired no tijno should be , l kfrt irt making arrangements, and even- N trailly it was decided to recommend the eriekct council to acquire tlie ground asa permaniemt cricket er'Mmd*

The question of fiances' was brought up and discussed, and 1 it was decided f* seconimlriul Mia cricket council tiliat a system of levies bo adopted for th» upkeep of tlie ground and genoraJ. A vote of thanfe \vtui aceanded to Oie committee, and especially to Mi\ JjibUi, for tlie report presented to Vk« B*6tillg.