CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 109, 1 October 1914, Page 8

CRICKET.

NORTH lAXAKJ AEBCKSATIDN. ANNUAL MEETINO, The mnual meeting of dttegates to the above Association waa held at the Town Hail last night, the Rot. 8. B. Os4>urne nrasiding over a large muster, of OelegaU*. Tiio "balance-sheet Showed the income as £l3 14a Id, antl tho expenditure SI, leaving a balance of £8 4a 10d, the outstanding liabilities heiaj umder £lO. Consideration of tho balance-sheet waa deferred until the noxt meeting, owing to it) not having been audited. EICimT.

The following report wai read:— Sen.or i~...0n. —kite teams coinl>etod l'or ti.e championship last season, vie., United Sorvkv, Law, High fkhool, New Plymouth and Tlkorangi, the championship be,n# won bj the latter team after u good contest. Hhe matches were -'-v«l at Tikoraugi, bb the High School frroand, unxl on the Reorcanw Ground. This is the fiißt ycaT that the High School has ent<ircd a team in the ac" : or coiiijX-'titi-on, and although tin team only won oius match, thev '—-( mI ri,;ht tliroucn liiio sejuon. The tea.n should be congratulated on. the excellent spirit in which they played thu matdiw agaiiwt better teams. Junior Competition^—Five teams competed, vx, United gorvice, Tikoranfji, Warehouses, Technical School and Uipli fthool. Two teaniß, viz., and TikoraiMp, were bracketed as winners. Although the Warehouse tmo:> won the fianl match, a protest was entered by T korangi. It wae decided to rc>i>lav the •rontch, brut aa the season v.* over this was not practicable, and the tennis were accordingly bracketed at the top of tho list Bojirisentativo Matches.—Two puncn were played, both against South Taranaiki. The fiTst, played at Hsiwera, was won bv ou.r team, but we suffered defeat in the return maitch, played at New r'-^outii.

Your committee Consider that somethin? f>hou d i>o demo th ! s year in connection with improvement of wicket*. The pitch at the Recreation Ground wn» certain:-'- very fair, but the outfidd could 1 not toe kept in good orckT, on aceoumt of insufficient funda. In connection with the juniors, somethiaip; should cwtainly lie done to provide better pitches. The -matter of finance should bo looked into. There is a email balance in hand, but accounts due for advertising are still outstanding. Finallv, the prospects for tile present season are distinctly promising. Another team intends competing in the senior competition, and there is a prospect of tho Thursday competition bcins revivod.

The report was adopted. ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

The following ofl'icers were elected:— President, Mr. J. H. Quilliam; vice-pre-sidents, tho presidents of affiliated clubs, except that owing to Mr. Quilliam being president of the Association, Mr. A. IT. Johnstone was elected a vicepresident to represent the Law Cluib; secretary, Mr. Arthur H. Oatoorn,-.: treasurer, Mr. W. P. Nieotl; auditor, Mr. H. ftoc'lcor; delegate to the ftporta Orounl Committee, Mr. Whittle; Thwi day Competition Committee (held over); Saturday Competition Committee, utfiwsrg Lash, Bain and Rev. Ohajppell; delegate to Now Zealand Cricket Council, Mr. Hardy; selectors, Messrs Bain. Surfcen and Nicoll. ALTERATION OB 1 RUMS.

The United Service dab suggested that rule 2 should be altered to pro vide tihat a win outright be allotted 3 points, a win on the ftrßt innings 2 a tie on the second innings 1% (points, a tio on the ftret innings 1 point; for a loss outright 8 points to bo deducted, and for a losb on tiha fijg-t innings 2 points t* be deducted. En the disoussio* which cneucd. it was pointed out that (he altct&tiom would result in a keeper interest l>eing ■ maintained to the end of the championship contest; moreover, it would be following the rule adapted by the New fknii-u wales and the Marylobone clubs. One advantage was that it) g*vo the weaker teams a chaace.

The proposal waa unaaimouaJy adopt ci.

itr. Siiell ibrougkt u» tke question *f fostfiip- ; unior oridket, especial! v !> ■providing satisfact,ory pitches, and it was decided, on the motion of Mr. H. that Meaars Bottrell, A. 11. Osborne and A. 'Gray be appointed a subcommittee to promote the interest-.' of junior cricket. ~ IUUCKiHT OOUNOIIa The Rev. Chmpooll and Mr. R. Quilliam. brought up the question, of the appointment of a New Plymouth Cricket Council, as recommended by two meetings of cricdceters, the main olbjeot being the securing of grounds for the use of cricket clubs in the town. The matter was too large for any individual club to tac-klc. liev. Ghajipell. read a draft; of the constitution of the proposed Council on the limea already published.

iMx. Quilliam moved that the meeting approve of the format-icm of a Cricket Council for New Plymouth, and of tlie general principles of the droit constitution read to tie meeting, and that a committee, consisting of the Rev. Chappo.ll and Mesara l*uirdue and K. Quilliani bo set up to settle the details of the Constitution and report to <i meeting of the Association to the held on Thursday, Octo/ber 8.

Tho motion wa» carried. Mr. yuilluim rawed that tie dfclogates to the Council be given powers in terms of tho objects art forth in th# proposed constitution.—Tho motion was carried.

Mr. Foreman brought up the question na to whether the Tikorangi (3hnl>, beiiy the only junior club that paid a subscription, could have its subscription returned.

The matter was deferred till the bal-ance-shoot was under consideration.

lA hearty vote of thainks was accorded to those gentlemen who bad taken so much trouble over the proposed Cricket Council. A similar vote wa# accorded to the outgoing and the Press.

In anticipation of the formation of the proposed Cricket Council, the following delegates have already been ehosen:—United Service, Mr. Purdue; Law, Mr. It. Qmlliam; Albion, Mr. B. l'oate; Warehouses, Mr. A. B. Btobr; New Plymouth, Rev. Ohappell.