Carterton Cricket Club.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3304, 9 September 1889, Page 2

Carterton Cricket Club.

Annual Meeting. The Carterton Cricket Club held its aimiinj meeting on Saturday night last. The,an mini report as under was read;—lt ifl'ords your committee f*~' very sji-eat pleasure to be able to congratulate members on the doings of 'he itttsb successful season. There are sixty-six bona-fido members on the

book At the start of the season tho Club joined the Wairarapa Cricket Association, and enL_d two teama (a first eleven stidTi fifteen), for championship matches. The first. eleven were successful against all \«L comers in the final heats ' for the championship, so that the Carterton Club occupies the position of senior Club in the Wairarapa for the season 1888-89. Two presentation bats were promised at the beginning of the season, one from Dr Johnston for the best average obtained in bowling and one from Mr Beckett for the best batting avernge. Mr A. Nicholsou takes the bowling trophy, and Mr E. Dariocb that for tlio bnttinc The show ground has been leased by tho Club for a term of years, and during the past autumn a first class turf

pitch has been laid. Your conroiittro regret lo state that Mr Mix,'the. Secretory of the Club has found itfc' necessary to tender his resignation' owing to pressing business affairs. As an officer he- has been extremely painstaking, and it must be acknow. ledged that the Club owes its present flourishing condition mainly to his efforts." Tho balance sheet, which was duly accepted, showed a cash credit balance -. of £l3 Us Bd, besides which tho / Club showed an asset, the sum of ilO 8s 9d tor materialand appliances in stock. The three first in batting averages were shown asunder:— R, Darroch, 18.3; G. King, 14; E. L. Leeks, ! 12,6; The r first three in . bowling averages wore reported to be: —Nicholson, 2; Darroch, 4.7 ;' Beechey, 5.5. Officers as under were elected For the coming year:—Patron, Mr W. C. Buchanan, M.H.R,; President, Mr P. ff, R. Seed; "Vice-Presidents, Messrs W. Booth, A. McKenzio, and C. R. Carter; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr Drake, The election of a Captain was held over until later in the season, General Committee, Messrs W. G. King, Connell, Beechoy, and Mercer. Match .Committee-men for the season, (Team Selector) Mr W. G. King. Messrs C M. Tttrner.R. A, Achoson and \V. Mux were elected members of tho Club. Messrs Snodgrass and King were appointed delegates to the Association. It whs decided to open tho season on ~ the first Saturday in October, with a l ( match .married-v single, A hearty vote of lhanbs was passed to Mr Nix for valuable past services, and also to Mr Dudson for collecting the grazing fees, This concluded the business,