CRICKET.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 679, 19 October 1876, Page 2

CRICKET.

OwSaturdny the firof Hi»lcli of the season tvaa played on the Zm^a.i Cricket (Jlut» ground, Hamilton Wed, bet wren two ulphibetical teams. The fiivt kull mai ag»<l to bi-t b i-t l heir lull uompleiueiit to^eiii.ir uncl won ihe by f»ur rims, one innings each only being pluyed. 'lhe butting power dicyl iy. d were nol rery temurkablo and the ground wm rery lough.

In the evening tbo annual meeting of tins Zmeaii Cricket Club >as hold At the I^imillon Hotel, 17 members being present. Mr A E Cox occupid the (hair. Iho nnnnt s of tho kst annual meeting weie read and cjnfinmd, nnd the Trea— suier's report allowing a balance in hand of £2 16s 3J wan adopted. The receipt latt ye»r were £26 14) 3\, ><nd the expcndnure £23 18s of which nearly £14 wai sp<nt on the giound. Mr Alfiea Cox was re elrcted Pres dent, Mr S todet was e'eded Hon ?ec in li> u of Mr C C Wood, rrugnedi Mr Wnitt was re oleoted »reanuier, an 1 the following gentlemen were appointed <o »ct on tho Comtni'tio. MeKiii E B Cox.C C Wood. Tanner, Beale, and Whi taker. Mr Hume wai rcqut'tted 1o «ct as Vice l*re«i l<jnt to the Club. Seven new member- were ehctrd, and it was curried "Hit the annual sir seripMon bo 10s in lieu of the £1 aa formenj. A deputntion fiom the United Cricket Club waited on the Committee to see if some arrangeaients could not be made with regard to the United Cricket C ub using the Zingari ground. The Com* inilti c werrf of opinion that an *mulganiktiou of the two Clubs would be tho best thing, and requested the deputation to lay ihe matter before tho United Com* milt- c. A tuatch is to be played at Alexandra next Saturday agmnst the Froutier team, and tho following eleyen ha».- been oho en : A E Cox. E B Cox, Beale, Hunt, FP.ihng, W F:l!i».j(, Bandes, Taylor, Tanner, Whitaker, C Wood, aud J Wood.

Cox, AE ... C x, E B ... C x.G Ci.x. S Cox, H ft ... Beule Bpauoliamp, Dan re 11,1 1, ... Bur»is, Cn»ford, ... Gordon, EftlrhS b iSandes ... b SuiKieg #- , b ... run out run out b W,,0dJ... b Wood J ... b WoodJ .. b Wood J ... b Wood J ... not out ... 5. ... 2- ... « ... fc ... a* ... 4, ... o ... o ... o ... 5 ... 5 .. 4 3Sr

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Wood, C C, c Ooidon, b Cox, B 8... Pilling, F b Cox A B WhitaUer, b Benle Wood, J b Cox, AE Stindes, c Cox G-, b Beale Tanner, b Cox, E B Wuitt b Cox, E B Miaw, .. ... not out Slator, b B*ale Exirafl 0 9 4 1 0 I ,7 1 4 3*

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