CRICKET SEASON

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21223, 20 September 1940, Page 9

CRICKET SEASON

OTOROHANGA CLUB (Special to Times) OTOROHANGA, Thursday. Mr S. J. Fortescue, the retiring president, occupied the chair at the annual meeting of the otorohanga Cricket Club. The report stated that a highly .successful sca*oll had been enjoyed and the balancesheet showed a satisfactory credit. The election of officers resulted as follows:—Patron. Mr S. K. Tipping-, presidomt, Mr G. H. Phillips; secretary ami treasurer, Mr J. Corbett; committee, Messrs !. stamp. S. s. Powell. F. Fraser ami .1 Frew, delegate* to the Maniap" <> Association, Mr Tipping and the secretary. subscriptions for the 'coming season were fixed a* follows:—Seniors £1 is junior* 15s. schoolboys s*. it was decided in enter a team In the Maniapom ccvinpetMlon. Practice matches were arranged and the secretary was authorised to procure necessary materia 1 Tor the season's play. HETET SHIELD RUGBY Th* Otorohanga Rugby team will defend the Hotet shield against the Tallin.irunui Athletic team at To Kuiti on Baturl.iv. The Otorohanga team has beep selected a* follows: Kclsall, Larsen, Dew Vincent. Cameron. Rogers. Clarke, Parker Gooding, Meredith, straw-bridge, Ward ini, Clark, Prescott amt Thornton GOLF COMPETITIONS On the Otorohanga golf link* a Stab.'eTord route?! wa* won by Taylor, with Jd '*Lee Hand' ormsby "defeated Lear and Liddv in the Pewter Mug competition. 1 up at. the 19th. DESTRUCTIVE SHAGS A large colony of shags which frequents the upper reaches of the Waipa River to the eastward or Otorohanga Is blamed for depredations among the young trout. b:.\ members of the Otorohanga branch of tne Auckland Acclimatisation Society, ail noted shots, made an onslaught against the marauders during lastt week-end and shot; a large number.