Timaru

New Zealand Tablet, 6 April 1911, Page 627

Timaru

(From oar own correspondent.) April 3. A new record in the history of cricket in South Canterbury has been made by the Celtic Club during the season just closed. The club was started by the energy of Rev. Father Smyth at the beginning of the season, and, owing to the amount of Catholic talent gathered in, it was at once seen that the new club could probably enter into both the Senior and Junior competitions. It was considered that sport in general would be advanced in the district by entering two teams, but it. was not thought possible that the newly-formed elevens would be able to do much in their respective grades. Nov.-, however, at the close of the season, the Celtic Club conies out the winner of both Senior and Junior competitions, by decided leads in both cases. The Senior honors were decided last Thursday, when the Celtic representatives defeated the South End Club by one innings and fifty-eight runs,, and the Junior competition was the club's from its third match. Mr. T. Lynch (the Senior club captain), Mr. T. Brosnahan (Junior captain and club coach), Rev. Father Smyth (President), and Mr. T. Quinn (Secretary), have reason to be proud of their successes. _ To their zealous endeavours and magnificent co-operation the club owes in a measure its present position. The following; are some of the details of the season's play:—The Celtic. Club played 11 matches; won 8, lost 2, drew 1. The following are the batting averages: —J. Lynch, 31.8; Dr. Loughnan, 27.8; Lvnch, jun., 26.5; Owens, 21.7; Faber, 21.4; T. W. Lynch, 17.8;

Patton, 17; Brosnahan, sen., 12.3; McGrath, 10; E. Brosnahan, 7.2; D. Houlihan, 5.2; O’Malley, 2.6. The followmg was the batting average: —Patton, 8.1; Lvnch, iun., 0.3; D. Houlihan, 14.3. ” •