ANNUAL SMOKE CONCERT

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 88, 14 April 1930, Page 4

ANNUAL SMOKE CONCERT

The 1929-30 season' of • tfie"; Mercantile, Cricket League was officially closed on; Saturday evening, when the cups and tro : tions, and a fine sporting spirit had prevailed throughout. The grading had been caried out with much thought, and the competitions in each grade had been in doubt up to the last game. The finances

of-the league were again in a sound position, .' -:: ' .:-'■• •■.-••"■ * .'• ... The feast of ''The Wellington Mercantile Cricket; teague" was proposed by Mr. R.A. Wrkht, who spoke on the good work being j done by the league; over 300 players -jvere provided with a game every Saturday. This in itself, remarked Mr. Wright, showed what was being accomplished, but_ most particularly, the main object of the league —that of foßtering the game amongst those employed .in business, thereby promoting ' a better acquaintance among the various staffs—was being achieved. Mr. a. C. Croll, chairman of the Management Committee, replied. „,''.'. . ,■„ "The Wellington Cricket_ Association was proposed ly Mr. J. T._ Ewan, who apoke of the good work being done by the parent body of the sport m Wellington. Mr. W. Christopherson rephed^.on behalf of the association, congratulating the league on its Bound financial position and on thu woik it was doing amongst picket. rence who remarked that this year was the 25tk annhersary o£ the formation of^ an Umpires' Association in Wellington He espreJsed the league's thanks to the fssociation for providing W^ wll match between the League and, the W^ jington Junior Representatives. Mr. Smith mfvln's Club). Mementos to winners of