CRICKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 287, 15 September 1933, Page 2

CRICKET.

UMPIRES TO DISBAND. DECISION BY AUCKLAND BODY. AUCKLAND, Sept. 14. The Auckland Cricket Umpires' Association has unanimously decided to disband. One member said the root of the trouble was the desire of the Cricket Association to get rid of some of the older and allegedly inefficient umpires. Moreover, the umpires were dissatisfied in that they had been overlooked in the selection for the test match against the Englishmen, at Auckland, when Wanganui and Christchurch men had been chosen over their heads. There had recently been a dispute over certain recommendations by the Cricket Association, including the suggested payment to senior umpires of 5s per day. Some considered that a degradation. The secretary of■ the Cricket Association said it* was taking steps to reconstruct the Umpires' Association on a different basis.

WEST INDIES TOUR ENDED. LONDON. September 13. Leveson-Gower's XI defeated the West Indies by 125 runs. The tour has been completed. The leading .averages are: — Batting.

Bowling.

Martindale 103 wickets, average 20.98- Dacosta 31, average 34.03; Achong 71, average 36.14; Griffith 44, average 37.22.

THE K!A ORA CLUB. ANNiUAL .MEETING HELD. The annual meeting of the Kia Ora Cricket Club was held last evening, when the president (Mi- G. V. Furby) presided over a fair attendance. Correspondence was received from the Ashburtom Cricket Association advising the grading of four third-grade players to junior grade. It was decided to protest agamstthe grading of Messrs Frew, Mulhern and Bates, and to request the Association to re-grade them to third-grade. ' On account of his election to the position of secretary to the Ashburton Cricket Association, Mr S. M. Cassidy, who had been secretary of the club for the past five years, tendered his resignation. It was decided that the resignation be accepted with regret, and that the club's appreciation of the capable manner in which he had carried out his duties be placed on a-ecord. In presenting the annual report, Mr Furby referred to the very successful season enjoyed by the club, and congratulated the members on winning the junior and third-grade competitions. He regretted that the financial position of the club showed that the subscriptions were too low, and advocated an increase for both grades. He said that members whose subscriptions still remained unpaid must realise that the money was urgently needed in order to liquidate the debts incurred.

It was decided to make an effort to get in all dutstanding debts incurred. It was decided to make an effort to get in all outstanding subsoriiitions within one week, failing which a special meeting would be called to deal with defaulters.

The balance-sheet, which showed a debit balance, was adopted, and measures were taken for the prompt liquidation of the debt. One new member was accepted. The election of officers resulted as follows:—Patron, Air ixobert Kerr; president, Mr S. M. Cassidy; vice-presi-dents, Messrs Charles Sogers, C. H. Jaine, W. J. Patching, W. H. Bundle, E. B. Newton, H. F. Nicoll, G. V. Furby, and IX G. Little; secretary and treasurer, Mr G. V. Furby; as-sistant-secretary, left in abeyance; delegates to Ashburton Cricket Association, Messrs' E. E. Bell and W. blockings, with ■Mr G. V. Furby as proxy ; delegate to Sports Association, Mr S. M. Cassidy; delegate to Sports Protection Association, Mr W. Hockings.

Thofolectioii of the remainder of the officers was held over to the nest meeting. A vote of thanks to Mr G. V. Furby

for the use of his office on many occasions and for the capable manner in which ho had carried out his duties as president for the past seven years was carried by acclamation.

Runs. Average Headley ... 2320 66.28 Sealey ... "1072 39.70 Grant ... 1195 30.64 Hood ... ... 1083 27.76 Dacosta ... 1040 2G.82 Roach ... 1286 25.72