LOOKING BACK

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 68, Issue 135, 19 March 1948, Page 2

LOOKING BACK

FIFTY YEARS SYNE (From tlie “Guardian,” Mar. 19, 1S98). Music. Examination —The results of tlie examination held last October by the London College of Music in the Ashburton Centre are just to hand. Four candidates sat, viz., Miss Ada Bell, Miss Mary Richardson, Mr R. D. Wilson, and Miss Christina McClatehie (pupils of Mr Llewellyn Owen). All have passed well, the last three mentioned gaining first-class certificates. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (From the “Guardian,” Mar, 19, 1923). Cricket Association —The question as to Avhether the six- or eight-ball cricket over Avas tlie more suitable Avas discussed at the meeting of the Ashburton County Cricket Association on Saturday night. The subject Avas brought up as the result of a communication from the New Zealand Cricket Council asking for the association’s vieAVS on the matter, .as the council proposed asking the consent to the eiglit-bali fiver from the Marylebone Club under Avhose rules NeAV Zealand cricket Avas conducted. Several association members stated that the delivery of eight balls saved a great deal of time in changing over, and that the extra tAvo deliveries did not appear to tire the feAV pace boAvlers in the Dominion. The association decided that the eight-ball over was preferable, and Avould secure for NeAV Zealand the same conditions as Avere governing Australian cricket.