CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 223, 20 September 1929, Page 13

CRICKET.

NORTHCOXE CLUB. The Northcote Cricket Club enters upon the xoi'incuwmg s>eusiui with bright prospects, uccoruiuy 10 mo stuiemeuts uiunu uy oiiiciius at we anuual meeting, iieiu in me isortacoce I'urisu jj.aU last' evening. Mr. n. fc-uaw, wiio piesuieu, rererreu in most appreciative terms to tne encouraging manner in which the peopie of tne district nau renuereu iimuiciat oupport, anu saul tue liorougu Council nau uuue alt possible to auvanco the ciuu and tester the game, j-he provision of the municipal c»iclcet ground had been a great boon, anu tricKeters appreciated what nad been done in tins connection. Receipts amounted to £G4. An outlay of i'3o nau been incurred lor new gear, and xiO was stilt in nand. The report stateu uiat the second grade team pmyeU ten matches, winning eigne anu losing two, and were ruuners-up in tne A section ot the Auckland Cncitet Associations second grade competition. The team was strong in oatting, two players scoring centuries—P. C. Cross illi anu C. lsbister 103. The former headed the batting average with whilst £>. C. Arbiaster, with a total number of 43 wickets at an average of 0.50 runs apjece, was the most consistent bowler. The lourtli grade team did even better, winning in the fourth B section, tliougn they were vanquished in the final by the winners of the A section. K. Ilavill ranked as a century maker, compiling 104 runs, aud annexed the batting supremacy with an average of 24.81 runs, and also the bowling average by- taking 108 wickets at a cost of 4.20 runs per wicket. The following ollicers were elected for the ensuing year Patron, Mr. Herbert Cadness; president, Mr. H. Shaw: vicepresidents, Dr. R. G. Dudding, Messrs. A E Greenslade, W. M. Jacks, E. C Davey w" and T. MeFetridge, Robt. McClymont, P." Whitehead, C. A. Deuxberry, P. Wilson 11. Weaver, P. 11. Woodhouse, R. Martin' H. Crowley, and S. E. McGill; secretary and treasurer, Mr. 11. W. Couldrev; assistantsecretary and treasurer, Mr. H. C. McMUlan; club captain, Mr. Cyril 'lsbister; committee, Messrs. C. 11. Colegrave, A. Boswell, -C. lsbister, S. C. Arblaster, P. C. Cross, IC Havlll, and ,T. F. Potter; auditor, -Mr. J{. Hunt; selection committee, the club captain, and the captains of the respective teams; delegates to Auckland Cricket Association, .Messrs. S. C. Arblaster and 11. W. Cauidrey. Appreciation of the services of Mr P C Cross its secretary was recorded, and also the assistance given by Mr. R. McClymont in the capacity ot umpire. It is intended to provide a practice wicket in order to preserve the match pitch rm k' oo< * c °"ditioii for competitions r i , s , now in course of preparation for the cricket season, and a working oritur l°i S hUS ' ICeU urruu S w) to assist

NORTH SHORE CLUB. Members of the North Shore Cricket Club held their annual meeting last evening, Dr. Bennett presiding over an attendance of 50. According to the annual report the genera standard of cricket in the club was high last year, especially in the junior grades, m which there were some verv promising players. The senior B grade championship was won by the club's A team, which was undefeated during the season. The third grade team was bracketed with W.Y.M.I. its winners of the third grade championship. An agreement had been made between the club and the Domain Board whereby the groundsman now came under the control of the club, so that good match and practice wickets were expected during the coming season. The ladies' committee deserved great credit for its splendid efforts in the tea rooms and also for taking up collections. The takings brought in £11 to the clul> funds, and one of the, duties of the new committee would be to arrange for the tea rooms to be renovated.

The balance-sheet disclosed a balance of assets oyer liabilities of £223 l!)/2j. Trophies won during the season were presented as follow:—President's bat, for most consistent attender at practice, W. J. Coates; Vercoe Cup, for best bowling performance in senior A team, H. Webb; Mr. Woolley's bat, for best fieldsman in senior A team, D. Webb; Mr. Jackson's bat, for batting average, third grade, I. Clcal; Mr. A. M. Ilowden's bat, for bowling average, third grade, A. Davles. D. Webb was also presented with a bat for the best fieldsman in the Auckland Colts touring team.

The following officers were elected:— President, Dr. Bennett; vice-presidents, same as last year, with the addition of Messrs. T. Eyre, W. R. Jaggs, W. CassellsBrown, ,T. Anderson, T. Mackey, S. Coldicutt, H. B. Cooper; secretary, Mr. T. Smith; treasurer, Mr. E. Smith; hon auditors, Messrs. A. E. Wilson and Eyre; club captain, Mr. W. J. Coates; delegates to Auckland Cricket Association, Messrs. Coates, Jackson, Saunders; member of Auckland management committee, Mr. G. Jackson.

HOWICK CLUB.

The Howiek Cricket Club held its annual meeting Inst evening, the president, Mr. Cooper, presiding over a good attendance of members. The secretary was instructed to get in touch with all neighbouring country clubs with the purpose of forming a country association for the playing of whole day matches. The report of last year's activities and balance-sheet showed that the club had had a very satisfactory season. The election of officers resulted as follows:—Patron, Mr. J. Crawford; president, Mr. W. Cooper; vice-presidents, same as last year; secretary, Mr. J. A. Kyd; committee, Messrs. Warin, Ilaslip, Phillips, Cooper, Litten and Yearn; captain, Mr. G. Warin; selection committee, Messrs. Warin, Ifyd and Ilaslip. Arrangements were made for big improvements to the pitch, outfield and pavilion. A special vote of thanks to those ladies who assisted last season was carried with acclamation.