DOMINION COUNCIL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 268, 12 November 1935, Page 19

DOMINION COUNCIL.

iTHE ANNUAL MEETING.

FORMER N.Z. CAPTAIN PRESIDENT.

Jlr. W. R. Tee, chairman of the Auckland Cricket Association, returned from Christcnurch yesterday, after having attended the biennial conference and annual meeting of delegates of the New Zealand Cricket Council, Mr. Dan Eeese, of Christchurch, was unanimously elected president of the council for the year. Mr. Reese has captained New Zealand and Canterbury on the cricket field, and he is a paet-president of the New Zealand Council and of the Canterbury Association. In reviewing the .past season, the retiring president, Mr. J. M. Fraser, of Dunedin, said that he wished to compliment the management committee on its efforts during the year, and on the fine report it had issued. The council conference, held on Thursday, had been very successful. It had been said that these conferences had outlived their but iinf-'irould agree with that opinion. The very fact that they brought delegates ■together from all parts of the Dominion, and gave them an opportunity to discuss jtheir troubles was sufficient reason for ■keeping these conferences going. The new rales adopted would, he hoped, cany v them on for a number of years and cover every possible point. .■/.Mr. Fraser added that he wished to compliment Canterbury on its fine pevfwmance in winning the Plunket Shield. It was good to see the shield going round -as it was. It had been suggested that, owing to the M.C.C. fixtures, the Plunket •Shield matches this year should be limited to three days. However, after a conference that day there had been an amicable settlement, and the matches would be of four days' duration as at present. The management committee should bear in mind the question of leave for players.' He believed that it was not in the 'interests of the men that they should be called on to travel too much. He wished to compliment members of the management committee on the complete and satisfactory arrangements made in regard to tours by overseas teams, concerning which a full explanation had been given ■ by Mr. A; T. Donnelly to th'a conference. Mr. D. E. Wanklyn, ■ in seconding the motion for the adoption of f the annual report, referred to. the enforcement of •'theneirlbw rule for first-class matches in New Zealand. North v. South. '^-Mr. J. H. Phillips, on behalf of Wellington, thanked the management committee for arranging the North v. South jnatch last year. It had been a success, despite the financial loss. His association oioped that in. years when there were no 'overseas tours, the North V. South match' would be a definite part of the programme : of Aeiv Zealand cricket. : Mr. W. R. Pee (Auckland) eaid he fished to express, .'on behalf of Aucktk intense satisfaction with the work • ■ , niana S e >iient committee for the good fi cricket. ' Mr A. M. Ongley (Manawatu) said he T?*! that in future years the scope of the fcorth v. South match would be ,-«j|lened so that some of the leading men '™ m minor associations would be included. *, I? vinklyn said that the management committee would take note of the joints raised. L T* s P eake rs also thanked the management committee, paying special tributes to pe work of Mr. Donnell£ Officers Elected. -~,Shearers for tho year were elected iiVj " w ? : ~Matron, the Governor-General, villi rV, wa >" President, Mr. D. Reese; Iffir P + re l ,dents - t,,e Presidents of the ainiiated associations; management comfl« t! 3lees,s - A. T. Donnelly, J. EarnsT»" E ,- R - Caygill, H. M. Taylor and R." , v *ynel,am; treasurer, Mr. D. E. WankM* ■& 6 ™s*ry; Mr. W. H. Winsor; EBjj*i-Mr. A. E. Byrne. (V;! e ,amendments to tho rules of the W Counc il considered at the biennial inference of delegates on the previous W were adopted. L," re2a «l to Hawke Cup matches, it -thrL B i Cetl that these should be limited to ttil i •' but '" t,lc rvent °f neither z>7? 6 a ,end on the first innings, , ( f, dl should be continued on the -W ?, y '- lntil nno si( l ß liad obtained a *»d on the first inning. ■iweVt motion of Mr. Ongley, it was ■tLrl the major associa- ."*»« to call conferences each year of the : ./"or associations in their districts. | ■svTnr> ~t lon was carried expressing : ■jpnathr with the relatives of the late "eripl-t meron - tl,e South African Test . W ',T ho llie ' } suddenly at Johaiinesetober 31 - at the early age of : Plunket Shield Programme. i, a^ r ? e " tatives of the four major cricket . rnepH* ns conf erred before the annual i nl , „S : :} nd decided that there should be pLw a o! ,lc,it of the programme of 4 "mlet Shield matches this season. Jftes arranged were:— 24 ' 2r, ' 2n » M '27-Otaso t. Dep#»£ k,aml - at Auckland. • "eceraber 27, 28. SO and 31—Canterbury ■ ; Januar; o lll^, " ,1 ' 8t | i,S.-' •'. 4 and 6—Canterbury v. . 1 Jamm?v Auckland. Nt/ 4, -"• 27 anrl -B—Wellington8—Wellington t. : F,h° tago - at Dnnpdin. I W.ft 7, S ' 10 •-■"" 11—Auckland v. : ! Febrniilr*;', 011 ' *t Wellington. '•■ §S?.\'"• 15 - 1T and 18—Otago t. : at Christchnrch. • l