LANCASTER PARK CRICKET CLUB.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9509, 31 August 1896, Page 6

LANCASTER PARK CRICKET CLUB.

The fifteenth annual meeting of the Lancaster Park Crickst Club was held at Warner** Hotel on Saturday evening, when there was a large attendance of members, and Mi- W. D. Meareg, President, occupied tiie chair.

The report of ih& Committee stated tkat after satisfying ail c-lai*o» against the C J ub there wa» a credit balance of £12 13s &L Tbe roll shoved a large increase of memherjship, and the Club bad to provide cricket foe eeven team*, which wae the largest number in tbe field for many years- Toe senior team played six matches, whining four and losing two, and were again rmmers-ap for the Aseociatioo , * Senior Challenge Cap. The second eleven appropriated the Junior Clip, winning all tfeeir matches with one exception. The dtp team also were eaeceeefal, the B team only missing the trophy by losing their last match. The Thursday team maintained their leading position, for which they bad to » have extent to thank their captein, Mr W. Cooke, having won ten matches and loat one, and three were drawn. The I Beterre team played a fair number of j «wfft^** f aoi were instrumental in bringing onaeverkl young playens. The Club wa« again represented m Interprovineial contests by Hewrs Cnff, Fowke, Gunthorpe, Ha*eli, JLebait, North, A. E. and H. C. Bidley and F. Wilding. Mr Labatt headed the senior betting with the good average of 50.4 for five innings, and is bowling Mr Gunthorpe Again led, having captured forty'five wickets at a> oast of 2586 rune, an average of 8.55 rnns per wicket. Mr Cant obtained the best Twitting average in the second eleven with 2&CB, and Mean? C. R. Smith and E. Bates'bowling averages were 7.06 and 7.06 reflectively, Beferenee wae made to the mow of 296 not oat by Mr W. Raphael, of the President Cup'e beam, which constituted »Hew Zealand record. The result of the matches played proved that the Club posKMed a large namberof young cricketers who in a few. eeaurone should win their way to the front rank, a result in a jgreat measure due to the coaching received during the paefc two «eason» by Mr Jones. The Committee expressed regret at losing the cervices of Meesre L. A- Cuff, A. M. Lftbatt, H. Gunthorpe, W. Brooke and other*, who had left Chnetchurch for other place*. Thank* were due to the ladies whoBad. kindly provided afternoon tea, and t&Me gentunoen who gave trophiee, also Mr A, E. Bidley for auditing the accounta. The report and holaaee-sheet were aAwrted. The ejection of officers resulted as follow*: —Pj-esidect, MrW. D. Meare« ; Vice-Presi-dent*, Dro. Jennings and Mickle, Rev. Oerdon Webster, and Meesra E. S. HwJey, W. B. Cooke, J. Waller, V. Wilding, and ■Ai.-JC OUivier; Hon. Secretory, Mr W. O. Pavht; Hon. 'Xreaeorer, Mr A. Cant; Committee, Messrs H. C. Ridley, A. E. Ridley. C. B- Smith, T. C. Raphael, W. Tolan, F. ft. Xdjfttt, W. A. Cooke and J. N.- Fowke; Oelegat«e to ttejCantcrbury Cricket As&ochativa, Moon C. R. Smith and H. C. Ridley; Delegate to the Sport* Protection Aeeociatjon, Mr A, Cant. The rules a* revised were adopted. A letter was read from Mr L. A. Cuff •gain offering a bat for the best fielder mi.be Junior Cup teamj Hearty votes of thanks were passed to the Son. Secretary and Hon. Treasurer for their services, to the ladies who provided afternoon tea, and to the Chairman, and the meeting closed.