CANTERBURY CRICKET ASSOCIATIONS.
A epeoial mee+sng of the comm, ; .itt<e of the Canterbury Cricket AsMwittion was hold last evening, Air F. C. 'Ranlhael presiding. In connection ivkSi the importation of a professional "coach," Mr H. H. »S<?cretan urg«d the neccfsiity for toking steps in the matter nt once. He suggested that either Humphreys or Cox (both weJi-k-nown En,gli&h criokotore) be brought out, and pointed out the benefit that would accrue to local cnickiflt if this course wexe followed. Bie idea, W'-ie that the "coach" be engagwl for ona >ear at £400, end jhe declared that at the end of that period the. improve* merat in the.game would be so notiice-a-We that there would l>e no difficulty in tlio way of extending the period of enigagenieiit. If the question were left in hi* (Mr Secretan'ej hands he would communicate with Lord Hawke, wJio would, do auytliimg he could for the game in any part of <(he world, more particularly in the DominixHi. The matter was left in tOio ha,nds of tho eub-commJtt«e already appointed to consider.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12995, 24 December 1907, Page 7
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