CRICKET.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 14098, 18 July 1911, Page 10

CRICKET.

ENGLISH TEAM FOR AUSTOALLA. ..-United Pres* . Aasociation—By Elecl*rio . ; Telegraph—^pyrigh".. .::'.. . 'SYDNEYv Jnly 17. j , The editor of the cricket notes;in the "Sunday "Tuiies" 3eolar«s f -that the. aoceptance by Rhcdos of a position in "this. Marylebpne Cricket : Club, s team for- . .A-tstraliai, like those of , Hobbs-. - Strudwick,-. is subject.to his county ieomniitteo'B -sanction. Iromoheer- is considered a certainty; and' Fry's.delay "in. d-oidih'g is' perhaipsa hopeful •'sign, but "it is stated on* good authorityVf-pat' -'in the end he.will "probably havo to refuse. However, ho is making great 1 efforts to j»o. . . - ,

j CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION , ; .1 A meeting..of -the. .oommitteei'of .'the..Canterbury Cricket Association was held.yester- - day ever.ing, Sir. K 'WUi*te*>d.,pr.esfdi^ > '/ ; The soorctary jof.'the -WDllingtoh Associ^tiqn , wrote that. the.. Bai-in .• Boservo, wiis.'ava'ilaMo on December 1911*. *i>d7January l'*t ..and 2nd for the. int-erpro'vincial Capx terbury versus Wellington. It .was.dejcidod ,tp play the match on the dates.mentioned.- , It was decided to "receive"' a-, let tec'from the .National' Sports League Coipinittee., ', , Bcfer'ence' was' made to .the small .-attendance at .the meeting, and it was ..decided -to ask the secretary to supply at next moeting a list of members of the oommitteo wbo/have - been absent, from-two conaeoutivo -meetings. 1 On behalf of the 'sub-committee which ..has * in hauU.. matters .connected .with the oontinuar.4lo of-the services of .the coach,-Mr'l... B. Caygill. reported that the'amount promised . to him was £89; .and Mr J. Keid stated that' [he had promises amounting to"£7 -.e^'-a-.total' lof £36 Mr C»ygill elated that were was not much-likelihood of much more money 1 being given, voluntarily, and suggested/ that a levy of £5. or £3- should be made on' the . iclubs. ... .'.-■■

Mr Reid said that the Christ's. Collego j authorities ,were• willing, to 'continue their 1 contribution of -£30 for the coach's serrrioes for a rrertain, time . weekly. He.-. understood that the.. North, .Canterbury- Public - Schools' Amateur Athletic Association would. probably yive a yabscxiption to the fund.-.' ■ 1 Mr Caygill suggested that the players might be called, upon.-to pay one shilling «aoh.tor the season'for the services.of the ooaeh. . ■ <■ • >.- -..-■. ..-..•. ' . ~..'.",: *Mr 1.0. A.-; McCoy moved:—"That - Carlton ■- be < ofiered • £150 tot , his sce-viees a* ooacu for. the-1911-12 cricket season." ~,'r.--'Mr Caygill seoonded the motion, which*was agreed to.. '■•' The. secretary (Mr. F. L. Murray), in reply •to a question, .etated that already _X*» Tinthe Bugby Union's £1000) had been subscribed in connection with the improvement of Lancaster Park, and about £200 jmor* was in sight. '