CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14909, 24 February 1914, Page 10

CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR AUSTRALIANS , VISIT. The Canterbury Cricket Association met yesterday. Present—Messrs A. Cant (chairman), W. Winscr, F. C. Raphael, B. B. Ward, T. W. Reese, W. King, C. A. McCoy, F. L. Murray (secretary), and Sir Cecil Moon. It was agreed that tho arrangements lor grade matches should stand. The dates for the return match Australia v. Canterbury were altered to March 13th and 14th <it th« request of the visitors, to permit of their proceeding to tho West Coa3t, playing Kelson, and also a return match against "Wellington. It was decided to invite his Excellency tho Earl of Liverpool, through the Is'ew Zealand Council, to attend the Australia, v. Canterbury match, and to din© with the teams on Saturdcy. Tho Chairman stated that the insurance offices and Law Society had CRrccd to close on Friday afternoon if the leading mercantile offices cloFod also. ._;,•■'"" It was decided to arran;?*, if possible, fnr a motor run to Ashley Gorge on Sunda/, morning. It wsb resolved to commence the match et 2 p.m. on Friday, and tho luncheon adjournment was fixed for 1.15 to 2 on Saturday. The cbari-e for admission after 5 p.m. each day was fixed at 6'L McesT3 Hflndforu and Spencer were apneinted umpires, and Mr Sa-lvison ' Canterbury'e scorer. The Southland Association wrote congratulating Canterbury on winninT at Inverearffill, ar.d espT«Eeing anprcciation of the erortsmnnlike conduct of the visitors on <md off thn field. The pa-to rcoeiote fell far short of tho amount articinated, bcin? only about but the southern AEsription were tin ngaiiMt > a .monstrr Catholic Fcd<?raticv nicnic, which took thousands of people to B>v«rton. JIV E. R. Ca-veill, of the tourin-r. toam, a report of the. touT. and it ws* Tr-.aolved to - f*rr.tf a Mtor of con(rratulafion to th« President and members of ♦Vβ Otarr" on the s-;ccees of the jubilee celebrations.