CRICKET.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15699, 19 September 1916, Page 5

CRICKET.

CANTEBBUKY ASSQCIATIOK,

A meeting of the ooinmittee of the CanI Urbury Cricket Association was held laat night, Mr A. Cant being in the chair. , j. lie jNorth Canterbury Association wrote stating tnat it die! not intend to affiliate with tne Canterbury Aasociniion thio .3«aeon. A circular was received iroin ibe Red Cross Society in connexion with the "Our Day" appeal, asking th > Association to assist in whatever way i'» could. . irj -,vis ui-.-ided m xecom.-nend all cricketer* <u ftajist the "Uar .Day" appeal. A Competitions Committee was elected as follows: — Zleasrz Luttreli, Redpath, and lv:ng. , ll'ho Kaiapoi Club wrote. stating that it would ba onable to en tor a team with the Ajs'ooiHl.on this year'owing to the dearth of fijajing members caused by the war. The club asked to be allowed to stand out for the year. * With rogard to the seven <ft eight members still left to the Kaiapoi Club, it was suggested that they should be allotted to » city club. The application for withdrawal was s greed t'o. A discussion ensued on the best manner to carry on cricket during tho cominjr season. Mr Winsor said he thought the first thing would be to enter into communication with the City and Suburban Association. To formulate a scheme that night would r.ot bo much use, if the City and Suburban Association decided to work in, for that might alter any proposed scheme. He thought a conference should bo held with the City and Suburban Association as soon as possible.

It was stated that the City and Suburban Association was not unfavourable to the idea of working in together.

Tho meeting went into committee to dj«cuss certain aspects of tho question, particularly in regard to the renting of wickets from tho Canterbury Association by the City and Subuiban Association.

On resuming-, Mr Blank said that lie thought that one bar to amalgamation was the of subscriptions. Apparently the subscriptions of the clubs and the Canterbury Association were higher than some of the City and Suburban Association clubs would contemplate. Mr D. Redpath supported Mr Winsox's idea that the best thing to do was to approach the City and Suburban Association. The chairman said he thought the committee should formulate a scheme of some kind, and not expect the City and Suburban Association to formulate tho whole scheme.

After considerable discussion, the following motion was carried: —

The secretary having stated tiat the City and Suburban Association had made enquiries as to allotment of wickets during the coming season, we invite the City and Suburban Association to meet this committee and discuss the question of cricket for the coming 6eaeon.