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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19413, 12 September 1928, Page 17

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' V'; * , ELLESMERE SUB-ASSOCIATION. ' © ,-Tha annual meeting of the Eiiesmere Cricket Sub-Association Was hejd on Monday, 7 Mr G. W. R. Osborne presiding. A report was presented upon last season's matches,■ stating that, the Weedotls-.Olub.had ' won the competition,. Springston being run-ners-up. For the first time since the com.mencemeni of the Sub-Association's shield competition, the. shfeld had been won by El* lesniere. - The. financial statement, shotted a ioredit balance of £H la. ' The report and balance-sheet were ■ adopted, j The following officers Were elected:-—Pat-ron, Hon. • Sir R. -Heaton. Rhodes, " M.Ii.C.; -president,Mr G. W. R. Osborne; vice-presi-dents, Messrs J. H. J. ' Rennie (Tai Tapu), R. B. Alexander,- Dr. Hilgendorf (Lincoln College), Messrs B.' J. . Keast,. G. Mcßean . (Springston), 0. Walker, - G. Miller (Weedons), H. Gardiner,' J. Heslop - (Jrwell), .. W. O. Rennie, X l . G. Frampton (Doyleston), D. Gilmour, J. Grsßu [ (Southbridge), N. ' J. Brown, 0. .A* Wrigiat (Dunsandel); secretary and 'treasurer, JXr J. Coe;- assistant secre* tary, Mr -H. Sisish'; ' selection committee, Messrs' CurragL, hj, B. Coe, and H. Smith, with Mr H., Sail as deputy. " It Was decided to open the competition on Septebiher. 29th, and the following draw was prepared:—Weedons t. Southbridget -at Weedons; Doyleston v. College, at Doyleston;. Tai Tapu. v. Irwell; at t'ai Tapu; Dunsandel v. Springston, at Xtunsandel. ; It was decided t>- play the match against Canterbury Colts on Labour, Day, at Doyleston,. and' that 'the first "match for the SubAssociation's Shield, against Malvern, on November 21st and 22n.1, " should be played at Dunsandel. ' . i ' ' The secretary was directed to endeavour to arrange a match »g(rinst the Ashburton SubAssociation fee- Anniversary Day,, to be played at Duristindel. • . . . The, follotfinu motion, of which notice had been giyoii, i was, moved by Mr Maguinness on-beb'aK of the Tai Tapn Club: "That the. rule giving- the team losing the toss ft the first round .the-option -in/the. second be . rescinded,: ami that the following rule be' .Substituted: TJie.coin shall be tossed every time two teams meet., in both first and see ond rounds." All the delegates except those from Tai Tapn opposed - the" motion, which was lost* •Mr Gibson, for, the College • Club, moved the following motion: '.'That in the event of ; the .batting side requiring 25 runs ori . less to win, they have the _ right }o bat [ an extra IS minutes, and,' similarly, if the batting side" have -only three »r. fewer wickets to fall, the- fielding side have the right to demand an extra ~15 minutes' play after the call of time." ' The motion was lost, only tho College delegates supporting it. . ■I ' ■

IRWELL CLUB. At the annual meeting ot the Irwell Cricket Clnb the report stated that the club had finished third in the competition, fou members (P. Chamberlain, J. Chamberlain, W. Doak, and J. had gained representative honours. The 'finances showed a credit of -£3 7s 6d. The bat offered by L. B. Coe for the highest batting average- had been won by J. Coe, with an average of 40.2,. and W. Doak had headed the bowling averages, taking 49 wickets at an average cost of 9.3 rans. The following officers were elected:—Patron,. Hon. Sir B. Beaton Rhodes, UX.O.; president, Mr John Heslop, *en.; viee-presi-dents, Messrs B.T. McMillan,'H. Gardiner, IT. A. Stephens, D. McGregor, and E. Win-_ L ter;' captain, Mr A. P. Chamberlain; vice-* captain, Mr. W. Doak; secretary and treasurer, Mr J. Coe; selection committee, the 'captain, vice-captain, and Mr L. B. Coe; delegates to Sab-Association, Messrs L. B. Coe and J.. Coe. It was .decided to enter- one team fat . the competition, and to open the season. on the Saturday preceding the commencement of the competition. Mr L. B. Coe again offered the use of his ground, and also offered a bat for the highest batting average, the previous year's winner to -be barred. His offers were accepted'with thanks.