EAST CHRISTCHURCH CRICKET CLUB.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20028, 9 September 1930, Page 9

EAST CHRISTCHURCH CRICKET CLUB.

_—-♦ The twenty-fourth annual report, presented at the annual meeting o! the East Christ-

ohnrch Crictot Club l«t •'enwg stated that tha standard of cricket throughout the club ww advancing. This might be especially said oi tha younger member*, and good averages both with bat. and ball, had been secured during the The Bm grade A team hud not been very suocessfiU. The beat batt.nc «o»e again went to T. Kennedy, who S2 also t£e highest scorer during the season I B Blank headed the bowling average Th» Junior A team had a very lean year, but this was chiefly due to the 'act that ™nv nlavers were drawn upon to strengthen S,a senior team. The best batting average tha sen Eean and the best bowlxw Ro&n. whil. K Wilson *l, o Solt century-maker, scoring on one occasion m\olcu7. Both the thfrdgrad* A and tbird grade B team did well during the season, and the members showed great promise. £he position of the club in the Petersen Shield competition remained about the same, but it was hoped to make an improvement next season n* club suffered a great loss during the veftr when Mr G. R Gregory the secretary, was transferred to Timaru! It was desired to pUce on record hie long association with the club. The balance-sheet "bowed an exces* of assets over liabilities of £44 8s 4d, The report and balanca-heet; were adopted. The election of offioers resulted u> follows President. Dr A. J Orchard; nce-presidents, Dr J. P. Whetter, Messra T Brosnahan, and P Eing: club captain. Mr T Kennedy secretary, Mr -B Weston ;tre»aurer Mt D II Crooks; auditor Mr, F. P., We. committee. Messrs H Davis J Kollinaon, J Savsce. E Pearce. W Cunningham A. Jones and D Upton; delegates to the Can terbury Cricket Association, Messrs 13. Weston, W; Cunningham, T E. McClelland, afi<l T Kennedy; • selectors, Messrs T. Kennedy Cunningham, and H. Davis; .Material Committee, Messrs Alleop. Boyce, D. Upton, an*" H. Davis, Coaching Committee, Messrs Kennedy, Cunningham, Eollinsoa. and the evening the following trophies, eiven by Dr. A. J. Orchard, were presented: Junior, G. Mansfield; third grade, A R. JBoyu#; thizd grftdft B» J»