CRICKET ASSOCIATION

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21255, 29 August 1934, Page 15

CRICKET ASSOCIATION

MEETING OF EXECUTIVE j | A meeting of the executive of the) Canterbury Cricket Association wasi held in the association's rooms last evening. Mr W. 1.. King presided, j A letter from the Hawke's Bay, Cricket Association asking for a visit: during the coining season was referred to the incoming committee. The Aranui school committee wrote asking for any second-hand material I that the association might be able to j spare. : "It would be just as well for them to know now that we have no second-1 hand materials, and the clubs have 1 none either," remarked Mr W. H. Winsor. i The letter was referred to the j school's sports committee. | A delegation was received from the; Canterbury Ladies' Cricket Associa- ] tion, in which Miss Scott outlined the | progress made by the association. It was decided after the delegation had, withdrawn to make a donation of £5 5s to the Canterbury Ladies' Cricket Association. LADIES' CRICKET VISIT OF ENGLISH TEAM A brief survey of the history and success achieved by the Canterbury Ladies' Cricket Association was given to a meeting of the Canterbury Cricket Association last evening by Miss A. Scott, chairwoman of the Ladies' Association. v After three seasons, it was stated, there were now 16 teams affiliated, with a slight majority in the junior section. At Malvern Park, which was practically their "home ground," there were five wickets for which the annual upkeep and rent amounted to £3O 10s. The teams were levied sufficiently to meet these liabilities and the subscriptions amounted approximately to six shillings and sixpence a player. In addition, there were two wickets used by the association at Ensor's road, and one each at Beckenham and Spreydon. The clubs using these grounds paid for their maintenance. Umpires were supplied by the Umpires' Association for all the senior grade games, but the other games usuallv found their own. It was hoped that there would be a match against the English touring side in Canterbury and Miss Scott was anxious that the match should be played at Lancaster Park. The secretary of the Canterbury Association had replied to the suggestion by cablegram stating that Canterbury could guarantee matches and hospitality, but the visitors would have to meet their own travelling expenses. This had been found to suit the English team's conditions excellenty. Miss Scott also asked

that it should be a week-end match, i and not played in the middle of the j week. If possible, it was decided to i make it a two-day fixture. I Miss Scott claimed that Canterbury was the leading province in ladies' cricket in the Dominion as its touring teams had brought shields back with them from both Wanganui and Dunedin. After the delegation had withdrawn, the Canterbury Cricket Association decided to make the Ladies' Association a donation of £5 ss. ■" i