CRICKET

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22243, 6 November 1937, Page 9

CRICKET

CONTROL OF GAME IN NEW ZEALAND

[VALUE OF CONNEXION WITH ENGLAND

COUNCIL’S ANNUAL MEETING

The value of New Zealand's retain-r in? its association with the Marylebone Cricket Club was emphasised by Mr Arthur Sims, president of the New Zealand Cricket Council, at its annual Meeting last night. Mr Sims said he Personally would be very sorry to see lessening of the ties which bound ”ew Zealand to participation in international cricket with England.

Mr Sims said that he had attended a number of imperial cricket conferjnees, and had been struck by the “toad international outlook on the Jjroe in evidence at those gatherings. Marylebone Cricket Club viewed 'ticket from the point of view •of the l°od of the game as a whole, and not from the standpoint of test cricket New Zealand was regarded by ihe Marylebone Cricket Club as one jja family of six controlling the tucket destinies of the Empire ~"k Sims said that, as the Mecca of i 6 cricket world. England was findit increasingly difficult to arrange * visits to England by teams from J® s Ußs countries, and also to arrange teams abroad, without dislouugjcounty cricket and wearing out players. After New Zeatofm Iteht (and the sacrifices made) wtvT?^ ve its status through affiliation w the,,Marylebone Cricket Club, it Zpal-T f ea retrograde step for New UtoSp to consider any move which wtw Weak en its cricket relationshios ■ rely 0n Australia dispatching Ifr TVw ood team i° the Dominion. Hen* ■j'*'- Wanklyn said the manage*Bounittee hoped that within ijj a. yea rs the M.C.C. team visitwould be able to spend it all t,rne i° the Dominion to play wi. centres instead of i'&T. their v i s it i n t o the usual ktMnf ee ", s - Mr Wanklyn congratuew Zealand team on hav--4il y f Worthily u Ph e W the traditions !J Jkst and the Dominion on its tour

Ontfc* Approved NviSf °* Mr Wanklyn, it was ¥ th«r H? at - the prior approval Sw] ® ana gement committee, the a PP°int any person to be of the council.” Placed on record its apf°* me services to cricket W. hj. Winsor, secretath. 1116 c °uncil at the time of his discussion the meeting Nation from 4116 Wairarapa JUi) .^ number of selectors m increased by the adSuffer vrsssss ss

if he continued to be a member of the management committee, he • would press for a reduction to that number. The meeting approved the recommendation from the biennial conference for the adoption of the eight-ball over. Oh the motion of the Mana\yatu delegates, the council was recommended to inquire into the possibility of admitting a fifth team into the Plunket Shield competition. Election of Officers

Officers for the year were elected as follows: —President, Mr Arthur Sims; vice-presidents, the presidents of affiliated associations: treasurer, Mr E. R. Caygill; secretary. Mr E. E. Luttrell; auditor, Mr A. E. Byrne; management committee, Messrs D. E. Wanklyn, J. L. Kerr, J. Ramsden, S. G. Lester, H. M. Taylor. Hawke Cup

On the recommendation of delegates representing minor associations, the following conditions governing the Hawke Cup were agreed to:—Cl) That the present system of challenge for the Hawke Cup be retained this year, and that the management committee shall select forthwith, after conference with the minor associations, five teams who shall have the right of challenge for the Hawke Cup. Thereafter the right to challenge shall be fixed by the management committee after the playing of such elimination matches as it shall deem necessary. (2) That after a minor association has held the Hawke Cup foi two complete years in succession, the management committee shall have the right to call upon the holders to travel. (3) That the Putaruru Cricket Association be advised to affiliate with the South Auckland Association.