Cricket club expands

Press, 3 June 1977, Page 24

Cricket club expands

St Albans, one of Christchurch’s most ambitious cricket clubs, is preparing for further extensions to its attractive clubrooms at Hagley Oval. The extensions will be completed in two sections. The top level, containing lounge facilities, should begin in August, provided the finance can I - raised. Provision has been made to strengthen the downstairs section, which contains the changing facilities, including showers and toilets, and the St Albans club captain, Alan Jamieson, hopes this will be completed within the next I two years. i “I’m confident the funds can be raised by August. The extensions should cover approximately an extra 350 square feet,” he said. In addition to these plans, St Albans recently became! [the first club to officially! [unite with a women’s cricket I club. From next season, the! I St Albans men’s and women’s'

■ club will come under the > same organisation. Two weeks ago a special ■ meeting of the men’s club ’ unanimously decided to join forces with their female ! namesakes and a constitution . has already been constructed. ; Mr Jamieson said it will be i quite possible for the club to have a woman president and the club will probably api point both male and female ; club captains. ■ “The women will be a great ; acquisition to the club. They i are recognised as the i strongest women’s cricket i club in New Zealand and ; three of the club are in the

: New Zealand team to play in the World Cup competition in India at the end of ( the year,” he said. Until two years ago, the ' women's club had no headquarters but since then have shared the St Albans rooms. ' They have three teams, two of which won their grades last season.