Y.M.C.A CRICKET CLUB.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 171, 13 April 1908, Page 5

Y.M.C.A CRICKET CLUB.

A SURPRISING RECORD. Tho \ .M.C.A. Cricket' Club achieved a surprising record of success-last season. .fourteen 'senior. games under tho Boys' League were played, of which the Associat|ons team won 13, and lost 1 by 3 runs on the first innings. , Junior A team played 15 matchcs, winning 14, and losing 1. . Junior B played 15, winning 9 and losing 6. Altogether, out of 44 games played, 36 were w*on and 8 lost. Trophies were presented last night, comprising two cups and 31 medals. . ' During the season the cljib's teams won 18 gamds by over an innings. No team in the Boys' League mado 100 runs against them, while the Association's teams maue 100 and over 21 times. They also got their' opponents cut for under 20 runs ten'times. Only four players, in the League, outside of tho 1.M.C.A., have scored 50 runs and over, while tho Association's players have scored 50 and over ten times. The followingaro tho best individual scoresßoberts, 72, 61, not out; Mabin, 70; W. Baker, 61 and 59; F. , Jopiin, 57 (twice); Coad, 52; L. "Wilson, 50, lnot out; Hubbard, 50. V Tho Association's teams have scored over 5000 runs during the season. The followinr are details Seniors, 1796 for 154; Junior 1L 1991 for 173; Junior.B, 1316 for 216; total, 51,03 for 543, an average of almost 10. Tho highest number of runs made by any individual in senior cricket was 283 by Roberts, and in junior cricket, 326, by Jopiin. Playing\.ngainst. St. Andrew's, tho League team had fivo of their opponents' wickets down for 0. _ In their match against ICelliurnc the Association's Junior A. team dismissed ten of the other team for "ducks." Two players secured tlie hat trick—A. Adair and G. Holloway. , Batting averages were as follow;—Grimmott, 16.3; Roberts, 15.7;. Joplinjand Ronnor. 15.5. Grimmott was the most sucessful bowler, securing 68 wickets. Mr. J. M. A. Ilott, vice-president of tho 'club, entertained tho boys at tea last evening. A'report containing the above record was road by Mr. George Adair, tho club's coach, and greeted with applause. Mr. Adair was /presented by tho boys with a fountain pen arid writing-case. 1 - Trophies wore presented to the following: Senior team—Batting, G. Grimmott; bow-l-ing, E. Loader; -fielding, E. Phillips. Junior ■A—Batting, F. Jopiin; bowling, C. Robinson ; fieldiiic. H. Baldock. Junior B—Batting, L. "Wilson; - bowling, R. Adair: fielding, C. Purdie. 100 yards championship—C. Grimmett, 1; E. Loader, 2. 220 yards championship—E, Roberts, 1: W! Smith, 2. , In addition to tho above successes, the Y.M.C.A.- Wednesday Club won the Junior Championship with ail undefeated record. Tho .highestaverages are , those of H. N. Holmes, 32.fi; R.' Dyson, 31.27; and. H. Osborne, 22.9 V .■ .