CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 597, 27 August 1909, Page 7

CRICKET.

VICTORIA COLLEGE CLUB. Tlio annual meeting of the Victoria College Cricket. Club was held m the College 'Gymnasium"last right. '• : The committee's report on the season. 1908-9 stated that three teams were entered';under tfio of the ■Wellington Cricket Association, an A and B tcain,; in ;the Junior . Championship contest, and a ; third-elass team in the Third-class ' Championship; contest, arid in; every dppart-. ment of the; gam 6 a' marked/improvenient in the play of members was'' noticeable. 1 This ;was. no/ daubt'due 'to tho groat,interest in 'the \ game 1 taken /by all members of the' club, v and:to"{-he'fabt'that regular;practice, ontho! •Dasin' Reserve was indulged; in,'which served to., enhance /the/,efSciency r r of,,flayers./..,,Thb IA team : finished runners-up. tor the ' Junior Championship.;• TheJTteaip/ although :it did hot' win many -matches,'-put up ; somo,' creditable performances, ' and would'have-had a larger percentage of wins had! more matches been. _played : .tb a finish.: ' A greater degree of sucoess attended '.the efforts of ' the third- ! class olereh than .during the' previbus'season. Tib' results 'achieved ill all • inatchbs;' augured well for fhe future |BUcp'ess' of the'club. In this annual match with Canterbury. College, Victoria-College ■.surfed idefent :,i by seven wickets; A' synopsis of,;the,'?eason|s- play, showed-.that- A; team fljayed 0 !raatc}ios, :won 7>:-dtidtiosfcr2.j ; 7,',.105t 6,,'dreiy T: thir<Mas's; team iplayod ■fr'to&t 5/wonl;' T'- ' :> '" The £38' 18s; 3d.,' and liabilities nil.; ■■■■ v . ;i V! •V The .report, and 'adopted/ . It was docidedj on 'bf the .'iOQmmit'tee)'t.;to! enter- a , Bpnior; : . for the incoming season. ; j'■ \ :j . *. > The following,'officers wero. :'elected Patl-on,-. Sir. .Robert Stout^president;: Prof. Kirk; -vice-presidents, ; the. ■ professors aiid lecturers,'; Messrs;. 'Max '.'Eichelbaum; •: A. ,?R. Meek, H. F; Von Haast, Ai C. Gilford, J. P. Firth, E. D;: Bell, R'. M'Callura,"H.- D;'-Bell j, club captain,: Mr.'D. R. Nivon; secretary, Mr. P. Burbidge; treasurer, Mr." V. B. Willis; committeo, Messrs. ,-F. do la Mare, H. W. Monaghan: auditor, Mr. J; M. Hogben; delegates, Prof. Hunter, Measrs. V. B. Willis, and D. R. Niven.

WELLINGTON SOUTH CLUB

, A • meeting was : held St. i Thomas's Schoolroom 3ast -night' iorithe :;: purpo'se' of forming the! , \\ r ellihgton\Sbuthv Cncket''Clubi under the scheme. There'was 'an ,of r a.bout " tl)irty ) , and 'Mr; Parton was voted to the phair. .'The '• action of, the committee' in registering tho club'.s colours; as .chocolate arid pale blue was. on-, dorsed. • : Tbe election of oGoers resulted as follows President, Mr. R. : A. ;Wright, ,M.P. ViceHon. M, "Luke, M.L.C., Messrs, J.'P. Luke,. M.P.j- W.; Ferguson, J. C.'; Trickettj 'A.: iAT; Georgo,, W:' H. P. Barker, • H.Gordon, W. ' A, Thomson, and Jas. Trevor; Club captain, Mr. G. Scnmoll. Hons secretary, Mr. li. A. Suckling. ■ Hon. itreasurer,' /Mr.- W.: A;. Thomson. • Auditor, Mr. Sexton. . Delegates :to,. Cricket Association,, Messrs.- W. A., Partbn ; A. A;. George, and F. Alpe. _ Representative on Management- Association, - Mr. W.; A'. .. Parton. Selection Messrs. :L.vT. • Coboroft. I T.! ; Taylor, 7aridvG. . • ■ Sohmoll-;(senior), ; ana Messrs. G. .Johnston, A. Tyler, and C. A. Webb (junior). ( . ..: Mr. f R. 'A.. Wright, in'thanking the meeting for electing him president,' expressed the hope that the funds of the'dub'would later on permit of the services ■of a;coach being secured,' because lie believed that, •: with New Zealand, cricketers iwould -do equally as' well as tho • Australians. • Mr: A. A. Ge<jrge, v on behalf of Messrs. 1 (Jeorge and George, promised tho club a trophy, to .be disposed of as the committee should think fit.- 3.-' - "

• 'The first annual, general; meeting of the new Wellington. East District ' Cricket . Club is to be hold in the Victoria Hall, Adelaide Roadl' this'' evening, .and advertisement elsewhere?;' all interested' residents,' as well as intending .members,! are reqaested t<> : attend aud'give the new club a good' start.

THE HAWKE'S BAY COACH. 1

} With reference to' the telegram appearing yesterday relating to the decision of . the Hawke's Bay Cricket Association to' close with the offer of the services of J, H. Board, the Gloucestershire ; professional, as coach, the: following particulars are interesting:— J. H. , Board .visited Australia, with A. E. Stoddirt in the 1897-98-'seasori, second string to W. Storer. Board has been associated with .the Western .County sinoo 1891. During his : career he has frequently topped the 1000 mark. The beat effort of Board's Was, his score .of .214;on;the Bristol wicket at the exponso of the Somerset bowlers. During the past fivo■ seasons lie has stumped 100 batsmen in. first-class matchos. During tho present season,''in thcifirst match against the Australians, .lie mado 57 in the first innings,' and 18 in tho second innings. In the second ,inatcli |h? ,niade 23 ;in ■ "tho first innings, a second innings not. being pjayed, the match being drawn (unfinished). menting on tho performances, of the Gloucestershire' team,, in .'1908,. '"Wisden's Almanack','. said: "Board did .well, playing several useful innings,, and. ho and Langdon, 'of tho regular, players, were Jessop's chief supporters. As a wickct-kecpor Board was scarcely up to his previous form, but during August ho was handicapped by a damaged finger." .;. - i' A 20th Century Preparation. . ; Dr." Sheldon's New Discovery for Coughs and Coldi. ' Small dose. : Pleasant to tak«< Prise tiM,Ss.rrA4rfi ■■■-,