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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 626, 4 October 1909, Page 4

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.■"WEDNESDAY-CBICKE* ASSOCIATION; ; .' ; ' ; The' "oloVentli'-.annual report of .the! .Wellingto'n.. Wednesday Cricket; A'ssociatipri'wU.l 'be.'.' prc-.' sorited atithe. annuaUmebtingthii; evening. ,'lt. states';that ,thq, season .lias bcon:a'.most.,successfnl and pleasant /one, .'and -.all, wero contested-with , '-the best .of...spirit.' Six senior' teams competed for the Simraqnds and .Osbdrne Shield; , whioh..' was,: wori'by.-the'.Artillery- team',;, the Union team being-runner-up.' Nino junior teams-;ontered-'for tho-Winder- Cup. ..Vivians and-Dairymen' A: won. an: eejual number ,of matches, , and were-/bracketed;,..together as winners. , A risit was paid to: Otafci, where the.match against Horowhenua representatives was played.: It resulted' in' a win. for the Wellington team by a largo margin. A return match was played by these teams on the Basin v.The'.annual. fixture -.with trip.. Christchu/reh .Thursday -reprqs'entatives.lJvasi.;plß;yedjqn,.; i th l ev : Basiri.,;Eoserve, and, fe.sulted ; ;in a -win. forCnnstchurch .'ropre--sentatives, by llfl.' wickets.. A representative match was.'played on..the Athletic Park against Pahautanui, arid resulted- in a , draw.' The committee, hope that special efforts will be made to send' a strong team to Christchurob for, tho coming- eeason; -to wipe ,off : the:defeats of, the past. , ;The financial position ;|s/ satisfactory. The -association started with a deficit, of £10. ■'This amount has,been wiped:off, and, .with the amount owing by clubs, tho, amount showing "-on' the liability side' .Will; be wiped off, and the association.will, start,the. season with. a clean sheet. :With careful management the coming season should show: a credit balance The'committee regret the.:retirement owing to ill-health', of the; treasurer, Mr.: Burton,, and wish to place 'on 'record tjio great-service hj has'.rendered .to'the association:during the.past few years.: yA'-"' ;■.■'}- ; , i ; ; ■; v '■■ -. .' ■:.■:'■■': .The following are' the,batting and bowling avorajes .:of,:{he.:lcading; clubs, in the senior and junior competition:—". ':■;■■ -yA' \ , ■:...■'■:.:■

■':■'■ '.:.,■-" ••;;•■; : ' - Seniors t (Batting) , .',-..".; ; ';' 'J ; -' Q 'Artiilery-j. Woybburne.: ('...: , ; 1 r ,.:... 16.-■fJnion-C:' M'GilK" :]\ V .»;.'■:'•••- 52.75 Orientnls-r-A'.'. Moore ':i'.-X■'. ..;■: "..:..; »• • .43.6. Rivals-M'Kay :.....-,..,,;:.:.... . ...'.'... '.'.,V28.2-Pakeha-r-J. : M'Eldowncy, [.«.* : ' .....;...-22,3• '..■'■;'/■■■'.'■'. .A' •' Seniors*(Bowling). , ■"-.-. : ! Artillery-Joyce : '.^':.-;:.:"...; ;...".-...:'... 7.26 ■Dnion-y. Hars;, ,-V... ::...:;..: . ... ,8.58 Oriontals-r-Hull ;.....".....:...'. " ,13.6 Rivals-Spiers ".•-.'.'.• ... :.::.. ; ... ■■■■■ 12.5 Pakeha-7J.. Duthie- : ..../,.... . '•■„;. ;■., ... 17.6. : - .:'.'■ 1 .;' .Juniors .(Batting)'. ■ ..:■'.' ' • '-. Vivians-S. Demp'sey-'-iV.''-'.'i'.v'i.-',.'.."-'■••.»■ 33.42 Unions-Waters v ■<■& ".;..::...; '••• 22.80 Orientals—Gayford v ... ~...;■:../,,-. .»■'.■lo.G Eed,Cross-Dr.-8r0wn,... , ...'■.;.,, ...36.2 .' ::, t .;, :,-■'■:.:' Juniors (Bowling)..,. ~.': ..: .;.. J.. Thompson ,:..; ,- ...".;-.... . 5.5 ■ tlnions—Coloman...•:-...,;. .'...';' ... •■■ 7.47 Eed : -Cross—Dr.:.Brown ~:»•. ■•••,;...,••: Bi3 A PUBLIC' ■ : : . ' The' annual' meeting ; of., the Wellington. Publio Schools' Cricket Assooiation was held 'at the Education Board ■ Office on Saturday, the president, Mr. J. C.Webb, in the chair. There was a good attendance. of delegates; The annual report etated that the: sonior schools' championship for the season 1908-09 was won by the Lower. Hutt District High School team, and-the junior championship by tho'Newtown District' High SchooHoam; It.was stated that- , tho winners of thel senior, championship won most of'their matches by : 'default, owing to the fact that many, of the city teams, were unable to keep, their, appointments for. Friday after?, noons. As the 'Friday afternoon'arrangement (inaugurated last season) .had. evidently come to stay, the suggestion: was made that a subassociation bo fonncd'ffor,-the:Bchools-,in the Hutt Valley, as the visits 6f : city teams to the suburban, grounds involved the loss of half a day..." The suburban sub-association would be affiliated to "tho Wellington Association, and' pliiy -two.rounds, , the to play the win-

ning team in.the. city competition. r; . The statement of finances disclosed a-cash balance at the bank of- £i 8s: ■ lOd. , Tho report, nnd balancc-shuot were adopted. "•-.' -. The annual election of officers resulted ns follow:—Poti-on, Mr. T: R. Fleming; presi--I dent,'-Mr; Wm. Gray; vice-presidents, Messrs. Watson, Macmorrani, and '..Tester j secretary, Mr. Robert Darroch; auditor, 'Mr. H. JCKonzie; senior .match committee, Messrs. Look, Wilson, and Darroch; junior match committee, Messrs , Arcus,.- Griffiths, , , and Warboys. .'■; . : TEMPLARS CLUB.' ;: ■ ■'.-' Tho Tomplars Club' opened its season on Saturday: at Seatoun Iwith a' friendly gamo against, Spatoun..: The. scorinj? was low, • niid only one innings apiece was p|nycd, Templars made 47 (S. Cresswcll 12), .Seatoun 26 (Bramy 12). Bowling'! for Templars (who won. by li) runs), Dooley.gbt 5 wickets for 21, and Brown' i for 5. Puller and 1 . Edvaifdi bowled bSet for' Scatonn.. -.'..■•'■■ ,'-•■ - -.- "•'v .•■"■'. ;,,,