CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 911, 2 September 1910, Page 7

CRICKET.

AVELLINaTON EAST CLUB.,, The annual.meeting of'the/.Welliugtoa , East Distviet Cricket Club was:held.in Victoria Hall, Artebids Eoad, Inst, night. .There were a pouplo of dozen eiithusiasts present. Mr. J?. . TnwhEsml .presided.' -. Mr.- H. M. Mullnis forwarded .his resignation of the secretaryship, and'MT. J. Nash was fleeted to the ofiioa. ' ' '. ' The , ■'■'■following other officers were , ' elected:—President, Mr. J. P. Firtli;vicepresidente, Hons;, E. -Joiikinson and J. Kiss, Rev. -Dr.■"• Kennedy, Messrs. D. 'AYUAwn, M.P., W. N; Tucker, J. G. ,W; Aitken,"' C. J. Crawford, ,I ; . Townsenil, G. Winder, J. J. Firth, A. Edwards, and P. J. Corby; club i captain, Mr.'K.'C. Niven; treasurer,- .Mr." J . A. Pearce; "auditors, Messrs'. ,; F.'Kelliiig and' W. 'Hales"; committee, Messrs.' ; E.\ Tucker, C.Hickey, F. Midlane, C. M'Gill, H.. B. Collett," W; R. L. Gibbss, 1 and M. J. Crombie; Senior Seleotioii Committee, Messrs. K. Tucker,C. Hiokey, and J. .Hutchings; delegates to Wellington Cricket.Association, Messi's. C. Hickey , , F. Midl.anc, and,M. J.. Crombie; sneoial. delegate .to. • ssooiatiou,'. Mr. C.■■HicW; ■■••■ ' .-: ': ■ ; i: ;' '• ■'.':'■ ■The committee pointed out, in.the annualrepprt,- that, the- senior A team.was runner-up in the and ..the third-team was victorious in . its' grade.,' The first eleven had.played nine matches, had won'Seven;.had-' drawn,- one'aiid.jhad lost one.- -'. There , was: also -a' successful ladies" branch. The balance-sheet showed that the assets exceeded the liabilities.by £28 'Ss; id.-' -• ' '" ' • ' ■■■ • It was resolved tliat ; in the event, of a senior B team being played a B Selection-. Committee should be appointed by; the General Commilteo., . : ■'.'•■

HDTT.,piSTRipT.;;CLTIB. ; ": ; _.■,-■■. Following is - the annual., report .of. the above club, .to.be presented, dt the annual meeting to be , , held" at tlie Town Hall, "Lower-Hutt; tills evening at-B'.o'clock. •■ The committee has much pleasure -in presenting the first: annual report'■ of■ tlis flutt District Cricket Glub." "T _• ' ; The result of matches played ■in - the various .championship* competitions during the season'wns as follows, namely:— Senior team—Played 9, won. 3, lobt Gj junior tfiaui—Played- 7, won. .1, lost G; third V.lass team—Played ;3, won I; dost 2. The batting averages in the first event ivero, rather , poor. A. Aldersley Jed th'o way with 12.40, closely followed-ty J. Rodgers 11.92,.-. T. 11. Wilson" 11.82, and A. Staples 10.CB. .--, . . ..-.'■ Tho poor "batting resultsi however,- were more than.,compensated: for, by::tho favourable bowling •.performances of .1. Eod;gers 7.74, G. i<V Jud.d 9.33, A. Aldersley t0.93; 1 mid A.' H:-Pringlo'll.2o. ■'- :: .: ■ During the season, J : . Rodgers : bowled witli his usual, consistency, and he had the distinction of heading the averages in the championship compel itiona. Ho also had. the honour of representing his province in the Phuiket Shield match ;against Auckland. / . . "• '': In the second eleven the batting"averagos were headed, by. U. Ball 20, Rev. Harris 16.14,. and C. JI. Matthews. .15.25 ; and ;tlie "bowling- averages by Eov. Hariris 8.0, P. Robertson S.SC, and G. S. Pringlo 9.7. ■; . : ..

: In the i third ' eleven, D; Yeats, ivitli an average of 17.5, headed the hatting; and F. Kales, 20 wickets averaging, 7.02 runs.-a: piece, topped tho bowling.! ■•■■■ During tho Christmas holidays tho club sent a touring teiim into:-the,Jtana-wat'u ■■ and jWanganui districts, where; 5 matches were played, resulting in'3 : wins,1 loss, and 1 draw. A. Aldersley was-in particularly good , form with the ■ bat, obtaining an average of 58.25 for 1 completed innings, with a highest score of 111 not out against Palmerston North.