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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2131, 24 April 1914, Page 4

CRICKET.

THE NEW ZE4L4.ND COtNCIL G4TES & BVLANCD-SHEETg (Ejr T'eleg.raph.'-'l'fess AssociatJ'Qii.) Chrlstchurch, 4pnl 23 \t a- ntoeti lg ot the Alaiiagement Commtttco of tho N T cw Zcalaud Cricket Council to-mght, tho secretar) reported that arrangpmenta m connection wrtn tho hnil test miMi agmist the Austnlian toim at Vnrkland wore unsatif:factor> from the council's point of view Hip Edou Pirk ground was a fur nnj out of tho cit}, ind, although £2000 <if £3000 hid been spout on grindstands, tlw fencing m places was unsatisfictor\ Theio litio some 5000 present, and ibout 2000 ot theso must hue secured free admission Tiio outbeld lias somewhat raugl but, m time, tho ground would ho made one of the finest in tho Dominion It mis resolved to write to tlio secretary of tho Auckland Assomtiou asl nig him to apply to tho Edon Park Irustoeb for a icfund of two fifths oi tin lr portion of tho test gate It was decided to extend an inwta lion to South Austnlia to visit Noil Zcihnd season Coniniuiucitions lelatmg to tho bil-■mcp-shoGu for the \en Zcilnnd team's Austrilian tour wero TCtntd trom the Otago Cintorburv, and Wellington \ssocnlimis, tikmg osception to cei *tTin items It w is decided to i efei tho letters t) the next mooting oi delegates SLCCESSrLL CLtB M mbers of tho A\ archousomen's Criclcpt Association ii«-t.nilslc 1 laat ovennig it a flmolo concert, vibifh n< sigmWd In tiro presentition of Mr A. r Ivoruot's championship tup to tic Telophono rxchingo team winch stood at the heid of tho list in the past coasonV eomnotition fins >s tho second veir in whuh tho trophy lias been tomutnd for md m both voirs tho competitions lmo hecn mtor sting and Lonlv fouclit List jesr Loun and Co wt.ro tho victors, md this ioir Telephone W lnngfl secured pride of rhco ifter n ctai strugplo with Occidi nlal an 1 other teims List oioiniw. s ■■irolto ccntwt was i \ei\ nleismt luuc timi Air AY Sun presided ov or a good nticndanc and npirt from tho m-un event of the evonrig nn omovablo musn.al prognmaio was rende-od