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Evening Star, Issue 7344, 17 October 1887, Page 2

CRICKET.

♦ . A well-attended meeting of the Ofago Cricketers’ Association, presided over by Dr Coughtrey, was held in Wain’s Hotel on Saturday evening. The members were called together for the purpose of confirming the rules passed on the previous Saturday. In answer to n question, the Chairman said he could not allow the rules to be amended in any shape or form. The only avenue left open for such an object to be attained was for seven members to call a special meeting for the purpose. The confirmation was therefore carried without dissent. A motion to reconsider the whole question only found two supporters. The annual meeting of the delegates of the subscribing clubs to the Association was held after the above meeting, Dr Coughtrey being in the chair. The following delegates were present:—W. C. Kennedy and W. T. Monk man (Phoenix), J. T. North and J. T. Hadfield (Warehousemen), A. D. Drabble, F. Harper, and A. Cargill (Carisbrook), A. Grieve and J. Carson (Grange), James Hutchinson and James Croxford (North Dunedin), F. Kemplin (Albion), J. Cook and J. R, Montgomery (Wanderers), A. VT. Smith (High School). The following office-bearers were elected for the ensuing year:—Dr Coughtrey (president), Messrs Collinson and Allan (vicepresidents), W. J. Moore (secretary and treasurer); committee—Messrs Montgomery, North, Kennedy, Drabble, Grieve, and Smith. Mr Drabble moved—“ That a senior cup contest be held this season, and that the contest shall consist of a scries of matches, as followsln the first three rounds two series shall be played; the three northern clubs constituting the northern series, and the five southern clubs—Carisbrook, Warehousemen, Phoenix, Wandeicrs, ami Xaleri —the southern series. After the third round (or more if necessary to decide the northern series) the winning club in the northern series shall enter the southern series ; and the six clubs then constituting the southern series having all played against each other, the club having the most wins shall be declared holders of the cup for the season.” His Club did not approve of cup matches, but he simply proposed that they should be held for the benefit of the AssociaItion. Mr North seconded the motion, which was lost, and an amendment, moved by Mr Smith and seconded by Mr Collinson—- “ That cup matches be abolished for this season ” —was carried. The Union and Edendale Clubs were elected junior clubs of the Association, The Nerth Dunedin Club played a scratch match on Saturday—an Eleven v. the Club —which resulted ip a win for the Eleven by two wickets and 27 runs; the scores being— Eleven, 99; Club, 72. The principal contributors were:—For the Eleven—Johnstone (20). G. Grieve (19 not out), Robertson (14), and Crawford (11); and for the Club— Murray (2G), Dutch and Dobbie (8 each). J. and W. Macfarlane, Davis, Lowry, and Beveridge bowled well for their respective sides.