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Evening Star, Issue 11657, 18 September 1901, Page 4

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CABISBROOK CLUB. The following are tho main references to the work of last season, as contained in the annual report, to be submitted at to-night's meeting: The Committee have to congratulate the club upon the very successful issue of the season's work, both senior and junior championship shields being secured. The A team, for the fifth time in succession, have occupied the premier position. Nine matches were played by this team, eight being won and one lost—the first of tho season—to the Dunedin Club. 0. H. Broad is first in batting, with an average of 24.5 for eight innings; while F. C. Liggins, 24.1, is very close up. H. 0. Biedeberg 23, G. G. Austin 21, and G. Mills 18 also batted well. In bowling A. H. Fisher is again at the top, with forty-five wickets, at an average cost of 6.06, J. T. Harkness filling second place, with forty-four wickets, for an average of 7.1. L. Monk, with twelve wicketa, performed well also. Although the B team lost every match in the first round, they started the second splendidly by winning three matches, and finally wound up tho season with three wins and six losses. By playing eight innings for 114 runs J. R. Burt comes first, with W. Butler (twelve innings for 157) second. Bntlcr is also second in the bowling, taking twenty wickets for 227 runs, average 11.3. R. Fisher is an easy first in this department with the fine average of 8.7, having taken forty wickets for 343 runs. D. »Meldrum,. L. Monk, and C. R. Smith also bowled well. The D team bad a splendid record of thirteen wins against two losses. The final tie was fought but with the Privateers, and the team secured the championship by Ecoring 176 to their opponents' 141. Quite a feature of the play of this team was their consistently good fielding. Special mention must be made of the batting, of J.. S. Columb, who in fifteen innings scored 330 runs, giving an average of 25.3. On four occasions he topped the half-century—viz., 63, 62, 61 (not out), and 52—a performance he may.well be proud of. C. Tapley is next in the batting with 17.7 for 248 runs. As captain of the team he bundled his men. well, and his success is well deserved. In bowling Herb. Harraway took twenty-one wickets for 95 runs, averaging 4.5, W. H. Maitland being a very good seoond with fifty-nine wickets for 5.4. J. B. Colmnb (eighteen) and H. Stevenß. (thirty-sir wickets) also bowled well. .The University team hardly came np to .expectations, but it was a noticeable fact

that very few of this team attended at the nets. Of twelve mutches played four were won and eight lost. W. H. Pcarless in five innings scored 101 runs. J. Looms and F. Hotop both scored well at times, and averaged 15 each; while in bowling Howden before bis promotion to the 13 team took ten wickets for 49 runs. After playing four <rtn.tehcs the E team dropped out of the competition, being unable to raise a team, and wo think it. a great pity that these young players should show such a lack of interest ni the game. The following members selected to represent the province in the various representative marches:—Messrs G. G. Austin, H. G. Siedeberc, P. C. Logins, A. H. Fisher, G. Mills, J. T. Harkness, and L. Monk; and all worthily upheld the honor of the club. Trophies.—Dr Batchelors bat for the highest batting average in the junior cup teams was won by J. S. Columb. Mr Fisher offered a bat for the first century made during, the season, but as no one reached the three figures it was decided to give it to the player scoring the first 56 in the match D team v. Privateers for the final tie. This also fell to J. S. Columb, with a •core of 62. In the junior bowling Herb. Harraway gets the club's bat. The vicepresidents (Messrs Crosby Morris and 11. D. ' Stronach) again presented a cup for the highest score during the season, and this was won by C. 11. Broad, with 95 not out. J. R. Burt takes Messrs Laidlaw and Gray's bat for the best average in the B team, averaging 14.2 for eight innings. W. 0. Kempthorne, by being the most regular attendant at practice throughout the season, receives the bat presented r>y a lady friend of tb,e club. A mixed team from the club visited Oamaru in November, and succeeded in defeating the local team by 5 runs. Finance.—The finances ol the club arc in an excellent condition, am' the membership roll shows a good increase on the previous Reason both in playing and honorary members. Notwithstanding the excessive rainfall of last season the wickets prepared by Geo. Mills gave general satisfaction.