CRICKET ASSOCIATION

Evening Star, Issue 21510, 7 September 1933, Page 14

CRICKET ASSOCIATION

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETS Last night’s meeting of the General Committee of the Otago Cricket Association was attended by the president (Mr J. M. Fraser) and Messrs A. Martin, D. Solomon, E. Ferguson, W. Brookes, J. A. Robson, W. Strang, and Dr Reid. The Secretary of the Hawke’s Bay Association wrote stating that he understood the Otago team would play at Auckland on December 30, January 1,2, and 3, and he extended an invitation for a match against Hawke’s Bay at Napier on January 5 and 6.—Referred to incoming committee, the Hawke’s Bay Association to be advised of the decision later in the year. The Secretary of the Canterbury Association wrote accepting December 23, 25, 26, and 27 as the dates for the Plunket Shield match between Otago and Canterbury at Christchurchj play to commence each day at 11 a.m., with the exception of December 25, when a start will be made at 2. —Received. The Secretary of the Canterbury Association wrote enclosing £2 2s as a donation towards the Alex. Downes benefit fund, and conveyed tho best -wishes of members for the speedy recovery to health of Mr Downes.—The Canterbury Association’s donation was acknowledged with thanks. - The Secretary of the Dunedin Club wrote that the senior team would be seriously weakened this season through the transfer of R. W. Coupland, and he applied for the allocation of the coach (F. T. Badcock) to his club, the senior eleven of which would include some promising boys.—Referred to incoming committee. The Secretary of the New Zealand Cricket Council advised that tho biennial conference of special delegates would be held on November 8 and tho annual 'meeting of tho council on November 9.—lt was decided that Otago b© represented at the conference, two delegates to be appointed later. The Secretary presented a draft copy of the annual- report, which was approved with minor alterations. It was decided to send a letter of congratulations to the Otago Women’s Hockey Association on the success of the Otago team at the New Zealand championship tournament. It was decided to hold -the annual meeting of the association on Wednesday, September 27. SHIELD CRICKET TEAM’S LOSSES. Tho forthcoming transfer to Christchurch of R. W. Coupland marks the third defection from, last year’s Otago: Plunket Shield winning team, the others who have gone north being D. Smith to Canterbury and T. Chettleburgh to Wellington. Coupland was one of the mainstays of the Dunedin Club, and a decidedly _ useful allrounder in the Otago Shield team —a punishing batsman and a good bowler, whose figures did not always flatter him. Coupland has been one of Otago’s most popular cricketers, and prior to representing this province played representative cricket for Southland and Wanganui. He put up a fin© bowling performance for Southland against Gilligan’s M.C.C. team, which was greatly impressed by Coupland’s bowling. While in the service of the New Zealand Government Tourist Department in Melbourne Coupland played senior cricket there, and he has also played in Christchurch.