HAWKE'S BAY COUNTY CBICKET CLUB.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6632, 21 August 1883, Page 3

HAWKE'S BAY COUNTY CBICKET CLUB.

Orom ouk eastings correspondent.)

The Annual meeting of the above club was held last Saturday evenine; at Mr Kelly's hotel, Hastings, Mr C. C. Murray in the ohair. The following resolutions were passed : — Proposed by Mr Tanner and seconded by Mr Smith, " That the balance-sheet as read be adopted." Proposed by Mr Tanner and seconded by Mr Scruby, " That Captain Russell be elected President." Proposed by Mr A. Pirani and seconded by MrWarilow. "That Mr J. N. Williams be elected Vice-President." Proposed by Mr Murray and seconded by Mr Smith, "That Mr J. Williams be elected Secretary." The following gentlemen were elected to form the several committees : — General Committee : Messrs Scruby, Smith, Warilow, Ohadwick, Boilby, Murray, Gregory, Luckie, and Foreman ; gronnd committee and match committee : Messrs Warilow, H. Smith, Gregory, and Scruby Mesprs H Smith and J. H. Williams were appointed delegates io the Cricket Association, and Mr F. W. Knight was appointed auditor. Mr A. Lennard and the Bey. Mr Jones were elected members of the club. On tbe motion of Mr Tanner, seconded by Mr Lennard, it was resolved that the ground committee should have full charge of the ground, and regulate the times of practice. Mr Beilby moved that a monthly committee meeting be held during thecrickert season. — Seconded by Mr Smith, and carried. The balance-sheet showed a sura of £5 5s lid to the good. Future meeting, will be held at Mr Kelly's hotel. Votes of thnnks to the chairman and secretary, to whose energy the club owes its present high position, terminated the proceedings. What a noble game is cricket ! I have loved it well and long, but most when it abounds in what the French call contrertonq." And though " fine play " I like to see, I'm more pleased to be by, when bowler with unerring aim hits batsman in the eye ; or when the latter, smarting from a whop upon some joint, sends a " hot 'un " from his bat to the " tnmmy " of poor "point." I love the game of cricket, and to no man will I yMd, in the en erg v with which I watch the acttve fielders field ; and it tickles me immensely when, impelled by fate -unkind, one slips up and falls backwards upon his — (never mind). I muoh admire the batsmen as they run and puff and strive, from a ball that's good for four runs to extract a number five ; and when close pressed by fielding they, urged on by "stump" alarms, run desperately and erringly into each other's arms. And when a batsman's reckless swipe lays his own wicket low, I rub ray hands and laugh and say, "Oh, here's a funny go !" And as the heroes leave the field wh^n the fierce fight is o'er, then do I wish each wounded one diachylon galore. Vet though in a crack club like ours no slips like these there be, in schnappi I drink the toast " Success to the H. 8.0. C0." < To prevent misapprehension I think; it well to state that the concluding observations are not extracted from the club minutes.