CRICKET.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CVI, Issue 12620, 1 October 1901, Page 5

CRICKET.

United Press Association—-By Electria Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, Sept. 29. Maclaren has resigned in connection with the Lancashire team, his Arife’s health com-, polling him to live farther south. He ir> tends to play' for Hampshire next year. (A. C. Madarcn, Avho is hoav on his' Avay to Australia as captain ,of the English cricy ket team, has been closely associated with Lancashire cricket sine© 1890, and has been, captain of the county ream: for a little over two years. He aavus, at his best,' one mf England’s premier batsmen, and is the holder of the record score in a first-class match. Tie has visited-Australia -tArice, pre--viously -with Stoddart’s cricket teams, audit Avas during one of these trips that he married a Victorian lady.)

On Saturday afternoon, at Woodead Park, .a match Avas played between thfi Woodend School team and Kaiiapoi School, resulting in a Avin for the former by 24 runs on the first innings. v : 'Ni[ The annual meeting of tie Gnat Cricket Club took place on Thursday evening all the Institute Hall. There aa-es a limited attendance. -Mr A. T. Chapmanivas elected captain, Mr T. hi. Fergusson- sub-cap-tain and Mr H. A. Wright secretary. In recognition of his services- to the club, Mr E. W. Cooper atus elected life president. , The ■■ following matches ha\-e been arranged between the dubs in the Ashley 1 County, the games to- be played on the grounds of the first-named te'ams;—Oct. 5 —Rangiora (Secretary’s team) v. Kaiapoi, Kowai A'. Kanglora (Captain’s team). Oct. 15—Kaiapoi an KoAvai, Rangiora (C) .r.-.-.--. Rangier?, (S). Oct. 19 —Kc.AA'ai v, Rangiora (S), Rangiora (C) v. Kaiiapoi.