Combined Services Cricket Club

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7269, 23 September 1933, Page 4

Combined Services Cricket Club

ELECTION OF OFFICERS Tho annual meeting of the Combined Services’ Cricket Club was- licit! at the Artillery Barracks on Thursday evening, Colonel ,T. 11. Whyte presiding over a good attendance. It was agreed to enter teams in both the Saturday and Wednesday competitions. It was decided to support tne Old Boys’ Club in its proposal of twoday matches for senior A and B, and one-day matches for lower grades. A handsome trophy was offered for competition, and it was decided that it be given to the most improved player. The first practice is to be held on Saturday at tho Artillery Barracks, and thereafter on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, and on Thursday evenings at 7.30, until the Sportsground is fit for play. The following remits are to go before the annual meeting of the Cricket Association:—

"That a, Saturday senior B grado bo started, and the winners of the senior B and tho lowest team in the senior A grade, change grades tho following year. ’ ’ "That the Wednesday competition bo divided into two grades.”

"That from the season 1934-35 no club be allowed to nominate a senior team, unless they nominate and keep a team going in one of the lower grades.”

Tho eloction of officers resulted as follows: —President, Colonel J. 11. Whyte; vice-president, Major Lindsay Gardner, Major J. Dash, Major Ivan Wilson, Captain Cyril King, Lieut. H. Garner and Messrs B. J. Jacobs, T. R. Moore, C. Louisson, W. B. Tonnont, T. B. Arlidge and W. R. Kells; club captain, Mr E. A. Heaphy; secretary, Mr J. A. McGavin; assistant secretary, Mr J. Green; delegates to association, Messrs W. Wilson and J. A. McGavin; Wednesday selection committee, club captain, field captain and Mr W. Wilson; Saturday selection committee, club captain, field captain and Mr D. Davis; coaches (batting), Mr W. Wilson; bowling, Mr Broughton. Over 20 new members were elected. Subscriptions were fixed for the season.