ODDFELLOWS’ CRICKET CLUB

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 23 September 1941, Page 3

ODDFELLOWS’ CRICKET CLUB

ANNUAL MEETING HELD At the annual meeting of the Oddfellows Cricket Club, after finalising last season’s outstanding business, the pro ■ '■ "• R. Simp ' Club’s activities. He said that in its second vear the club was fourth in tin* B grade N.C.A. fixtures, a marked imI iovement on their first season At a wind-up social J. Hay was presented \ with a mounted ball, and members said j au revoir” to A. Bovey, who was goinj; ! into camp. Club averages included: ' Bowling: K. Newport 3G9 runs, 18 in i nings, 5 n.o;. E. Baker 341, 1(5, () no I K. Goodman 189, 11, 0 n.o ; If. Good- i ™ an s ™ 2 o 15 - 2 n.o-: M. Wc.slrupp, 147, Bowling: J. Goodman, 37 overs. 107 runs. 24 wickets; J Hay 5(5. 241, 34; R. Goodman 61, 201, 28; R Thomas 15 43. 14. Officers for the cqtning season were elected as follows: President, Mr R Shnpson; vice-presidents, Messrs 11 W Prebble, F. Christall. M. L. Anderson' F Cooke. K. W. Black. C Reyn: I, and , D. Merritt; secretary and treasurer. Mr R. Wells; auditor, M. L. Anderson; delegate to association, Mr J. Hay. It was resolved to enter a team in the N.C.A. fixtures. Tin? club expressed appreciation of ! the interest taken by Mr Barnett in I preparing the wickets and practice I wicket at Victory Square. An old gentleman saw a group of: •small boys in an English park and asked one of them what game they were going to play. “Cricket,” said the youngster. “We’re going to play a game of England versus the West Indies.” “Arc some of you going to j black your faces, then?” asked the old j gentleman. "Oh, no!” said the young-j ster, very seriously, “some of us are j going to wash them.”