NORTH OTAGO CRICKET ASSOCIATION.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 979, 19 September 1901, Page 4

NORTH OTAGO CRICKET ASSOCIATION.

Tho i inuil mai t ng was hcU in tVio SSar ■ jiil (hrt r Hotel on Sj.tuid>y evening, > vcnMrJS, Holineioecupiod the chair. ' Tho mlnct'B ol tho last ainnil meeting wore , cond and cot farmed and then tho annual re t p irt whkh w b duly adapted, was read a< Nlojm •- •■ Your Ojmmlbfceo a'B pleasod to be able o report that the Aaaoo alion ha« pmA succesa otly through tin seoood year oUte exlatentß, and that it conliuies to eojiv (the confldenca and support o' the cricketer' if North Oti p. " Trophies-At out list annual meeting II ff.iu matter of gsnornl regret IMb tho ieiojiaL on hid not boeu able to pronuro 8 suitable trophy for the te»m«' competition irJofu Barton, however, otme t to our a ■« etftoo'e Aad presented the Atioshlion with » valuable silver oup. Thli plaoed the AiioolitlMi in »q°w(«tob|o 'poiitigo md "V ' ' ' 1 -' V«s i V '\'..'/(T ,' j y/i', JfCi^V

with thofonda lit thoir disposal ; Mr B'orton'a aotlon; la'deierving^bf-fW deepest gnttitudMfvtbb;A99Colittioh; : B.i f i Itir .Ills kTudneaa •; inhny/yoiiw Bkpsed bofoi a'tba A«eo;'Utiiin ooilldl haw> procured anything'fultabjf. : ;ft:;;v r ' :: ~":k ':'," Premiership;—Afo ;t>J ati'; : > xoiilng Fpasbn's oriokeb ihe premiership wiw won l>y Oimard .B, with; ,19 points,;-' ; /-Ta>olc;;".pUyihg n drawn game in the Bret.iound was the only team to ecote against theni,The most exulting and ■ closest 'game bl ■'he Season waa the first ronnd giraa'be. I ween Oapolef And Oamnra B, wbtre'lhe. B. team were r turned vlotorlotia by,thV; (mill margin of one rnn. Oamatn A. 1second .on with 16' poin'b iind Tareki (Ust soaßOii'apitmiure) tblvd with .13.points, ': ;-•■,■ " Butting Average -The. averages a! 'notshow tbit'K,o, Hewatwaa'thomost euooesaful of oorbatsmen and he holds thooupfor thoVotaon, It would buvs been a pity ' had the oup gone down .to prosterily wi'hout the veteran's nsme onttrave'd'upoo ■

.-'' Bowling Average.—The same player in also nt ihe head of the bowling list. There la not however, any bowling trophj in existent)?, and thie it mast be admitted i' a matter ot aome regret. . '

" Notice Btiiird.- The Aesoolatlon, In coiijnnollou with tho ioeil cluh J , has. erectedanotioe board at Mr A, F.aser'o bhop, This bonrd is of conalderabte convenience to the Association and loplßyets generally. The thinks of all oonoetued ni e due to Mr Fraeer fir his permission to ereot the board.

" (.ien6fai;-E«ryth!ng' in connection wl'h the Aisociitlon is woi king smoothly, while in pur i ties provision hue been made for most p intH over nblcb di-pates might have arisen, Frioti. n between competing teams has tlioa been avoided, "The long del,y between tbe ronnde lastae.wan hid a deadening <ffjot on cricket and In order to avoid h repetition of ihU your Committee would snggeßt thatihreo founts be aimnged this eeason." AVERAGES. HAT ITO, No. O'gsi Name Team I'nga Score A'vge R, 0. Hewat Oara. A.... 9 59 23,37 F. W. Ongley Oaru, A... 9 fi* 15.37 I. A. Burton Oim. A.... 9 32* 17.12 I'.Gibb Tka. ... 9 44M6 37 M; 8. Holmes 0ita.8,,,, 9 28*13,25 S, Mowbray Oiro. 8... 9 22* 13.26 0. Paviit Ouu A.... 5 24* 12,25 BOWLING.

Name Tenm Rns Wks AVg RiO. UewatO.ru. A.,., 138 48 29 C. Junes Uara. 8.... 128 36 3 3 j, A. Dolg Tk«. ... 147 35 3.9 jj. S. Holmes 0«o. 8.... 140 28 5 0 The balance ehcet (hat the Anssociiliou funds were in good aider,

Tim following oftuera vwe eleoted for ihfl enaaing your: M"J. S. Holmee(e-tleotsd);V(eP.(S dents,! vl essrß U W Ouoko, It Stand, ncd 6 L -alia; Seofatary aud Tteawov, Mr F O.igl -y;; Mat;h 0 immittee, Mjssia Bn'ton, Djig ■ ndM'Ghio. Ahet some diiomsion as to whether two or ilirot) woods sliopld be pliyed for the pieraierelvp, is was decided to leave the matttr in the hands of tho As* soolation Committee, - Dating ihe discussion Mr Holmes thought Ihe Association thoold endeavour to arrange -urns outside matches. Taia. he thought woull Improve 1 joilorioket and awaken looiliuterestlnthogiirae. • Sw^m It was deoiiied that the Association should take in hand tho maker of ii ringing lor an asphalt pilch ou T'lk iro Park, j«j.»i Several amendments to ihe rales were uiiased and the cmal compliment to the ihnir closed the meeting.