CRICKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22524, 15 September 1936, Page 16

CRICKET

FINANCES IN OTAGO LOSS ON SEASON'S WORKINGS [BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION] DUNEDIN, Sunday "It looks as if Otngo will always sustain a loss on teams sent to Auckland," said Mr. D. Solomon, when a draft copy of tho balance-sheet of the Otago Cricket Association for last season, revealing a deficit of about £230 on the season's activities, Avas under discussion by the executive. Mr. E. J. M. Eraser, tho president, said that the financial position was most disappointing, although not quite so bad when it was considered that the associations coach, r. T. Badcock, had been paid jKUOO toward his salary for the coming season. Exceptional expenses were incurred last season, but fortunately tlioy were not likely to recur lor some time. At any rate, Otagos expenses in connection with tho representative matches in Auckland and Canterbury were unusually heavy, and the M.C.C. match provided an additional financial blow, The New Zealand Council had lost something like £3400 on Solomon said that exceedingly poor support was accorded the Otago match against Auckland, and it appeared to him that the public of Auckland gave no more support to the game than did the public of Dunedin. It looked as if Otago would always sustain a loss on teams sent to Auckland. No good, however, would come from grumbling over th Mr° S Eraser said that it had been reported to him that Canterbury last season experr enced the first loss on the match against Otago for many years. It appeared to him that tho future of cricket in New Zealand was rather discouraging, and it might be wondered whether the game could be continued. It was certainly surprising to him to find that at the test match against the M.C.C. in Chnstchurch, when New Zealand was on top at one stage or the game, the attendance was no larger than the one usually expected at Carisbrook, yet Christchurch was looked upon as the centre of cricket in the Dominion.

OKAIHAU CLUB, WHANGAREI [from our own correspondent] WHANGAREI. Monday A successful season and a sound financial position were disclosed at the annual meeting? of the Okaihau Cricket Club. The club was successful in retaining the Cottrell Cup ana were runners-up in the championship competition. The following officers were elected:—President, Mr. G. Wiley; secretary, Mr. R. Geary; treasurer, Mr. D. Rowsell; captain and selector, Mr. A. Dadson; vice-captain, Mr. Webster.