CRICKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22853, 7 October 1937, Page 18

CRICKET

! ONEHUNGA ASSOCIATION The Mayor of Onehunga, Mr. J. Park, who was present at the annual meeting of the Onehungi Cricket Association, furnished a comprehensive report on the Borough Council's development scheme at Waikaraka Park. He intimated that, although progress had been retarded by wet weather, the council would be in a position to provide six wickets for the coming season. He said that the borough engineer had discovered deposits of a soil several feet below the old surface of the park, which experts had pronounced as bring eciual to that obtained from Port Albert. This soil would be given a trial oil the new pitches. The annual report stated that, owing to the excavations on the Waikaraka grounds, the sejitfon's' cricket was unsatisfactory, but in spite of ;ill difficulties the association was able to complete its championship and supplementary' fixtures, both of which were won b.y the Onehunga Club. The president's bat fur the highest average score was won by C. Williams, and the S.O.S. bat' for • the highest single score by G. Stoupe. The lrensurer, Mr. T. Collins, reported the finances ,lo be in a .sound condition, there bting -a credit balance oi £ll, with no liabilities.

Representatives of the City and Suburban Cricket Association, who v.ero present by invitation, "made certain suggestions for playing inter-association matches. Theso were unanimously agreed to.

Delegates of the Onehunga Club intiirated that the club had decided to secede | from the association. The following officers were elected:—Patron, Mr. J. Park; vice-patron, Mr. J. J>. | Twentyman; president, Mr. J. K. Green; secretary, Mr. T. Cowley; assistant secretary, Mr. J. Willis; treasurer. Mr. G. Stoupe; auditor, Mr. W. H. Hookings; chairman of •the management committee, Mr. P. Jamieson It was decided to close entries on October ;26 and to/Open the season on November 0. i FENCOURT CLUB OFFICERS J; [lllOM our ow.\ coit iiksponjiknt] I, CAMBRIDGE, Wednesday At the annual meeting of the Fencourt Cricket Club, the following office'rs were elected:—Patron. Mr. James Court; president, <;Mr. J. H. Waiters; vice-presidents, Messrs. nEt. D. Reese, J. T. Entwisle. W. C. Arnold, :W, Hubbard and J. Giles: club captain, Mr. /11. Gear:'secretary, Mr. B. Reese; selectors, ■ Messrs. w. C. Arnold, A. Entwisle and R. tGear; association delegates, Mewsrs. J. Harfvey and E. Barney; committee, Messrs. J. LArcher, A. Paton. It. Arnold. W. C. Arnold, .■J*- Arnold, A. Entwisle, R. Gear, L. Coxall, Barney and B. Keese.