CRICKET.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 914, 6 September 1889, Page 13

CRICKET.

I P EKE NIX CRICKET CLUB. The eleventh annual meeting of the Phoenix Cricket Club was held at the Post Office Hotel on Tuesday night. There was a good attendance, and Mr J. H. Cock presided. The secretary’s annual repoit.was read and adopted. It stated that the Committee regretted that the past season was not ; marked with the success characteristic of previous years. Reference to the balance-sheet would show that the Club’s finances were in a very satisfactory condition, which was due very lafgoly to tlje generpsity of several members, who, 'during ‘tho season, pnade Vo'lu'itafy contributions to the funds with a vie’w to paying off the then existing liabilities. The Secretary stated that he could not say too much in praise of the action of these 'gentlemen, and he Was sure . that every member of the Club would appreciate the services rendered by them. A The receipts - from all squrqqs during the past year ‘tffiilgt! the expenditure was Ll3O Bs Id. During the r se&son 13 new members joined the'Club, making a total membership of 80. The Club Was represented- ih four 'matches for the Senior Cup, one ahd losing, three; and for the Junior Cup they )played two matches, losing both. The Committee'urged on members tlie necesj&jby foj? us'sidjious qnd painstaking practice if these Were to Re revei-siQd djirin'othe coming ’season/ ' The'wepert Went oil to'state'’that the Club w&s indebted 1 to Mf Moorhouse for' his services as doacli during .the season, ‘and attention ‘was draivn to jliis batting record,' he having' the average of 40% A word of praise ' ffso' due tq B£r ESHey for 2)is hospitality m allowing ihe goiq ibhe use of his rooms, etc. in com elusion, regret was expressed that the Services of Mr P. Mclntyre, who had alwap prpypd so energetic a member ? haR peon lqkt to the Cftu}} to dgpap. ture from Welling cop. The falance-s'heet showed that the Club’s assets amounted 5Q L3l Is Id, while the liabilities were nil." Alisfc pf fhp Qlqh's yeppjpppfejtiyei?, wi(?H their batting and hov/ling averages, waa appended to the report, Mr M, Moorhouse headed the batting list of the senior eleven with an average of 40‘7. He played 7 innings, scoring 285 runs, his largest score in a match being 103. Mr A. Motley was second, with an average of 13 2* andG. Webb third with an average of 13 - 0. Mr Moorhouse also headed the list in the bowling averages in the senior eleven, his average

with an average of 10 '2. Mr P. Mclntyre secured the highest batting average for the junior eleven, his record being 47'0 ; and K. Douglas, with an average of 4‘o, was. the niost successful bowler in the junior eleven. The election of officers resulted as follows :—-President —Mr W. H. Levin (re-elected) ; Vice-presidents— Messrs C. Benbowj J-. H. Cock, J. Duncan, H. Gully, and Major Gudgeon (all re-elected) ; Captain—Mr M. Moorllouse ; Practice Captains and Coaches — Messrs Moorhouse and Alpe ; Secretary— J. Varnham (re-elected) ; Treasurer— L. G. ' St. George (re-elected) ; General Committee Messrs Webb, Taylor, Alpe, Morice, and Motley ; Match Committee—Messrs Moorhouse, Alpe, and Webb ; Auditor—Mr D. S. Gray ; Delegates to the Association —Messrs Morice, Varnham, and Webb. Mr Varnham was appointed as a special delegate to the Association. A hearty vote of thanks was awarded to the secretary and treasurer for their services during the past season. The following new members were elected: —Messrs V'. Ogier, Hemery, .Knell, Mabin, S. Roberts, A. S. Green. It was decided to hold a smoke concert during the present month, and a committee, consisting of Messrs Morice, Smith, Allen, Waters, Alpe, Webb, Biss, and Taylor, were appointed to make the necessary arrangements. The Chairman announced that he would present a handsome trophy to the best allroundcricketer in the Club. Mr Motley also stated that he would give a bat to the player making the greatest number of catches during the season, -A. vote of thanks having been passed to the Chairman the meeting terminated,