Cricket.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1023, 9 October 1891, Page 37

Cricket.

A meeting of the Management Committee -of the Cricketers’ Association was held at Messrs Wise and Speed’s on Friday, Mr C. A. Knapp occaping the chair. The Secretary read a letter from Mr E. Pearce thanking the Association for electing him President of the "Association, and enclosing a cheque for three guineas. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr Pearce for his donation. The Kilbirnie, Karori, and Thorndon Clubs were admitted to ■the Association. The Butchers’ Club were allotted a practice pitch on the Basin Reserve on the payment of a fee of one guinea. A letter was received from Mr A. Ashbolt, thanking the Association for electing him a life member. The Secretary of the Amateur Athletic Club wrote asking that Saturday, the 21st pros., and the 19th of March be left open to allow the Club to hold their sports. The latter date was altered to April, on the motion of Mr Kelling, seconded by M r Motley A letter was read from the Wellington Club stating that in all probability they would enter two teams for the Junior Cup. but it was de-ided. on the motion of Mr Motley, seconded by* Mr Webb, that no club be allowed to enter more than one team for the three championships. It was decided to have a Third-class Championshio this season, and Messrs Kelling, Bee and W. Bethnne were elected a committee ' to carry out all arrangements in connection therewith. Messrs Ashbolt. Motley, and Rooaldson were elected a Championship Committee, to carry out the Senior and Junior Championship matches. This committee will

undertake the duties of the old Ground Committee, and settle all disputes with regard to the rules. Messrs W. Groalen and A. Motley were elected secretary and treasurer respectively, and F. G. Brittain was appointed auditor, vice Mr Motley, resigned. The secretary was instructed to write to Mr J. Mackay, Principal of the Wellington College, for the use of the ground during the coining season, and if the answer was in the affirmative, to procure some matting for the use of the ground. The Albert and Surrey Clubs were reported to be in arrears to the Association, and it was decided to strike them off the roll. It was decided to allow clubs having private pitches, to charge foreign teams for using them. It was decided to open the season with net practice on Thursday, and the Championship Committee were authorised to arrange three matches on the following Saturday. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the meeting. , , . . The following are the officers of the Excelsior Cricket Club Captain. Mr H. Staples ; Practice Captain. Mr E. Anderson ; Secretary, Mr W. Wilson ; Treasurer, Mr 1 . Sutherland ; Match Committee, Messrs Staples, Sutherland, and Anderson. Ihe club opened its season on Saturday, between sides captained by the Captain and l ractice Captain, the latter’s side winning by one run. The scores were : Practice-Captain, 48 W-s arsons 18, and Sutherland 21); Captain, 4J (3. Wilson 11, and Staples 9). The game was played at the Railway Reserve, and, considering the state of the ground, very fair form was The Thorndon Club held a practice at the same ground, and several of the members present are likely to' be seen to advantage during the season. , „ ' The following officers of the New Zealand Times Club were elected for the ensuing season at a meeting held on Saturday afternoon President. Captain Baldwin; VicePresident, Mr E. A. Loughnan ; Practice Captain, Mr A. France; Secretary and treasurer, Mr R. Vaney ; Management Committee, Messrs A. France. R. Vaney, C. Marter, and G. W. Warner. , ~ , The cricket season will be formally opened on Saturday next. The following teams have been selected to take part in the opening matches:—No. 1 ground: A team—Harris, Frith, Taylor, Niven, Benbow. Ogier, Dryden. ■Fuller Holds worth, Barlow, Read and B team—A. and R. Blacklock, Fitzsimmons, McGirr, Salmon. Wynyard. C. Gore, Longden, Crawshaw, Kirker, J. U. Collins and W. P. Reeves. No. 2 ground r A team—Webo, Cross. S. Roberts, Virtue, Chisholm. Waters, Chapman, Hinchcliff**, Lash, Colt man, Fowler, and Ramsay ; B team —R. G-ore, •* r Purdy, Sanderson, Luckie, Boddington, Littlejohn, Gillon, Tucker, E. Upham. Maxwell, Eyre and C. Taylor. No 3 ground : A team— Douglas. Lee, Varnham, Wiren, Sweeny, Clater, Ellis, Marrvatt, F. Dryden, Young, Rev Hollev and Mahoney; B team—Cole, Hutchings, A. H. Taylor, Orr, Marsden. Wilson, Meek, Day, Kreeft, Poutawera, Ryan, and Lafferty ; emergencies, O'Brien, Moon, Wratt, Harty, Dyer, Proudfoot, Upham, Grady, Hueston, Hanning. Play will commence at 2.15 p.m. promptly, and if anyof the selected players are not on the ground at that time their places will be filled by the emergency men. The friends of Mr H. M. Moorhouse, exoaptain of the Phoenix Club, will be pleased to learn chat he has been distinguishing himself in the cricket field in the Old Country. Playing for the Tenterden Park Club, he made the' following scores in recent matches :—BB, 87-, 86, 73 (not out), 50, 63, 19. 11, 4, and 0. It is worthy of mention that Mr Moorhouse played against several professionals and ex county representatives. Mr Moorhouse has been enjoying himself immensely, and up till the present he is not certain when he will return to the Colony. Lord Sheffield’s team, which is now on its way to Australia consists of the following players : —Dr W. G. Grace, Messrs A. E. Stoddart, O. G. Bad cl iff e, H. S. S. Phillipson, and G. McGregor, and the professionals Lehmann, Sharpe. Briggs, Feel, Attewell, Abel, Bean and M. Read. The team 13 one of the strongest in all the departments of the game that has ever visited the colonies. (press association. ! , Auckland, September 30. The Auckland Cricket Association have a credit balance of L 4 as a result of the year’s work. Mr C. F. Bourke has been re-elected president. The Committee, in presenting their annual report, hoped that tearns from Canterbury and Wellington would visit Auckland during the ensuing season. [BY electric telegraph—copyright.] DEPARTURE OF LORD SHEFFIELD’S TEAM. (press association.) London, October 2. A great crowd assembled to-day to witness the departure of Lord Sheffield’s cricket team for Australia, and cheered them heartily. London, October 4. Lord Sheffield has promised to give any profits made by his tour to the professionals who accompany the team. LORD HAWKE’S TEAM IN AMERICA. Philadelphia, October 3. In the return match between Cord Hawke’s amateur team and the local eleven, the former were victorious by four wickets.