CARISBROOK CRICKET CLUB.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4741, 28 April 1877, Page 2

CARISBROO K CRICKET CLUB.

.; A meeting of {the fearhbrobk" Cricket Cluir to held a£;;Oaii^roo^^ Holland, the Hon. Secretary* read the annuaiv report, which congratulated^the Club upon--the success of the past season. However,, the Club had not yeb'attained that high., standard of excellence "at wHich! it aimed—'jf holding its own ..on eyjea s termsi against anyy ! Club in Ne^f.Zealand.jjLThe'- Club wn ato» ■congratulated upon the espritde corps which? had been so characterxßtioa feature of all: itsI undertakings; " The;secqndt*ffort of eighteenu jof this Club agairst'ileyen of the senior Clubiof Donedinj proved:sqiocceasful thstt-ifriwas-- | not probable that. aflyClabi would 3gainpre : , ;auineto meet;the*C!uiabrobk Olub on,;anyV" tiling;butequal^terms;;;/In thfe late match. jagainst the AU-Eriglan& Eleven, this CHnb*'> supplied-five representatives to the Provhv jcial team, and their play.tended to draw further public attention to;: the enterprise of" ;the Club. Towards the end of the season, ifc.. \ became evMent"that,"if "tEe^CluFwisEed to" Jproduce. good Vatsmen, it: innst '-get'-.the'-*' means of absolutely-pleyellirig <a ■ practice;'' ] pitch, where the members ooutd indulge in; j the luxury of. standing, op to thoir/wicketSi, jand bitting without fear of physical damarafrom'fast bowlers; ;s To. faiße the stiin/"required for this object, an entertainment was. ■giyenbytheCiub.on-the4tn inst/, th^Tiejr jresult; being;an additionof'i^ts;t(O .ttie'Club^s.;'; ifands.. -Seeing; the improbability.of obtaining; lany prescriptive ■ tennrd «f ithe ground; [<&£' IMontecillo, it had;been thought desirable to■llook outior a better grqMay,wliere the Clufc^ icould enjby/definite.privileges.^and have certahi responsibilities, free from irregular in,terruptions from nomadic Clubs, ,7 With thia. iview, the, Comniit^eer entered.7, upon ,corre» jspondenGe with iihe 'Caledbniaii Society io> the use of their niiw ground for the ensuing ■ season. :;The report,-^hich. was adopted pj;iread,; closed' withL Ithe^snggestion; that the-; iClub's membership siiooid be recruited from! the ranks of- enthusiastic junior crioketers; '