CRICKET.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15249, 15 September 1911, Page 8

CRICKET.

ORANGJ3 CLUn. Tho thirty-fourth annual report. of tho Grange Cricket Club contains tho following clauses:—Tho committee cannot can{rratulat« members cn the position the club occupied during the past season. Tho club wiw ablo to pkuxi four tcani-s on tho field oa/jh Hoturday, ami also entered a team for the Wednesday com(wt it.ion. Tho financial position is not so good as on former occasions, owing to the unpleasant duty of having to pl'ico 20 members on tlie defaulters' list. The I'irst Eleven did not perform up to exudations (luring the fust part of tho season, but in the second round only suffered one defeat, aJid that by tJio champion team. The batting average showed that eight batfmen secured n double-figure avora-go, L. Chadwick leading tho way with 359 runs for 13 completed inniiurs and an average of 2?.6. J. Popple was a good second with 358 runs and an average of 21; C. Chadwick, 340 runs, average 20.1, taing next on tho list. A. Downes, W. Ogg, and A. Galland also performed welt in this department. The bowling was only fair. A. Dowries secured 43 wickcte, with an averof 18.9. A. King tin a.orago of 8.6 for nine wickets. W. Ogg and J. I'cpplo also bowled well at times. The Second Eleven was not so succcssful as on former occasions, and the committee is of the opinion that lack of enthusiasm accounted for tho low standard of play. Tho batting avcrago was won by W. l'ateiron with 13.6 for IS innincs. C. Lax, with an average of 20 for eight innings, W. Malcolm, \V. Holloway, and F. \\cston showed promiso during the soason. Tho bowling averages included R. Eogarvv. 21 wickets for 6.2 runs per wicket; A. King, average 8.9 for 10 wiclcct.s; and G. Cropbie, 36 wickets, average 14.6. Tho Third Eleven performed fairly well, winning nine matches out of 19 played. It. Ml secured tho batting avecago with 18.3 for 12 innings. I'. M'Gregor, A. Keast, W. Clydesdale, and V. Miller were also u-eful in this department, Michael led in the bowling list with 30 wickets at the cost of 5.4 runs per wicket, J .Bond Iring a gr.od second with 20 wickets and an avexago of 8.7. The Fourth Eleven had a fairly succcssfnl season, winning seven matches. Tho majority of tho members were very young.

Tho Wednesday team performed very well, winning the majority of tho matches. W. Butter, with a batting average of 17.5, and bowling 37 wickcts, average 5.7, was a very great help to tho team.

A. Downce was again selected as a representative of the Otago team against Canterbury, this being his twenty-fourth apimranco agairisi Canterbury; while W. Malcolm and R. M'Millan found places in tho junior representative team. A. Restieaux and W. Butter were selected for tlio Wednesday representative team. During til so,if on centuries were compiled bv L. Chadwick (121), C. Lax (101), and Cf. Chadwick (101).