OTAGO CRICKET ASSOCIATION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18464, 27 January 1922, Page 8

OTAGO CRICKET ASSOCIATION

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Otago Cricket Association was held last night, and was , attended by tho following;—Messrs Crosby Morris (in the chair), Binney, Rowlands, Menzics, Martin, Joel, Wycherley, and Robson. The Secretary of tho 'Southland Cricket Association wrote with regard to a First and Second Grade representative match to ’ be played at Dunedin during Carnival Week, hnd stating that February 8 and 9 or 8 and 10 would be the most suitable dates.-rr Messrs Joel, Martin, Ramsden/ and the secretary were appointed a sub-committee to carry out the' arrangements in connection with the Southland-Otago matches. ' Mr Rowlands was requested to arrange for another scorer. Th© Selection Committee, consisting'of Messrs Rampden, Mackersy, and M'Connochie, was' asked to select the team immediately, and' was requested to confer with the coach regarding tho inclusion in the teem of some of the younger plovers who showed promise. Messrs Resti-eaux,-Ijngram, and Perry were appointed Selection Commitico to select tho Second Grade team. t ' THE NORTHERN TOUR. \ Mr G. A. Martin, manager of th© recent Otago touring team, reported that th© team left Dunedin with 13 men. The first misfortune which occurred was at practice, when Duncan sprained his knee, and this kept him out of both the'Canterbury and Auckland matches. In the Canterbury match Eckhold received a ©ever© knock on tho leg in the second innings, which prevented him from taking any further part in the tour. Sicdobcrg was also ‘ injured in this match, and had been partly a cripple since. In the speaker’s opinion the • Canterbury-Otago match .was spoilt by the umpiring, no less than seven Otago men being given out ; in this unsatisfactory manner. Tho decision which disposed ' of Carlton in. the second innings was one of .the worst he had ever seen given. He thought that th© Otago team might have won if something had been done to prevent the .extras gaining such large proportions—at <me. stage of the game there were 70- runs up and 40: of these were extras, ; Many .of th© Canterbury men did all they could to make tho visit enjoyable, notably Messrs Luttrell'and Rodpath. In justice to many of the Canterbury supporters he added that they were disgusted at th© unsatisfactory decisions of the umpires. The match and visit to Auckland was most enjoyable, and the northern team .very gene-rously-lent Otago a field when Sicdcberg woe disabled, and also allowed a man to run for him. The match against Wellington was also a very enjoyable one. . ' Throughput the tour many of tho Otago batsmen showed glimpses of their true form. The report continued that if determination and the desire to do their best should have merited success, then the Otago men deserved it. Throughout th© tour nothing was allowed in the Way of outside enjoyments to interfere with the cricket. This province, should have won the Canterbury match, as it would have had a very beneficial effect on the whole of th© tour. A presentation was mad© to Mr Westbrook, who is now residing at Wellington, to show the Otego men's appreciation of him and his efforts. In conclusion, Mr Martin recommended that for future touring teams youhg men ho selected, who could stand up to th© work of such a tour „.ae the one just concluded, and that the team bo picked at least a month or six weeks beforehand to allow the men to get fit, for three days’ cricket in Auckland was much more ©ever© than three days’ play here. Next season Otago would bo visited by, all three northern provinces, and even now ft would not be, too early to improve the Otago team for next season. . The Otago team’s bowling was good, and was never collared throughout the tour, and that this province had batsmen who should be looked after. \ Mr Martin suggested that a programme of eneertainment for the visiting teams be prepared, so that the visiting. players oould make private arrangements if they so wished. ■ The Chairman, in thanking Mr Martin for his report, said that the-team had certainly been unfortunate, and Otago was somewhat disappointed with tho result. He hoped that next year Otago would bo more,successful. Several members also warmly supported Mr Martin’s suggestions. — 1

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