CRICKET IN STRATFORD

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 355, 12 September 1933, Page 2

CRICKET IN STRATFORD

o —■■ Clubs Annual Meeting SUCCESSFUL PAST YEAR The willow blade will be singing again in Stratford shortly —in common with other centres —and last night the Stratford Cricket Club set arrangements in train lor the season. There was a large and enthusiastic attendance at the annuial meeting, over which the chairman of the Management Comittee, Mr C. Mcl. Young, presided in the unavoidable absence of the president, Mr W. A. Brown. The annual report (published in last night’s Post) was presented, together with the statement of receipts and expenditure, which showed a cash credit balance of £9 13s lid. Subscriptions accounted for £25 19s 6d, and donations £9 17s 9d, and sundries brought the total to £43 Is 3d. Outgoings were: Material £lB lrs, ground fees £4 2s 6d, and affiliation tees £3 3s. Material assets were shown on the balance sheet a-s £ls, and liabilities nil.

Moving the adoption of the report and balance sheet, the chairman expressed his gratification at the splendid attendance of enthusiasts. It augured well for the coming season, he said. Mr Young proceeded to trace the club’s activities during the past year and remarked on the good allround performances of the club’s teams. Ono senior team had won the divisional championship aud eliminated in the championship. He extended congratulafons to the club members who had been chosen as Taranaki representatives and South Taranaki representatives. Touching on the subject of the playing field, Mr Young said that he considered the Domain Board of the Borough Council would give full consideration to its preparation for the season. In conclusin, Mr Young remarked on the extremely satisfactory state of the club’s finances.

Mr A. Gorringe seconded the motion for the adoption of the report. Mr . Henderson said that although the club’s material was valued at about £ls, the club would be faced with a comparatively expensive layout for new requisites. He understood that it had been loaned regularly to Sunday teams during the past season and he did not think that tho sum of £2 5s was sufficient return for such hire. The executive should be given some direction as to the policy to be pursued in lending gear. The report was adopted. Election of Officers Officers were elected as follow: Patron, Mr W. J. Poison, M.P., president, Mr. W. A. Brown; vice-pre-sidents, Messrs A. E. Hunter, Percy Thomson, J. W. McMillan and J. Petrie; practice captains (to control practices), Messrs A. C. Walker, W. J. Hall, C. Gatton, F. Young; club captain, Mr C. W. Mcl. Young; secretary, Mr L. B. Sandford; treasurer, Mr R. G. Outfield; executive committee, Messrs W. J. Hall, F. Young, A. C. Walker, V. I. Henderson, S. Hill, Gatton, M. Beere; delegates to the Association, Messrs. C. Young, V. J. Henderson, C. Massey; selectors, Saturday field captains (2) and the secretary; auditor, Mr P. Skoglund; club coach, Mr W. J. Hall.

New members were elected as follow:: Messrs C. Clements,, R, Eagar, N. Davies, A. Friar-Raisher, G. Mather, P. Collins, W. MulliolIfind, W. Arthur, W. Bird, J. Sexton, E. White, R. Cuff, H. Harris, G. Lester, L. Mclnnes. A lengthy discussion took place as to whethed the club should field two senior teams of even strength, a strong and a weaker senior team or a senior and junior team, the meeting finally deciding to defer decision until after the Taranaki Cricket Association meeting, when information will be available in regard to a junior competition. Doubt was expressed that the club would be able to muster enough members for two senior teams.

That. during matches there he an adjournment at 4 o’clock of a quarter of an hour for afternoon tea was a recommendation to the Association delegates. Cricket gear was not intended to stand up to the wear to which the club’s gear was subjected by the loan of it to outside clubs, and the usual amount of wear, said Mr Hendedson in suggesting that the club should not, in future, hire out material. It was resolved on the motion of Mr Walker to loan (he mat, pads and stumps to outside teams at a fee of 5s per playing day, the privilege to be cancelled if the fee is not promptly paid. The subscriptions were fixed at the same rate as last year. It was resolved that the club enter a team in the North Taranaki Thursday competition.