Thames Cricket Association

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXIX, Issue 9156, 28 September 1898, Page 3

Thames Cricket Association

The annual and general meeting of tbe Association was held in Mr R. Hastings' rooms on Saturday evening. Mr W. PL %vton presided and there was attendance of memJbers,.;,, T .-•.,.-.,-..'-;...-.'..;/ ■./■.-. -■.; "•.' • general "meetings were read and confirmed. ,-,, ;■■■■■ - -../■■-,; ■-■■; , '.) Manaqinq Committee-The Teport of this committee was read, received and adopted. )>.-.:'h.-'."- v; Finance :—The Treasurer's report .and- balance: sheet, ,wit;h accompanying aijditors' let-torero read, received, and pp. of adopted, tlie. year,; including balance'^foifward £5, ; showed a total £47 i>7.B 3d and expenditure :^3'4-: -7s : '9drleaving a balance of £13 ~ ..OFFiOERS-The i following officers ensuing season :— Matron:, [Mr, ,A,,11, Myers;. president; Mr;,,J..; 5 ,Mc.Gowan, ;!,•,M.H.R.; vicepresidents;, S. Bush, W. Scott, % JKadford,,H. J, Qreenslade, frffi A. ;Dunlop. .Hon. memb i ere.:;^esßrs,Jß.! ( l , enton, J. E. PfM> -S (Montague, E. F, ! Adame, A. Smith, Reg. Smith,.W. MKljyjetnerington, J. Ingjis, Dodd, J. M. Poy, A. Cotiksdn, C;rJx:(Windecand'.J'/F«gaTty. MrW. A.;Cart«rwaß re-elected secretary and S « AinHetherington .treasurer, Rev. x¥- lir! Woolley arid'W. H. V. flail reelected auditors. '. ■ "'■, ] ':\ TiuwKe^Qn;,;thf; : -'motibn'' :v br/Mr:-j Bu.dk.in,' a hearty> .vote of thanks was accorded'to th&outgoing,hon. membera for their geherbus assietance. ;> NpiioEs oFOMoTioN.--Mr % H, Newton..having.,given, due notice in proper form, the following motions were dealt with:—(i) To amend rule 28 to read: " None but permanent residents in the Borougn or County of Thames, and bonafide Thamesiteswho may be working in adjacent districts and who do not play in any other such competition, and also those players who have been registered,as members of any club affiliated to the Association during the preceding season, shall be eligible or allowed to play in Thames ohampionship competitions," —Secon> ded by Mr Aitken and carried. (2) To amend rule 8—13: The annual subscription payable in advance shall be for a Club entering both senior and junior teams £110s, for a club enter-ing-only a only a junior team £1; also that Is be paid for each member registered, at the time of registration, and Is for each honorary .member's, tioket issued to clubs. No delegate to be allowed to yote until the club he represents has paid its subscription and all amounts due to the Association.—Carried. (3) To add to [itjilo 5 • Also that the classification of j players be the duty of this (the Match) Gommittee.—Oarried. ■f Alteration in Rules.—Mr W. A, Carter, having given due' notice, in proper form, the Mowing motions were dealt with :—(l) Rule 7—That thQ word " peninsular" be struck, oufc

and words" Borough and County" be substituted-Carried~(2) Rule 9To read as follows:—"All funds of the Association shall be paid into a trust account, in the Post. Office Savings Bank, in the joint names of the secretary and treasurer for the >time being; and that no payments shall be made until the account shall have been . passed ■ by the managing committee and endorsed by. the chair? mun , '-oarried-(3) Rule 24-To add between the words committee and " any team refusing" the words" such unfinished matches must, however, be completed before the commencement of a new round'—Carried—(4) Rule 29 —For the words " and March" to substitute the words "March and April," also that a note be added to read—' . That ino match shall cease before such bell, is rung unless;the competing captains agreo thereto or as provided for in the Laws of Cricket, relating to-duties of Umpires"— Carried, . ■ >

• Trophies —Mr J. J. Adams having ,given ; due notice, the following motion was dealt with— (25a) "In the event of trophies being presented. for: among players all results of play shall be taken into consideration when making the award, unless otherwise specified" —Sceonded by Mr Simmonds; and carried. ■'■■; \ [

Printing). Mr Carter moved and Mr Aitken seconded "that it be a recommendation to the incoming Committee to have new rules printed."— Carried. , , ■ ■ .

Paizes.—The -secretary reported that Mr R. S. Bush had promised another; bat* for competition. •as last season—also that Mr J. M, Foy had presented two-trophies-one for best senior batting, average' in dmmpionship matches-large..direct portrait, frame complete, { value 2 guineas; the second for best junior batting average in ■•; 'champioußnip matches—cabinet photos'to Is,— was unanimously resolvectithat 'i,,hearty yote ;.,of, shanks;, be, accorded tb.-tb.jß donors and 4 the, Secretary' was instructed taconvey tpe.same. 1r ; ; v -,{■ j Association Trophies,—Mr' G. 8. Clark moved that badges be provided by 'the ; Association this season as trophies for the winners of the respective championships. This matter caused considerable,: disoussion. An amendment that caps be provided was lost, and a further'amendment that the matter be left in 1 the hauds of the Managing Committee to deul with at ah early date was eventually carried.— The motion was then put and lost. . \ Umpires and Scorers, —It was resolved that it be a recommendation to the Managing Committee that a number of persons, willing and capable to act as umpires'-'andi'scorers, be elected hon. members of tho Associa* tion; 'V Outstanding Dues.—This matter raised considerable comment, and eventually the secretary was instructed to write to those Clubs in arrears; and ascertain what members had failed to pay their subscriptions for last year. Thanks, , --A hearty vote of thanks to Mr Hastings for the use of his room and Co usual compliment to the Chair terminated the meeting.