CRICKET.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 8 October 1926, Page 13

CRICKET.

OLD BOYS’ CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual general meeting of the Old Boys’ Cricket Club was held in tlie Y.M.C.A. buildings, when Mr ,T. W. Marriott presided over affair attendance of members. Before commencing the ordinary business, tlie chairman made reference to the loss the Club had suffered by the death of its late patron, Dr, G. E. Gabites.

A motion of sympathy was carried in silence, all members standing. The annual report and balance sheet were read, and on the motion of Mr E. Osmers, seconded hy Mr W. Wakefield, was adopted. The following new members were elected: —Messrs W. Wakefield, T. Somerville, G. Somerville, G. Hayliurst, J. Ellis, W. Arnold. The election of officers resulted as follows:- —Patron, Mr W. C. Raymond; president, Mr W. Thomas; vice-presidents, Messrs W. J. Leslie, A. C. Fahey, A. G. Simmers, R. A. Collier, D. Davies senr., D. J. Doyle, E. A. Cockroft., Dr. Cox, Dr. Fea, Dr. Fraser, S. D. Mason, H. Marriott, C. S. Fraser; club captain, Mr C. Thomson; lion, secretary, Mr R. N. Marsh; lion, treasurer, Mr ,T. W. Marriott; committee, Messrs J. Cunningham, G. Davies, A. J. Leslie; lion, auditor, Mr A. N. Leslie; delegates to Association, Messrs C. Thomson, H. G. Millar; selection committee, Messrs H. G. Millar, A. J. Leslie and C. Thomson.

On the motion of Mr Thomson, seconded by Mr Button, it was decided that the secretary arrange with the Timaru Club re the payment of the groundsman for practice wickets. It was decided that the matter of entering two senior teams he left in the hands of the committee. It was also decided that the secretary he, instructed to convey to Mr Marriott senr., a letter thanking him for the support he had given to the club in the matter of using his car for travelling. The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman and the Press.

The annual report stated that the season’s results were satisfactory, but still left room,for improvement. The senior eleven occupied third place in the competition, while the juniors were fourth. Averages.— Seniors: The batting average was won hy D. Wilson with an average of 29.9, and the bowling by A. Ellis with an average of 8.4. Juniors: The batting was won by A. Shillito with an average of 19.2, and the bowling hy E. Hutchison with an average of 4.9, being closely followed by A. Ross with an average of 5.2. Mr Wilson had the' distinction of being the. only century scorer in South Canterbury during the season. The following members represented the Club in the various representative matches: —Seniors: Messrs G. Davies and D. Wilson. Juniors: Messrs A. Leslie, J. Marriott, R. Marsh, A. Shillito, A. Ross, H. Button, and on every occasion acquitted themselves creditably. During the season the Club lost the services of.l. Jones and J. Barwiek, and also, E. Hutchison, who had been an active member of the Club since its inception. In the latter part Of the season a dance was held, which was not a financial sue- 1 cess. However, thanks were due to all those who lent assistance to make the function a social success, especially the ladies’ committee. While having a credit balance of £3 19s 5d at the opening of the season, the Club had still to pay off the loan of £7 to the Old Boys’ Association. Owing to the increased expenditure in running the Club, it was found necessary to raise the subscriptions to £1 10s for seniors and £1 for juniors. The committee availed themselves of the opportunity of securing material for the coming season at cost price. To make the purchase of this material possible, they were again obliged to seek assistance from the Association, who generously advanced £lO, this advance to be repaid by December 15 th. The expenditure amounted to £33 13s sd, but this did not include £l2 5s ground fees due to the South Canterbury Cricket Association. The receipts totalled £42 11s sd, which included the £lO loaned by the Association, leaving £8 18s in hand. It was hoped that this season would show as marked an improvement both in play and general standing, as the last year did over the previous one.