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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 18848, 10 April 1931, Page 6

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SOUTH CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the Management Committee of the South Canterbury Cricket Association was held last 1 evening. Present: —Messrs G. P. Wood (chairman), F. S. Cave, W. W. Grant, A. E. Fawcett. S. D. Mason, D. J. McBeath, I. C. Thompson. P. W. Islip, E. J. Fairbrother, and M. J. Angland secretary). Before commencing the business of the meeting, the chairman referred to the success gained by the School team, in their victories over Waitaki High School and St. Andrews College. Mr Wood considered some recognition should be made of the team’s success. It w'as decided, on the motion of Messr Cave and Mcßeath, that a letter of congratulation be sent to the Rector of the School. The Match Committee reported that the various competitions had resulted as follows: Bristol Cup.—Won by the Timaru ! Club. First grade competition.—Timaru ! winners, with Celtic runners-up. Second grade.—Fairview winners; j Pareora runners-up. Third grade.—Star winners; .Old Boys, runners-up. The chairman, in moving that the ! various teams be declared the winners, 1 congratulated the Timaru team on retaining the Bristol Cup to South Canterbury. Mr Wood also congratulated ! the Fairview and Star Club’s on their 1 success. It was decided, on the motion of ' Messrs Grant and Mason, that the Association’s congratulations be conveyed to winning teams. The Match Committee asked that the Old Boys team’s attention be drawn to the breach of rules which had occurred in the Old Boys and School B match. In this match, Old Boys had directed the School team to follow on, although the required lead on the first innings had not been obtained. The Committee had awarded the Old Boys team only a five-point win. Mr Grant (chairman of the Match Committee), pointed out that apparently both teams were in ignorance of the rules governing the follow-on. Mr Mason moved that the Committee’s recommendation be agreed to. Mr Mcßeath, in seconding the motion, said that as competitions were being keenly contested, it behoved the Association to allow no team any latitude in regard to the non-observance of the rules. The motion was carried unanimously. The Match Committee recommended that the Committee put forward at the annual meeting that the championship points for all grades be—four points for an outright win, three points for a win on the first innings, two points for a draw, and one point for a loss on the first innings. Mr Grant speaking in support of the recommendation, said that in the second and third grade competition, the present system of scoring points had not proved very satisfactory. The eight points scored for an outright win j were out of all proportion. Mr Cave, in moving that the Com- ! mittee's recommendation be agreed to, 1 said that the system proposed had ' proved satisfactory in the Waikato Association’s competitions. Mr Fawcett, in seconding the ) motion, said he had seen the proposed ! system carired out, and it had given satisfaction. The Committee’s recommenation, if adopted by the Management Committee, would allow the clubs 1 ample time to give the question consideration before the anual meeting, i Messrs Mason and Mcßeath spoke in support of the motion, which was car- j ried unanimously. It was agreed that a player, to be 1 considered in the averages, must have played ten inning’s or taken fifteen ' wickets. Publication of the averages was left ■ to the secretary to arrange. On the motion of the chairman, seconded by Mr Mcßeath, the Match Committee were accorded a vote of thanks for their work during the sea- 1 son.

The Ground Committee reported that the expenditure incurred at Fraser Park for the season was £57. The apportioning of the ground fees was left to Messrs Cave and Angland, the sub-committee to report to a later meeting. Mr Angland outlined the proposed art union scheme, to raise funds for the Clubs, and to send the South Canterbury team away next season to the Hawke Cup competition. Mr Cave suggested that a general meeting of club delegates and secretaries be called to consider the nroposalsi Mr Cave’s suggestion was agreed to It was decided that a letter of congratulation be sent to the Waikato Association, on their success in retaining the Hawke Cup, in their matches against Wai-apu and Manawatu.