CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2614, 23 September 1909, Page 6

CRICKET

AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. THE FIGURES OF THE TOUR. The followug tie the exact Averages of the Australian team for the tom .

batting.

The following alsoi howled : —V. Ra«s{„rd 1 .view for ™ r , fe i tr G 15 1; ?V StoAtoW 1 for 0, lt.„Hart i( r.an 0 for 4. W. Bardsley 0 for

p.B. CRICKET ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL REPORT. The following is the annual report oT the committee of the Poverty Bay Cricket Association, toJ>c fhmvHgi at the annual meeting of the Assocu annual report of the woS of the Association, your committee have pleasure m congratulatin,, delegates on the success of^ the CrSt Association had eleven clubs 1e its iurisdiction last season, which must be considered very satisfactory, and marks the advancement which the came is making in the district LB fill f were town clubs, and five Ipl turned*to the country. Keen intertaken throughout the season in the various competitions arranged Tv the Association, and the - . , of i)lav all round showed considerable imprewnnent on that of I°Srs T°aniheru S and United— entered tarns’ for the Saturday oompeM.jm .vhif’b after a close and lnteresnn}, contest, was awarded to the W™ eleven, on the ground that the Unitea ('lnh’fi team, which were leading b} the deciding match « huf-ered UT>on, refused to go on the game, dispute having arisen over the appointment of umpires. After *,n inomrv into the matter, the match was awaked to the Wanderers’ team, as a 3-point win, and they thus became winners of the competition order to avoid a recurrence oany such puts in future, !iq + season providing for the appoint ment of umpires by the Management Committee for all matches played under the jurisdiction of the ioru The Te Rau, United, Union, and Cos S,polita„ Clubs entered tearss for tho Thursday competition, which vws ™ devotod^ons'fd^able time Reason your Association received visits from teams from the North Shore Auckland) Club and Tokomaru Club (East Coast), and both played a series of matches, which were " loved by the members of the ‘ elevens who opposed them, the iNoi in Shore eleven was a strong combi nation, W won all of the three matches played Last year was the third season in •succession during which a visit was re oeived from an Auckland team, and those visits from pjuyem in the first Hirrht have been of inestimable 'aiue iu g imorovin- the style of our local in™ tim^your 1 Associatjonsentateam to Napier, which played fom ma-ones TTnwke’s Bay elevens. J - lie team sent down was, unfortunately, •mvthincr but a representative one, and onlv suceeded in drawing one game, ?houcb they distinguished themselves by putting up- the good score of 302 against the United dub. Youx . com SidTtogit away a. V thoroughly repre- ,, - ' Rqv than it is m Haw'Ke s Lay. Your^Association affiliated to the New Zealand Cricket Council last season, and your Ration was done an boner by tlie -governing bod} ■ o « the Dominion by the fact that A . • F, Cederwall, the president of the Poverty Bay Cricket Association, was elected president of the N«w Zealand Cricket Council. A request was made by the Council asking your Association to <marantee £SO towards the oxp-en-ses of the visit of the Australian Board of Control’s second eleven to the Dominion this season. Your committee could not see their way to undertake this liability, in view of the fact that no match was to be allotted to Poverty Bay, and’ replied that all their funds were required for improving the Association’s ground. The committee would suggest the advisability of holding the annual meeting of the Association in August in each year. This would allow the various committees to make arrangements for an earlier start with the competitions, which is particularly essential with regard to the ground committee. “Finance. —It is with extreme pleasure that your committee have to congratulate‘members on the financial results of the .east season’s working.. A perusal of the statement of receipts and expenditure will show that the cash in hand' amounts to £26 9s odwhilst the assets are set dowv ±,zl 10s 7d, a total of £sl, the rinm.ities beino' nil. The value shown against plant and gear is a very low estimate, as in several instances only a nominal amount was paid for some of the items, and these were taken into account ony at the amount actually paid by tn« Association. Thanks -are due to many for thus assisting in the furtherance of the game, and amongst them Mr. Caesar might receive special mention lor his jrenerous action in donating a roller free'’ of charge. It will be seen, that

the expense in connection with the up- i keep of the ground has been covered by the receipt of ground fees and donations to and revenue from rent of pitch. It is felt that tlie institution of the scheme of charging ground fees has been mainly instrumental in putting the Association in a good position, as receipts from other sources can thus he applied towards other expenditure. During the season £l6 Os 5d was spent in adding to the plant, but a considerable amount still requires to be expended in this direction if it is desired that the game should be placed in a still better position. As regards affiliation fees, a point that the incoming committee mglit well study is as to the desirability of charging a fee to all clubs taking part in Loth the Thursday and Saturday competitions; to be explicit, two dubs entered teams for both these competition's and were only called upon to nay the one affiliation ee. The question to be considered is whether it .is advisablo or not to charge such a double fee, when it is taken into account that either might have won both competitions, together with any trophies .attached. If it is decided to levv the double fee, the further question will arise as to whether these clubs would not be entitled to -extra representation . Another feature that deserves everv consideration is the taking of Hates on the Saturdays at least; the caretaker could readily undertake this duty, and the only matter to be adjusted would be the arrangement with the Rugby Union as to terms. Your committee feels that that body would be willing to offer reasonable terms to the Association, as it has done m the past. The hearty thanks of the -Association are due to all who assisted in promoting tlie Association s efforts to bettor the position of the game in this district, not only in donations towards plant, but also by means of cash. Amongst these have to be mentioned Drs. Williams and Collins, the Licensed Victuallers’ Associtaion, Rugby Union, and Messrs E. Cussen, J. S. Sheridan, Chas. Evans, A. F. Kennedy, A. Dewing. Judge Jones, G. B. Oman, R. S. Chilton, J. A Lucas, J. B. Kells J. H. Martin, F. li. Harris, W. H. Connelly, and Oates In conclusion, your commitee is sanguine that, if the present system be pursued, cricket vvill continue to flourish, and the good old game attain the position that it undoubtedly deserves to; it is imperative, however, that the same careful conservation of the funds as has been pursued during the past season should be continued, as it is only by this means that the Association can he strengthened against any sudden emergency or call on’ its finances.”

Bardsley Innings. N.O. Runs. 51 4 21<9 0 1489 Avg. 46.36 43.52 Armstrong Hansford ... 45 45 4 2 1784 1435 43.51 33.37 Trumper 7. 33 ... 33 42 5 5 816 29.13 McAlister 1109 25.79 Noble 7 684 19.54 Gregory 7 40 ... 33 33 7 638 19.33 Macartney Hapigan 1 7 602 409 18.81 15.73 Carter 7 31 ... 29 19 3 432 15.42 Hijpldns 7 295 13.40 CVC’onnor 4 162 10.80 Laver 7 32 ... 17 ... 26 0 322 10.06 Cotter 4 108 8.30 Cavkeek Whitty S 136 7.55 bowling. Avg. Wkts. Runs. Laver Armstrong Macartney O’Connor Hopkins 70 1038 14.82 .V 126 ... 71 ... 85 ... 58 63 2043 1240 1628 » 1159 1329 16.21 17.46 19.15 19.98 29.03 Cotter 77 1573 20.42 Whitty 7.’ 25 931 37.24