The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-11-27 00:00:00

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

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STOURT3RIWIE CRICKET CLUB.

The following is the report of the committee
clec:ed for the year ending October 28th, 1880.—
The Committee b g leave, on retiring from their
duties, ttepresent the Members of the Club with
the following report of their proceedings during
the past year . —"The Ground is acknowledged to
be unequalled in the Midlands, and for which the
Club has to thank the Earl of Stamford and War-
ringtou for continuieg to allow them the free use
thereof. Thanks should also be given to the Hon-
orary Membets, who, by their subscriptions, in-
crease the funds of the Club, and thus enable the
Committee to provide a better ground and more
varied amusements than they would otherwise be
able to. Although a Cricket Club, the following
o'gsmes" are freely played by its members, in
addition to cricket, v.z :—Foot ball, Bowls, Quoits,
and Lawn Tennis ; while Athletic Sports, for which
the club has become famous, are held annually.
The Commit tee purpose. dealing with the various
accounts in thelollowing order, viz., firstly cricket,
secondly uthleiic sports, thirdly the Canadian
cricket
.roatch, and fourthly football. Firstly,
cricket : At the present time the Club has 123
membets (honorary and playing) while the Football
branch comprises 12 members, and those belonging
to the Cricket Club. The Committee beg to report
that on their entrance into office the balance sheet
for the pttvious year showed cash in band £lO9
9s 3d. and £4*2 10 6:1 in unpaid subscriptions, thug
making a total of £l5l 19 9d, The amount of
subscriptions due from members on May Ist, 1880,
was £97 12s 6d, to which should be added the £42
10s 6d unpaid from 1879, This makes a total of
£l4O 2s 6d. Of this, £75 Os 6d has been collected,
leaving £65 28 Od outstanding. This sum is, in
the opinion of the Committee, a very large one—
much too large for the club, and they think they
should not be doing their duty if they did not ask
those members, who owe the money, to be a little
more punctual in their payments, and so save the
officials of the club much• trouble and expense.
From the statement annexed, it will be seen that
a loss of £l2 15s hid has been sustained on
cricket. This, the Committee account for in the
following ways :—by the erection of the pavillion,
purchase of seats cost of hurdles, extension of
icket square, making a new approach to the field,
and new gates Besides these expenses the Com-
mittee had the pleasure of contributing a sum Of
£5 68 towards the pui chase of a service of glass to
be presented to. tile President of the club, the Earl
of Stamford and Warrington, on the 25th anniver-
sary of his marriage. The Committee have made
a great number of improvermnts, and in doing so,
believe that no reckless expf nditure has been made
and that everything purchased, is of greatar value
to the club than what was given for it. During
the season the Committee joined the Birmingham
and District Cricket Association, but the club was
unsuccessful in the tie with Dudley. The follow-
ing is the list of matches won and lost :—Matches
played 23 ; won 6 ; lost 12 ; drawn 5. The Stour-
bridge Grammar School still continue to use a
portion of the field during stated hours, for which
sn annual sum of £3 is paid. The Committee have
to congratulate the members of the Club on its
high standing, both financially and as regards its
inembrrs. The club as a whole has achieved suc-
cess unparallekd by any other in the vicinity ;
and your Committee sincerely trust that their sue-
oessors %NM still uphold it in its present position.
Secondly, Athletic Sports: The Committee have to
report that, in accordance with custom, the annu :1
athletic t•por.s were held on Monday August 16th,
and proved a great success. The profit, as will be
seen by the annexed statement, was .2161 Os 2d
hnd all subscriptions been paid, but £29 16s Od
still remains unpaid, and thus leaves the net
profit at £l3l 17 2d. This is the largest surplus
the club has yet been credited with from the sports
Thirdly. the Canadian Match: The CoMmittee,
jointly with Mr. J. W. Parkes, arranged a match
aith the Canadian Team, and which took place on
Monday and Tuesday, July 12th and 13th. The
arrangements were, that profit or loss whs to be
shared. The balance sheet shows a loss of .£6 Us. sd.
There is a sum of £1 11 6d subseriptions but still
unpaid. Fourthly, Football; The Couirnitt.e beg
to submit the following information supplied to
them by the Honorary Secretary of the Football
matches. Durirg the past year the number of
matches played were 14 ; won 9, lost 1, drawn 4.
There has been a profit of £1 18s 11} on this
account. The committee must congratulate
the members of this bronch of the club ell their
success during the past season. In conclusion, the
Committee beg to lay before the Members of the
club a statement of its position. The profit on the
different accounts during the year amounts to £ll2
lOs 3d ;the value of propirty and stock in hand is
£175; the outstanding subscriptions £96 98 6d,
and share of loss on Canadian Match. This makes
a total of £387 6s 11d, which may be considered
as the value of the assets of the club, providing all
subscriptions were paid. The liabiiities are nil.
In the opinion of the Committee such a state of
affairs is very satisfactory.

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