The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-08
WICKET MEN
Annual Meeting of the
Cricket Club.
Definite Season is Fixed and New
Slate OF Officers EIected--A
Successful Season.

Inc annual meeting of the Honolulu
orlcket Cub was held last night in the
pssrlols OF the Arlington Hotel, the fol-
rowing members beang present: Messrs.
Jorudn, bidcknan, boLUomIey, Horace
WFisnt, biu0e4I, DauenIyhe, noss, H.
Ande. son, -. w. AhdersoL, Slnclalr.
harvey, Ayres, KitcaL, Ca.lon, Irvine.
CockDurn, hogg, SLanIey, seymour ana
&. r. t1CZ Hail,
President Stanley was in the chair.
He reviewed the past season AID con-
graduated the club on re pTogtess II
had made curing the season. the club,
he said, was ON a firmer financial basis
than ever before, and practically clear
OF debt as far as current expenses went.
He referred fealingiyto the sad loss the
club had sustained by the death of Rev.
j. Lane, whose influence in the club,
he said, had been greatly for good. He
suggested the desirability Of defining a
regular season for .rlcket in Honolulu.
and closed his remarks by thanking his
fellow officers for the assistance they
had render ed him.
The secretary, Rev. Mr.. Kitcat, re-
ported balance of $40 in hand. and
stated that while there was only $500
outstanding In bills, there was $50 coll
lectable from various sources. His re-
port was unanimously accepted.
u u. Ballentyne, chairman of the
concrete pitch committee, said that the
cost had been S45 more than ANTICIPATED
and that that amount was sti owIrg 20
Fred Harrison. 1t was decided to give
the committee further time to canvass
for subscriptions to wire off the dert
owing to the Illness nf the contain,
Mr.. ii. H. Herbert, the financial report
u the smoking cUnCert was AUC avail
able. 1t is understood, however. that
there Is a credit balance Of over $40.
ne following resolutions were NOV
ed by Rev. V. II. Kitcat and unanimous
ly adopted:
!. Ihat the Honolulu Cricket Club de-
sire 10 put on record its sense of the
loss II has sustained In the death Of 40,
Rev. J. r. Lane 'i'
2 That a subscription list having been
Ilready circulated privately among mem
htrs OF the club, with a View to a s11jt-
dtle memorial, such list, with the con
sent or all the subscribers, be adopted bv
the club.
carry out the arrangements for the me
mortal and be instructed 10 confer with
me authorities OF st. Andrews Cathedral
Tor permission to put i'm a stained class
WINDOW with suitable Inscription.
4. That copy of this resolution be
forwarded to the family of Mr. Lane I'm
England.
1t was decided to- limit the season in
future to six months, commencing Nav
LIST, and to have practice net erected
every Wednesday afternoon at Makiki
for the convenience of members.
A unanimous vote of thanks was ten
dered British Commissioner Hoare for
the generous use of his ground during
the past season.
The following officers were elected
for the coming year: President. Judge
Stanley; vice president, r. "A. Jordan;
secretary and treasurer, ]. Cation: cap
tain, ID. w. Anderson; yice-captain, A.
w. Bottomley; executive officers, III. B.
Sinclair, r. Anderson, J. l.. Cockburn.
After the customary votes of thanks
the meeting adjourned.
SUMMARY OF THE SEASON
1S99-190O.
The season practically started last
August, with the Inauguration u the
use of concrete pitch.
During me past season the Honolulu
C4lcket Club proper has played four
matches with foreign teams, of which
three were won, while the other result
ed in tie. Following is the history of
these games:
Won from II. M. s. Egerla, by "A runs.
Won from II. NJ. s. Egeria and Visit
ors, by 2 wickets and % runs.
Won from Ship Aspice, by an innings
and 122 runs.
Tied with Ship Enrol.
AVERAGES IN FOREIGN MATCHES