A STRANGE STATEMENT.
SYDNEY, November 23.
Major Wardill, secretary of the Melbourne Cricket.Club, informed the Press Association that he lias not received any official request for the English team to visit New Zealand, and. in. any case there is not the slightest chance of its doing so.
Major WardilTs statement that he has received no official request for the English team to visit New, Zealand seems strange, in view of the fact that as far back as March 15th Mr G. A. U. Tapper, the then secretary of the New Zealand Cricket Council, wrote asking if the team would be able to come to this colony. If so, what time they would be able to spend, and what terms would be required. Other correspondence passed between Major Wardill and the Council, aud on September 18th a reply was received stating that there was no possibility of the team- being able -to spare the time- necessary for a visit to New Zealand. As later information led the members of the Cricket Council to think that perhaps, after all, the team might be induced to come to New Zealand, Mr F. 0. Raphael, the present secretary, sent the following cable message last Monday l to Major Wardill: — "Council very anxious secure visit English team. Request mc wire use your influence with Maclaren." So far Mr Raphael has received no reply to that message. .
* CHRISTCHURCH GAMES. . _. The second round of Senior Cup matches was brought to a conclusion on Saturday, 3&nd the fourth round of the various junior competitions commenced, when the weather was fine but- windy, ahd the various grounds had nearly recovered from the effects of the rain whioh fell earlier in the week. As foreseen-at the close of the previous Saturday's play Lancaster Park Senior "had an easy win over Sydenham, but the result of the United-Midland contest came aa a surprise, as the former failed to maintain the big advantage they gained on the first two days, and by plucky, batting the Midlanders were able to make a creditable draw of the game. The. scoring in the junior games was below the'average, and the only feature of note was that the Midland and Lancaster Park teams tied on the first innings in their Junior Cup contest.
A STRANGE STATEMENT.
Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11131, 25 November 1901, Page 5
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