CRICKET CONFERENCE

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 218, 9 June 1921, Page 5

CRICKET CONFERENCE

AN AMICABLE DISCUSSION HOURS AND DAYS OF PLAY By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, June 7. Yesterday’s cricket conference wa* most amicable. Mr. Sydney Smith raised informally the question of the anonymous attacks in the "Observer,” and pointed out that it was unfair that ha should be stabbed in the back in this manner. He would not reply io anonymous writers. The conference was impressed, and was sympathetic.

Mr. Smith addressed the conference for nearly two hours. He stated that Australia would insist in the arrangement of future tours on a day’s rest before, Tests. If the English Board of Control had arranged the present programme there would not have been any trouble.

Lord Harris: "I quite agree with you.” Lord Harris entirely favoured eight balls to tho over. He thought it a move in the right direction.

Warwickshire has agreed to two days’ play prior to the third Test. Yorkshire has not yet decided. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. “MONEY AT BOTTOM OF CONTROVERSY ” THREAT OF DIRECT ACTION NOT TOLERATED. ' (Rec. June 8, 5.5 p.m.) London, June 7. Mr. Trevor, writing in the “Daily Telegraph,” says: “I am .afraid money is at the bottom of the hours controversy. Do not wrong the Australians by saying they alone are out for money. We are out for money too. Neither the Englishman nor the Australian will stand the use of the word 'shan’t/ lhe Australians inherit from us a repugnance to threat. They must recognise we will not tolerate a threat of direct action, which is not an amenity of tho civilised world. Neither they nor we will stand it. Therefore the panacea for us is arbitration. The hours and days question is not a matter of principle but of expediency, therefore the publio expects both sides to find a half-way house.” —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SECOND~TEST MATCH THE KING TO BE A SPECTATOR(Rec. June 8, 5.5 p.m.) London, June 7. The King will witness the Test match on Saturday.—Press Assn. ,’