CRICKET MATCHES.

Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 129, 15 October 1886, Page 4

CRICKET MATCHES.

* TO THE EDITOR. ,j; , Sis— l should like to sco the Association „Tinuko some movo in the diroution of appoint,jii)K umpires for the cup matches which com- , t mdnoe next Saturday and continue throughr . out tho season. There is no doubt theso . . matohoa create a deal of rivalry amongst our local knights of the willow, and everything ■ should bo done at the beginning that will give . 'satisfaction to the various olubs about to ' 3; oompoto. There was a deal of grumbling '•"over the first throe or four matohes played ' last soason, because umpires wore chosen ■'"from the ranks of the various olubs that JVere to meet later on, tho thing going so .far on one occasion when a woll known :* captain of ono of tho clubs that was still fan the Cup had been appointed nmpiro, <r.was asked to retire by tho Phoenix captain, k. ;and another gentleman was appointed on the 1 jg?onnd. It is as well that theso little scenes w" should ho avoided, as they tond to creato a » bod feeling amongst onr players. We have a number of gentlemen in Wellington who havo given up playing, but still tako a deep .'interest in tho game, and who aro to bo seen £ on theground every Saturday. If asked by the Association they would, I havo no doubt, gladly undertake tho duties. I write the - above sploly in tho interests of oriokct, "< which this season I hope to see take a higher ' ' stand than it has hithorto done, as I foel •; convinced, with good manugomont, we aro '• able to hold our own with uny of the pro- ». vinoes in New Zealand. I am, &c, Mid-on.