VISITING CRICKET TEAMS AT EASTER.

Mt Benger Mail, 1 April 1914, Page 3

VISITING CRICKET TEAMS AT EASTER.

(To the Editor.) Sir, 1 beg space n yourc iliimns to put before your readers th-j correct position of tiv s Cricket Association in the above matter. 1 was chirged on Saturday night with a;ranging for a team to visit Rovbur rh when one was already airanged or down.' This is hardly the u ■ titicj i. Some tim ago 1 he ird thai a , am horn Dumdin w s intending t » \ ;- : t Ro\l ii'gh at ; aster. ! m d • in. [nilies lor pai ti< uhus but, !': -.v. the ge; t'enian repo ted to have t!ie ai; angi m: nts in h uul, 1 c mid n ■■ even get the addr< ss i I the 1) inedin team's managi r, and it was mad : plain that they did ivt wmt the Assoc iatioa to handle the m ittei. Later, on !•-' ill of t' e \ssm ici n i again oil ; i d to mak [ t t'a c: in ! :s and en'.pi tain the team ; Imt the offer was di (dint 1. Jhe team to pi iv could in no v\ av be ca: ed a repiesent:\tive disii ict team, a ■ the plav •"> ar: a"ging tor tiie mit dt were simp; \ ai i anging f>r tlu m selves, and those whom they choo-e ;o as!\, to have a s;ood time. Th utii\ ii ; r 'gn 'red ; he chance ot a distri t mat h in favoui ot -■■<.■■ ana! .. n ems. Wi : ieg..rd a learn numbei t\\ •. nei' her the Assi t i tit ion ; or any membei • I it had an\ idea that the Mi innn:;ton l h;b v, as di strolls ■ ; ' : match at Hastci. Aftei :e a iving the Cai isi.i • ■ k ('nib's ollei 1 \va ■ ;::! >i m ■.: that a gentitmun in K n lun :.i; had received a wire I'rom tie M .ining:..:i Clul< and lad rephed that a m itch \\ is already arrant d. That had n ■ mac, in fk t ie-', t< > do wit ' the Assi'(iation th m th ■ : l,e \\ a\, ; - not e\ en in the I and- o! an\ el ib; otherwise the Ass . ; : ■-. v. aid have ■ onsidert .. t. The iiu'j ii wcii Catisbr >oi. Cad. . . ihus ten aiMiiged In Laste: Satin d c . leaving iiu d I'. al iy f>i ; iv. is i •;en ias they pie .■• . a id, .nn ■ . i tan.inn the Ca; i-oro ■',< I" nn. ■ \ ■■ . i i'.i. :: will b i a- ! ais it.'-, elc mi- anv i >ther c i .tins ,n. :i; ' he vi-iling liiedist ict. I nn i:;g d.e en: ;ent season c a k t '...: - in i ; at a I i\\ eta , ..lid ti:.' npportuni:v •>i a distri I mat iis an '.;, ~n';ia, in some d nn-, : revive in )he Ass » latin w uild b ■ ign ii g its datv .md m iking a nc ce i f its existence i; it neglci i< d this opportunity in he our .fat w privat ■ mend ers. < ».', ing to n: i"'. am es I.eUvi en c: ivale pia\ el •■ and i- de supp.-'i ters the Ass „ ;;un ia has n n ;n en a- weli supp it< d a- it .-.: uil 1 have Iv,-:;. h 1- la b; ll >ped ill tl all p'a\' is uhi tiii i\\ n their g:i \ m es and rex ive their < ricket at on- e fo both ol the combined practices called foi liiui sda\ and Satui day nexi. Might 1 also ask !ir>n-piaye:s \v'i i in the district l > gi - us their s ippo: i I oth bv attendant e at mautii -s a d i.y sendii » to the undi rsig.it ! a , onati in toward the pn cuiing of a -..: Id or bannei ! ir inter-club c m - petition next season. --1 am, a ~ \V T. SLA'I ECR. I [on. S .. !'■ viot !>; tri> t Cricket Ass ..