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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 6 March 1912, Page 1

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THE BOARD. OF STATEMENT BY HILL. - -r (Press Association. —Copyright.),, (Received 10.20 a.mi)'.' SYDNEY, .This Day ; . rJELffI--in---a-.long letter to the preeß detailing playera' view of . the cricket dispute. attacks the personnel of the Board-of-Control. He states with referencei;to Laver's refusal to hand to the Board tne. books relating to the last (tour, _ that they were Layer's private property.- McAlwfcer, as treasurer, failed tokeep books and ae-i sired Laver's in order to give the Board*, information. . Afterwards Layer ottered ' to show McAlister the books in order to dispel grounds for insinuations that something was wrong. McAlister then replied that, he did not want them, but as- leaver was -disloyal he would not -con-r , . firm his- appointment as manager. MELBOURNE, This Day;; A movement is afoot'to present Mcklhono with a testimonial. The Ujuversity Club .resolved that such an action .was T«'d»y- . A meeting haie'been called at the Town Hall on Friday with a view to possib.y finding -a settlement of th e cricket squab-, ble. Many prominent cricketers >a*\c. business 1 men will attend. i THE PLTJNKET SHIELD. PROPOSED. NEW CONDITIONS. WELLINGTON, This. Day: V The Cricket Association last nighty derided to- suggest to - the.' New i' Zealand . '"Cricket Couninl that the Plunked Shifela ; shou'd he awarded in. the sarnie; as the Sheffield Shield in Australia. "associations should play noteless :tlian . • one home and. one out match every season, and ,the- team securing the: most points • should obtain the shield. Three points should be allotted for an outright vm two for v a first innings win; anyone tor, a tie or draw. ' Three points should be : deducted for an outright loss, and twor. for a first, inning's loss. In the evertt - •of the points resulting m a tiethe *tneia : to go the the team averaging ■ most runs ay wicket. • g .