INTERNATIONAL CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13767, 4 June 1908, Page 5

INTERNATIONAL CRICKET.

THE TRIANGULAR TESTS,

AX IMPOSSIBLE SCHEME

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Aiuxaiuk, June 3. Mb. J. D.vki.im;. ex-captain <>!' tin? Aua traiiau Eleven, and » member of the Ronri of Cricket Control, referring to the cable* comments on,.' Australia's decision to stoat out of the proposed triangular tests. said that he was certain that money was' absolutely a secondary ■consideration, and that the players bad no hand in it. What weighed most with him' was tho conviction that such contests would not lie in the best ink-rests of the game, and he believed that other members of the Board came to their conclusions on the same ground. The resolution not to take part in the contests was unanimous.

"lii a triangular (series," he said, "it is impossible to play the mutebwt properly";" you must play home, and home matches in England, Australia, and South Allies*. No doubt it iff possible to ido that in England, but just imagine two teams touring 1 South Africa or AtistreV lift at the same time. It would inew financial disaster. Mote than that, it would mean that tho test matches in South Africa would be played on matting wickets; which would be unfair to visiting teams. It would be no "'advantage to Australia to train young players and then have them playing their 'tests on matting. It would not be a. fair contest. It will be tinio enough to talk about homo and homo matches between the three countries whoa South Africa gets turf wickets. "From a cricket point of view," he continued, "South Africa, has everything to gain and nothing to Iwe, and file position is exactly the reverse for Australia. 'I wo team* in either Australia or South Africa at one time would .In? out of the question. The only other place is England. ' It would, however, be unfair that triangularcontests should take place in England, because the home team would liavo the advantage 'of playing on its own ground. 'Ooturidore from any point of view, the proposition is. unworkable, and it was the impracticability of making the necessary arrangements satisfactorily which weighed with me.'. I look upon the suggestions conveyed by the cablegram as a slur upon Australian players."