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CATERING DISPUTE. ASSOCIATION'S STATEMENT. By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. SYDNEY, January 23. The Cricket Association has issued a lengthy statement explaining that the trustees of the Sydney Cricket Ground, and not the association, are responsible for the catering arrangements, and adding that in future the secretary will ensure that players recgjve proper attention. The statement also explains every 6tep taken to reimburse players who lose wages through participating in games. The Cricket Association regTets that it is unable to persuade C. Kelleway to play against Victoria, though ho informed the association that 'he would f o everything possible to secure the necessary leave. The reference to catering arrangements on the Sydney Cricket Ground is the outcome of a dispute which occurred during a Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia, when Collins protested to the association’s treasurer (Mr Tyler) at the apparent neglect of players. The incident at the time was declared to be "a storm in a tea cup.”
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New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11735, 24 January 1924, Page 10
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