AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 2319, 11 August 1898, Page 43

AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.

Melbourne, July 30.

At the annual meeting of the Australian Cricket Council the chairman said that attempts had been made on the part of some of the players to induce two of the colonies to withdraw from the Council, alleging as a reason that the Council had failed to carryout tho objects for which they were constituted. The Council desired to work in perfect harmony with the players, and had no desire to interfere or reap any benefit from, the tours of Australian teams. All they whhed wa3 to appoint' the manager and place him in a position to meet all the preliminary expenses oE the tours. Oilier delegates expressed similar views. The following resolutions were adopted: 1 " (1) The side which goes in second shall follow on if they score 200 runs less than the opposite side. (2) That in the seasons when the English teams visit Australia Home and intercolonial matches are to be restricted to one match between each colony with the Englishmen, and one between colony and colony/ _ The Council also decided to alter their constitution by giving the intercolonial players direct representation on the Committee appointed to confer with the Melbourne Club with regard to the visit of the Australian team to England next year. August 1. The Melbourne Cricket Club intend to persevere in their intention to send an Australian team to England under their auspices, and managed by Major Wardill. Iney will not ask the patronage of the Cricket Council, which will probably lead to trouble. Sydney, August 5. At the annual meeting of the Cricket Association the report showed a credit balance for the year of £1180, and stated that tha committee are glad to see that the cricket council have wakened to a sense of their responsibility. The committee trust that in the near future the object for which the council was formed will be carried into effect ; further, that the Australian team going Home should have the sanction of tha council, and that future tours of English teams in Australia should be controlled, managed, and be financed by the council.

Four Lawronee youths charged with di» turbing a quadrillo assembly got off on agree ing to pay 265, the costs of the prosecution.

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