CRICKET RUPTURE
UMPIRES DIG SATISFIED ASSOCIATION DISBANDS (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. The Auckland Cricket Umpires’ Asso eiatimi ha.; unaniinouMy decided to disband.
One member said the roof of the Trouble was the desire of the (’ticket Association to get rid of some of the older and allegedly mellieiont umpires. Abu river, the umpires were dissatisfied. I’hey had been overlooked in the .‘election for the lesr match against the Liigili.sliineii at Auckland, when Wanganui and Christ dun eh men had been chosen over their beads. There bad re-
cently been a. dispute over certain recoin* mc-mlatious by the Cricket. Association, including a suggested payment to the •senior umpire of 5: per day. Some considered that a degradation. The secretary of the Cricket Association said it was taking steps to reconstruct the Umpires Association on a different basis.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18193, 14 September 1933, Page 8
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