COSTUME CRICKET MATCH,

West Coast Times, Issue 6624, 31 October 1887, Page 3

COSTUME CRICKET MATCH,

(To the Editor.) SiE, — Some misconception appears to have arisen in the public mind as to the right of the hand to hold a ball on the night of November 9th (Prince of Wales birthday). The facts of the case are these :— -The Lynch Bellringers telegraphed to the Cricket Olub offering to play a match on the Prittce of Wales birthday, at the same time asking what it was to be for. The Cricket Club being in debt thought they would have it for themselves, and, thinking at the same time that it would be a far greater success if they had a hand in attendance, they offered us onehalf of the net proceeds as payment for playing, as they "ctid not like risking to pay us in any other way, Since then they want to reduce it to one -third, and as things are at present we are not at all certain whether we shall play or not. I tViftk tWs expiation, will be fluffi-

cient to show that the match is not being played for the benefit of the band.

As regards putting the bail off because a company happens to come here, I cannot •cc at all why we should do ikafc. Companies generally come heie duriog the holidiys, and holidays are also the time for balls 1 .

The band do a great deal of playing for the public, they have never been asked yet to play for any deserving o ject but they have gladly complied, often at great inconvenience to themselve. Now, why »hould the band, who certainly have done more for the town than the Bellringers, postpone any arrangement they had decided on in al' probability long before the Lynch Bellringera deo ded on playiDg on that night.

Would those of the public who coi demu the Band ask the Fire Brigade or any other body of men to postpone a ball. I am, &c, E M.King, Hon. Sec. Vol. Baud.