WELLINGTON CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 410, 20 January 1909, Page 8

WELLINGTON CRICKET.

V- In a . sense, I am pleased .to see that yoUihavo/taken a part in the discission now going on in your paper .on 'the' above 1 subject, but ; are '-you., certain that.- soma' players: ire paid =lqr tho;^'hon6ur ,, - r of'.Representing, this' centre -cricket; /field?lf/ vbu' aro certain,. then, you; deservo'credit fori exposing the. .whole .business, because I, 'for one;- 'did j l -?,- t such a .state,of. things, existed.- and • lots.,of my\fr]pnds;-(semor play€rs) -wersunsecrefc^paym€nts r being rhad©^ ; ought "to, publish' is. the : 'names' of' .the.-players..who get :paid,.'and *thej association .should hold an inquiry upon the subieit;: becauss 'l-haye on .'tnat) august : and sleepy*body; arid.one .day last week I,noticed. —j'f ■.M es , e actually awake I' /so:' I ; J l ™/ QMpkly, 'Do you know that two of .the 'last .rep. • team are. to -be' paid wages' for. playing. ln .Christchnrch aridTdistihctlv heard him: say, before,:, he went', off .'to .sleep: again,-, . .Not to my.knowledge."', ■ I 'hare' not': seen .him.'awake since,: or I- would-have asked himanother question. : . ' ! •''■ -, It. certain that 'thes^.cash-amateurs are inour/fcrickot, 'and- we. must: stamp them 0 -7, get, too strong,v'or'else' we will .find-them .^picking,,and; controlling■ our, '.. . , !. ike'-association^—I am, etc.;- ;j .'■- , MARCROFT. c - you,. -withtbo ,'assistance i j -BoodJo-'iMd; 'Mahogany," havo levelled at tho Cncket-Association, -to my mind ! is. a:-strong one. .The. lack-qf. push and business ; caMcityfshown'by'that'; body-'is : amaz-' mg/andi.cricketers alone are to blamo for hot u §ing mb're'judgment "in selecting'the'men-to manage, affairs for .them; ~i: do not play the' game?hfere, ./butV if! J' • were ;'so 'inclined, the quality; of the. wickets would- prevent me I Rass; throughthe. Reserve'four.: 'times daily and . about ' twee/a week .I. usually. see sa : man working, on the. wickets where the: players' on Saturday# risk' life: andlimb; : Evidently the association pays 'so; much : of'its blinds' to : present'atiye, players, that 'there: is not. suffi- ; cient • monefcltft: to ; pay toikeep.'a \competerit ■ groundsman; regularly employed. '-' The' sanation;should r cancelthe:.'next' representa-tive-.match,-. 'and. ..\itith; .the: money' tended , .wages; to players for that nxture 'they'.should ,buy, another screen! fdr the. wioket on the! Players would satisfaction of Seeing' the 'ball ' before it; hits "them" on' the nose'— 1. am, ctc.', '' " .!Vv;:::r,- . PERKS, v

, ;deal of noise .is-being.made about .payment to, cricketers. -I-'thjhk if-any players rare: .good enough: they.ough't to ; - J be' paid-the same as. footballers"are. ' Just'becauSß'soine -players "are backward'in. asking for money, why should those' who are ; not backward ;be out of' pocket?. The public', would not pay tp s«e' games if'it thougbf the players were playing; for nothing,' especially ]« New,..Zealand,,-,.as : itime'isVnioney,. and'.if the.players do.not get pay,.why should any charge,be.made for:seeing'.gaines? :There is V?°,, mu P°;- f alse modesty about.'ttiis matter,' and; I fihinkv, the, labourer .isVworthy, of-'his' hir,o,., ; Just because ptago men play for:nothing ■■ and ■ pay, their, own,travelling expenses,--why.should.our-.men.do the.'isame? i-.. ■.'•• -V'.' TLef-;ue"Wj ; fpr '. rendered,. as ithe: : Tnen;whb .get paid ;are \ head and shoulders ahead; of. other, local men. and they have had. Australian/experience, which-is of- great servioo -tb.'-'uny toaih,—l am, ; otc.V■ ■■' '\' : ' s '-'■'■■ '/;■ ■;;:- ■■-,»/.:." ■/ -• \ ••.■;■•■'■ ■■■■«t,EBH;-''::■■',