CRICKET CONTROL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 924, 17 September 1910, Page 10

CRICKET CONTROL.

v - ' Sir,^Th«'article I 'on subject in '. to-day's Dominion, ;by "Player,"' : '; 7 -'''\7cbitainsjso:Vmaiij^inaccuraciM/.,i.t1iat. : ;'..1-. J, ■ ; write to-you in 'fairness.-to' send 'down to tho Now Zealand Cricket Council for their l version, and to publish, tho samo. =■' A i I have heard of newspapers- ' that . would .-. endeavour to'. ascertain the facts, before ' ' tboy published ■an article - so, : wholesale ■;-y':. .in its of .a .v,of .men ■'.V elected democratically: by- v all'}the 'i cricket 'associaticins -in -the-' colony/.' .who' h'avo voluntarily. and.gliMlly. dovoted an'amount of_ time and; energy/ to. the; interests of ■;V.:cricket' that 'cannot, .possibly.: be -..! guessed by any. outsider...l .do not suggest, that ' ■ , this body of men differ from -all others .' : (even .Wellingtonians) in ha,ving-'achieved perfection, but I- do . assert that ths . article' by;. "Player" .misrepresents the. facts which it purports •to reveal. 1 -..v think it is a pity-that tho writer ,• of th» .v article ..who cites--the fact : .that blazers were cot presented- to. the New ; Zkiland :'.' representatives • 1 kst season - as 1 one reason for., changing the' headquarters '■ of. the ' New. Zealand .Cricket Council should liavo omitted to staie as other reasons . what, was jpossibly •in ]iis mind—i.e.;-.that., a certain Wellingtonm .who played:'in *.tlie : first ftest "match■ ttiis: not'-; -asked to' play in r the second testjand also that the same ;. ,h - ? playin: haS' freely" and- openly asserted fhat the secretary of the .'New . Zealand-Gricket, '.' . Council "cut . him dead" because, - forsooth, v that : busy.' and^.hard-workedVo'fficial ' ■ failed 'to-notice himvon'ce.'among ai crowd ,' of sow.' -; ; ;ui. • f - It may or may:not.be in the interests ;"■ of New Zealand cricket .that tho energetic l ■; secretary, for the past fourteen years-be ■; given a rest,. .or.; that- thel .-headquartere of cricket bo transferred-''.to.- Wellington, ■ is in ith'o interests . of, cricket that any-discussionof the above points 'should .inth a, 1 ; ; regard to facts, : and' an' absence of per- ' Bonalities; and incriminations.' All cricket officials in' Wellington and Christchurch .; .-. have -the interests of the game at heart; even those Wellingtonians referred >' to so sneeringly .:by;'"Player,". who -: siip- . ported the council's action. I also , think it would, be more, useful if names, were attached to opinions on this question, and if "Player" will.disclose his, I .shall be •V : glad;to disclose mine.—l am, etc., NON-PLAYER.