CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1369, 21 February 1912, Page 4

CRICKET.

PAYMENTS TO OUR PLAYERS,

BRISK ARGUMENT.

A meeting of the executive of the Wellington Cricket Association was held last night Mr. M. F. Luckie presided. An interesting discussion arose concerning the account of one of tho members of the team which made the recent southern lour. The account totalled .£2 14s; .£2 10s. was for low of time, and it. for cab to and from ground, etc. Several members of the executive favoured passing the account, and others were against lis passage, on principle. It was agreed »if Z UIP * , -' and to (lisclls s tho A- lus Jhe discussion had not got very nr when what rumour saycth began to bu debated, too.

"I heard," said Mr. D. M'Konzie "tlmf a coi-taiu player said u ln t | 10 ' wou i.| pl.^n^" ISt AUCklan(l if he iot

The chairman (Mr. Luckie): "He won't

The chairman; "Nothing of the kind JVe. «« simply reimbursing him for time

A motion to pass the „C 2 10s. was carried Mr. M'lvenzie then moved that nw presentative players should be aid f«r~ ioss of time in future. ' ' Mr. V. Willis: "I second that Mv reaam is that I don't think wo arc 1, i position to afford it. It may be trie uiat it is only reimbursing this man 1 may be only one case; Imt, may be' other players can do as well if ho does not care to play." Mr Luckie: "I am opposed to that. This man could not afford to go otherwise, so it is only putting him on an equal footing with others. It is on" - putting him on an equal footing with men who are getting a monthly salary. 1 dent see why a man should bo penalised because, owing to tho nature of his employment, he cannot' afford to play unless recompensed for time lost. I don t see that a few pounds to the association can affect the principle." A member: "This is the only man who has stuck us up for years." Another member: "Yes,, but for a similar reason other members have not played at all."

The chairman: They were employers. U e have not seen fit to make a distinction m favour of employers. Someone remarked that' employers had done a share by "letting men oil'" .1 he chairman: I don't think wo would hear this if there was a Pluukct Shield match here this week. That is how far your principles go. Mr. Jl'Kcnzie: I object to that rema,J- „ i t , ls a matter of principle. I flout think the association should nay anyone at all until it can afford to do so. J hen, 1 would say, pav everybody, A member: And make professionals of them ?

Mr. M'Kenzie: You make professionals of them now. However, that makes no difference in cricket. Tho motion was defeated. SATURDAY AND MID-WEEK MEN, CAN THEY MEET? At a meeting of the Wednesday Cricket Association, held on Monday evening, tho secretary (Mr. J. C. Cusack) was instructed to approach the Saturday Association with a view to arranging for a one-day match, to 1m played on Good Friday, against a Saturday representative team, pr failing that, by a Saturday senior club team. Tho Wednesday Association will be represented, if tho match is arranged, by tho team selected to play tho Auckland Wednesday representatives at Wellington on Easter Monday and Tuesday.

MID-WEEK REPRESENTATIVES. Tho following team has been chosen to represent the Wellington Wednesday Association " against' Auckland, on April 8 and 9:— Warne, Taylor, M'Gill, Harris (Union C.C.). ' Ryan,' Gourlav (Oriental C.C.). . Mills, Sullivan (Vivian C.C.). Smith, M'lntyre (Artillery C.C.). George (Rivals C.C.). Emergencies: Thompson (Oriental), Dr. M'Evedy , (Rivals), Cooper (Artillery), Greig (P. and T.j.

SATURDAY MATCHES OFF. All association matches set down for Saturday are put oil owing to tho Auckland representative match.