WEDNESDAY'CRICKET MANAGEMENT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1719, 9 April 1913, Page 4

WEDNESDAY'CRICKET MANAGEMENT.

■ Sir, —rln -answer, lo A. J. Williamson's letter,-'which appeared in Wudiiesday: morning's Dominion, I was again awfully: ainnsed and 'also' greatly astonished at tho: ignorance displayed therein. Ho asks irie "to tell him ,who sent tho teams.away; surely 'his own common sense should .tell him. I am exceedingly surprised at the lack of knowled™ ho has shown. Ho states in' liis letter that tho Wednesday: Association,has .never been.in a position' 'to . pay. the, touring team's expenses and ;thcii; .he'asks; me rto. tell who does, send ,'tliß'teams, awhyi' I 'ain sure the AVednes'day.' iVssoclation'-do not. • If tho players itheiiiselves';(lid'-.libt,- pay.;, their,' : own ;•> es-. I pon'ses, there would he "no team's go'riway at all, although tho association, have a credit balance in tho bank. ' No, sir, I have no ax© to grind, noi yet have I a grievance of any description against the Wednesday Association; also, I am not a mid-iveek player either. Pan A.J.W. tell mo what they havo accomplished to be proud of? Is it. tho, way tho touring teams wore looked after by the manager, Who was conspicuous by his absence? Or is It the way the fixtures have been badly muddl-eu this season, y.'hich is a standing disgrace to any association? I have spoken to members of both team's which toured Auckland, and' they complain bitterly at the jlack of management and the way 'ho men were allowed to do just as'they liked and under no 'control : whatever. If, that' is anything to' be proud of, then there is no need to doubt your 'statement. If • tho delegates did know that the trip was ■contemplated as early as you say, it speaks volumes for tho number of sports of your typo, that they were left scratching and scraping for players of any description to make the trip on the day tho teams;.took their departure.v Again thanking you for your valuable space and time, that I have intruded upon.—l am, etc., CIIAS. A. WILSON.