CRICKET.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3678, 16 August 1927, Page 2

CRICKET.

The New Zealand cricketers defeated Derbyshire bv an innings and 240 runs. Derbyshire knocked up 129 in their first innings and 172 in . the second. New Zealand’s total for nine wickets in their first innings was 541.

CORRESPONDENCE

(To The Editor)

Sir, —Please allow me space in which to defend my action re the change of venue from Foxton to Levin of the rep. match, discussed at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, but I write in defence of myself' only. The Racing Club made a grant of £5 to each Football Club for ground improvement on the racecourse. I mentioned the state of the grounds on the racecourse to my club when the rep. match was discussed and informed them that the Horowhenua Rugby District Council had condemned, the present ground on the racecourse for a rep. match. Our club decided not to do anything this season. The Union takes 95 per cent, of the gates here, but would give nothing for improvements. I endeavoured to assemble about 20 players to put the ground in order but no assistance was forthcoming. To play on Easton Park required fences to be put up and removed again within 48 hours. Well, sir, as I could not buy posts and wire out of my own pocket, nor could I put up or take down the fence in the time I am supposed to be at my own work, or was any mention made of assistance from the Awahou Club, and also taking the state of the grounds into consideration, I had no other option but to act as I did. The mover of the motion is seldom seen at a football match and it must not be lost sight of that the seconder is a member of the Awahou Club Now, sir, had the mover and seconder really been in earnest they should have moved in the matter before. The sanction of. the Soccer Club has to be obtained for the use of Easton Park, and the ground marked out in whitewash, goal-posts erected, fences put up, etc;, yet it is left to the delegate of the Foxton Club to do these things unaided. It is all very well to sit in judgment, but there is always two sides to a question, therefore I am putting mine. The opposition of the Awahou Club delegate to Foxton needs no comment from me as I usually have to play a lone hand. Yours, etc. W. NEVILLE. , Sir, —It is a well-known fact that a variety of edible and marketable fish are numerous along this coast, ,the catching and marketing of which should be a profitable indus-1 try for Foxton. At present the only regular fishing done locally is in the river for flounders, except occasionally when the bar is crossed and line-fishing indulged in from small boats unfitted to meet a sudden change of weather. Under these conditions fishermen do not care to take unnecessary risks. Still, sir, there are the fish and a good market ready to be exploited. I would respectfully suggest, sir, that the Chamber of Commerce take up the subject with the object of getting a company formed to start what should be a profitable local industry. Yours, etc., (FISH OH. Sir,’ —What next! Golly wog! By Gosh! Stand aside! The dirty little miserable rag won’t mention me — ME! But I will speak my piece about this ’ere football match I took away from Foxton. I speak it from the footpath and now hear me through the Press. I am the Union. I am not going to allow other than a wax match in Foxton, so there! How dare the Chamber of Commerce question my actions. I say, how dare they! Is it not enough that I have my phantom team and their Chinese trainers to nurse? Am I not on the pinnacle of fame —the I-am-it of the Rugby world? Am I not to lead the All Blacks from Durban to Cairo? How dare the Chamber of Commerce dictate to me —the Big Noise of the Union! Do I not honour you with my presence in Foxton without wanting to see my Baby Jacob give an exhibition of offside to horrible? Is it not enough that I give you a few club games for which you pay? Besides, what would football be if it was not for me? Look at the loss of dignity I would suffer by bringing a team from Horowhenua to travel all the way to your town. The audacity of it all! Yes, I am it. Your Chamber overlooked the fact that I busted my. waistcoat when I won the Shield at Solway. My Union onlv wants your gates, not the fences, for really if you did not support my Union, it might go bung, and then what about me? How dare you butt in on my business, Mr Jim! Did I not buy chewing gum for myself at your shop to keep ray. thirst down while I expounded the rights of Levin to all things as well as tell you how I looked in the grass for the Shield I could not find. I shall allow you to gaze on that Shield when I get it for a “bob” a 'time to help keep the Levin Domain in order to play my team against all-comers. Who said Foxton wants to see a rep. match? I refuse to permit it, and don’t you dare to question me, the enthroned Monarch of Rugby!

0. GOSH.