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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 297, 17 December 1870, Page 4

To the Editor op the Nelson Evening Mail Sib. — In jour issue dated 6th December, a letter appears signed, "One who caught the Ball " It would be scarcely worthy of reply were it not evidently written with the intention of misleading the public who have not had an opportunity of hearing both sides of the dispute. '* One who caught the Ball" says, two of our men were given out by the Motueka umpire. Now would this be likely to occur with the Nelson umpire at the wicket; bowled from our umpire square with the opposite one? Would Nelson appeal to him in a case of leg before wicket ? In each instance the men were, given out by the Nelson umpire, and be it remembered not until they had made a good stand at tbe wicket; in the last instance they had changed their bowler no less than five times. The writer also asserts that our umpire gave the man out in the disputed catch; if so, why was the Nelson umpire so persis-i tent in refusing to resume his place if the batsman was agaiu allowed to go to the wicket ? Our umpire wa3 quite willing he should, for he was satisfied he was not out, as the ball grounded before it was! fielded, which point was admitted afterwards. I am, &c, One op the Club. Motueka, December 14, 1870.