CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 173, 13 July 1908, Page 2

CRICKET.

THE TIUANUULAII SCHEME. London, July li). Sir Joseph Carruthers, in a letter to the Times, pleads that the Counties Cricket Association may review its decision. As a lover of the game and a lover of the .Motherland, lie asks that the sentiment associated with the present single-handed contests bo not set aside for a change that Australia docs not want and does not understand, and a change that is not well-founded on any sense of failure of the old order. If any change is desirabla, he argues,, the right of insisting on it belongs to Australia as the holder of "the ashes," The proposa', to intrude the South African team' is not agreeable to Australia because South Africa has never accepted Australia's invitation for a visit. Sir Joseph admits that Australia is unable to ignore the financial aspects of tours. The cricketer JeSsop, writing in his private capacity, heartily supports Jackson's view that the Marylebonc Club lias virtually revoked its invitation to Australia to visit England next year by the terms of Friday's decision. The club, he says, lias acted cavalierly, holding a pistol at the Australians'' 'head. He hopes the Australians will dare the pistol to be snapped. Sydney, July 11. The secretary of the Cricket Board of Control has received a cablegram from the Marylebone Club stating that, in face of tlip. action of the Counties' Association, .the club regrets that it cannot offer Australia a separate programme next year.

The secretary and Irodalc consider the Board of Control is uiilikclyto alter its decision with respect to the triangular contests. Received July 12, 4.30 p.m. London, July 1'

Captain Wynyard, replying to Jack.-Mi and .Tessop. slates that Marylebonc. as the agent for the counties, would j- 1 ' '' the Australians and Ihemselvofalse position by inviting the A it- r ■ lians against the counties' wish not to piny Australia alone. The South African Association merely proposed, with the best of motives, one triangular con-

test as mi experiment, and was prepared to guarantee the Australians against pecuniary loss. Ho deprecated the suggestion that the Australians had been intentionally slighted.