CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 214, 8 March 1912, Page 5

CRICKET.

THE BOARD OF CONTROL. % Cable—Press Association—Copyright.. Hobart, March 7. The Mayor presided at a crewded -meeting at the, Town Hall to discuss the ' cricket crisis. i Joe Darling attacked the Board of.v ■ Control, and.declared that while it was",,, 1 constituted- as at present the trouble' ! „ would never be amicably settled; McElhone was' the st)imbling-block all { ■through. The Victorian and New South. f Wales members of the Board bougjtt).' over the Queensland They met in caucus before meetings, and decided what should be done. It was f . not true that <tlie players were working secretly with the Melbourne Club. A resolution was carried that McEl- _ *" hone be asked to resign the chairmanship of the Board, as he does not possess J, the ' confidence of ericket-supporting" players; and his presence is a hindrance,. '■ to an amicable settlement of the- dis' pute. Other motions similar to those passed ' < at Melbourne were carried.

NEWTON KING'S MATCH.

A cricket tqam representing Mr. Newton King's New Plymouth staff journeyed to Inglewood yesterday to play a match against the Stratford staff. Detailed scores were not available in New > Plymouth last night, but it is understood that Stratford secured a win on' ;<• the first innings by 61 runs to 47. Pot New Plymouth W. Healy was the most effective wielder of the willow, iscoring 19. ■ .

, Mr. H. J. Board, the English critket coach, who has fulfilled his season's engagement to the Hnwke's Bay Orjoket. ' ■ Association, returns Home by the Rotorua to-day. He goes back to Nap!er' again next season,. ■ "