WAIKATO CRICKET ASSOCIATION.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2949, 9 June 1891, Page 4

WAIKATO CRICKET ASSOCIATION.

to run Kmroit. Sin, —With your kind permission I should like to write a word or two ill reply to two of your c orrespondents, .Messrs H. Kichdaie and K. W. Lang. .Mr Kichdalo states that, without counting the extra match with Tulnkarainea, I'.iterangi hail won the medals. This is a mistake, as, at the meeting of the Association held iu October last, two rounds of mutches wero arranged, with tliu distinct understanding that unless both ni.iu:h»s were won by one club, a third match was to bo played, so that, ill point of f ict, Tnhikaramea havu still a match to play with Oliuupo to complete the season, and if they should win they would then be equal to l'aterangi iu the number of matches won. Tliu correct list of matches should road as follows : — I'aterangi : Won ;1, lost 1, disputed 1. Tuliikaraniea : Won 1, lost 1, disputed I, tied 1. Ohaupo : Won I', i.ist 3, tied 1. Cambridge : Won 0, 10-t li (I ot which go by default). This is made up in accordance with the rules of other Associations, that in the case of any club not completing the season the matches unplayed are lout by default. With reference to the .statement that the captain of the Cambridge C.C. confirms tho contention that the time fixed by tho Association for drawing the stumps was li o'clock, Mr T. JI. Wilson, the Cambridge captain, intormed me that he knew of no Association rule to that effuct, but that in Ins experience of cricket in tbu Waikato, six has been usually the lime, unless otherwise agreed to. Fn another placu it is stated that 1 one tho delegates for Oiiaup i said that lie did >t object to Mr L inn's motion.' Now, as So only Ohaupo delegate present at tho fleeting, I must deny having made such a statement at the meeting, although [ said that I could not vote on a motion that gave < lliaupo another chance for tho medals after they had lost all chance of winning them. Mr Lung in his letter states that the reason given why Ohaupo did not play the third match with Tuhikanvmea was bccauso they could not ?et together a strong team This is not quite correct, as Ohaupo wore quite willing to play, but on tho only two Saturdays on which Ohaupo could raise a team, Tuhikaranioa was engaged to play l'ateraiigli and on tho other days Ohaupo could not have raised more than half a team. If wo could liuvo raised nine or ten men uf any sort wo would have played, but wo did not feel called upon to play with five or six men to suit Tuhikarainea's convenience. Now, the fault of all the disagreements is t'lat the Association has not a properly-drawn-up set of rules. There may have bien rules passed at Association meetings three or four years ago, but no minute book or other record has been kept. If Paterangi will only re-consider their decision, and will, with other clubs, do all they can to assist the Association in drawing up rules and in other ways, then there will be no more disputes, and cricket will become the chief pastime of the young men in the Waikato. —I am, &c.. Hour. Meahs. Ohaupo, 3rd June, 181)1.