CALL FOR'LARWOOD

Evening Post, Issue 19, 23 July 1934, Page 9

CALL FOR'LARWOOD

TO SAVE ENGLAND

WILL HE PLAY AT LAST?

LONDON, July 22.

Newspapers are already launching a campaign for the inclusion of Larwood in the final Test team.

The "Dispatch" states that informal talks, at which Larwood was ineludod, took place, at a meeting of the Notts committee. Notts officials are couferring with tho M.0.C., also tho Lanca-shire-Notts conversations have resulted in leg theory being finally buried, while Larwood's articles have cleared the air and it should now bo possible for him to take his rightful place as England's first bowler. . ■ [ -

According to the "Sketch," unofficial approaches have been made to Larwood regarding playing in the last Test, but the paper emphasises that the opposition against Larwood's reinstatement is. so strong, that he is unlikely to play in any more Test cricket.

The "Daily Mail" says that, despite Lancashire's refusal to..play" Notts, in 1935, this year's fixture started today. The Notts committee U anxious to prevent exacerbation, . and the secretary visited tho players in their room and appealed to .them not to allow the dispute to affect relations between the two teams; He received a reassuring rbp'y-'■'•• , ■■'. ' .: ' :

Larwood,' against Lancashire, used an orthodox field. "Voee deliberately sot a leg field and bumped liis deliveries. He three times struck Iddou, once on the chest; The batsman fell writhing, rousing the anger of the Laneasliive crowd. '

A report is current in Manchester to the effect that Larwood has written to the Test selectors withdrawing his objection to playing against the Australians. Larwood, questioned :. by the "Sunday ■Times, 5' said ho was not saying anything about anything.