CRICKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 138, 23 March 1935, Page 2

CRICKET.

THE NOTTS COUNTY CLUB, PEACE RESOLUTION CARRIED. LONDON, March 21. The annaul meeting of the Notts County Cricket Club was attended by 1500 persons. / Mr McGrath said that the peace motion had been described as unnecessary in view of the so-called conciliation meeting, which, however, comprised only six members who were not authorised to bind others. The controversy had now ended, but the necessity to play the spirit of the game m addition to the letter was as great as previously. Mr Adams (leader of the no-conn-denco group), seconding the motion, said he thought that something in addition to the motion ought to be done to allay the miserable unrest. “If Bowes or Clark try bodylme, resulting in the Marylebone Club wishing to act, Marylebone will find the strongest support in Nottinghamshire. (Cheers.) We possess binding links in sport; let us forge these .links as hands across the sea,” said Mr Adams. Mr Adams was here shouted down by the restless crowd. While the clamour continued, Mr Adams concluded: “It is evident you do not want to hear my suggested peace message to Australia. I cannot continue amid such noise. Mr Whitby, supporting the motion, said it gave the rights of the matter once and for all. . A member, speaking from the balcony, said it seemed unfair that Notts, which never supported bodyline, should be singled out to support Marylebone’s resolution. ' Another member declared that Notts had been made to appear like a bad boy in cricket, but Notts had never been that. The resolution was enthusiastically adopted. . A motion was next put rescinding the no-confidence resolution, also expressing regret at the unjustifiable reflection on the personal and professional honour of Dr. Gauld. Interruptions followed, whereon the interjectors were told to sit down and “Let bygones be bygones.” Mr Whitby opposed the motion, whereon Dr. Hogarth declared that the allegation that Dr. Gauld’s report was a subterfuge was unjustifiable. Voce certainly was unfit and complained on the Saturday all day about his legs and was specially treated for them. Dr. Hogarth added that Dr. Gauld

was justified in withdrawing him on Tuesday to avoid a breakdown. Mr Whitby then apologised. Thereafter Dr. Hogarth added: “I hope that members will apologise to Dr. Gauld and invite him to rejoin us.” (Cheers.) The motion was carried by a large majority. The Club unanimously carried a resolution approving of the Advisory Committee’s definition of a direct attack of a bowler.

Sir Julien Cahn was elected presir dent.

A member protested, while the members was departing, that the committee had not referred to Carr’s services, but the chairman (Mr Huntsman) announced the meeting closed.

TEST .MATCH INCIDENT. A writer in the “Daily Mail” gives the following extract from a newspaper cptting which deals with the 1905 test match at Trent- Bridge, Nottingham, the storm centre of the recent “bodyline” trouble: —• “Cotter came in for a good deal of criticism. He was bumping them down head high, and batsmen and wicketkeeper Avere kept busy ducking their heads. There were angry cries of ‘Take him off!’ to which Darling, the Australian captain, turned a deaf ear, probably remembering that the English Selection Committee had decided that no fast bowler could ever be dangerous on the perfect Trent Bridge wicket. “Later in the day, when Jessop ‘outOottered’ Cotter in making them get up to the imminent danger of Noble’s and Hill’s eyebrows, the crowd enjoyed the joke immensely. The higher the ball kicked and the lower the batsman ducked, the better they seemed pleased, doubtless on the assumption that what was good' in Cotter could not possibly be bad in Jessop.”