CRICKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 245, 30 July 1935, Page 2

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIAN CONTROVERSY BOARD’S POLICY EXPLAINED. ' MELBOURNE, July 29. A brisk controversy continues over the action of the Board of Cricket Control in excluding several prominent players from Tarrant’s team to toiir India. Victorian members of the Board declare that the criticism is unjustified. Dr. R. L. Morton, voicing his own and his colleagues’ views, said : “Although the Board has no control over the,individual cricketer as such, it has complete control over teams visiting and leaving Australia. Our attitude has been that no test players likely to take part in the South African tour and no prospective players in Sheffield matches should be included in Tarrant’s team. Our desire has been, firstly, to prevent the Sheffield Shield fixtures becoming second-class, with cor-

responding loss in public interest ancL income; secondly, to keep faith with the New Zealand Cricket Council, which is bringing out an English team which is to play matches here en route to the Dominion, the revenue from which to some extent will recoup New Zealand for the heavy outlay.” Mr Morton added "that a cablegram received (from the Indian Board of Control on March 28 accepted the conditions and agreed to abide by the Board’s ruling in regard to tho players chosen for the tour of India. Tarrant had undertaken to select only those retired from first-class cricket or unlikely to be required for the interstate programme.

BAN ON AUSTRALIAN PLAYERS.

RECONSIDERATION LIKELY.

SYDNEY, July 29

It is now practically certain that a fresh vote will be taken by the Board of Control on whether Chilvers, Kippax and Oxenham will be permitted to accompany Tarrant’s team to India. The board’s decision was strongly criticised by a number of speakers at a long meeting of the New South Wales Cricket Association to-night. Mr Oxlade anhounced that the Queensland and New South Wales delegates had signed a request to the board to reconsider its decision about Chilvers, Kippax and Oxenham, and he, as chairman of the board, had instructed the secretary to send circulars to members to that effect.

TOUR NOT CONFIRMED BY INDIA.

TARRANT TO RENEW APPLICATION.

MELBOURNE, July 29. Frank Tarrant has received a cable from the Indian Cricket Board of Contral stating that it cannot at present confirm the toyr of India. Tarrant replied saying that he is reapplying for permission to include the banned players in the team to make the trip. He is also asking permission to include Wendel Bill and F. Mail*, both of New South Wales.