AUSTRALIAN ACTION.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 99, 29 April 1933, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN ACTION.

Bowling At Batsman to Be

Considered Unfair.

M.C.C. SUPPORT DESIRED. (Received 10 a.m.) MELBOURNE, this day. Sitting until au early hour this morning, the Board of Control decided on action to prevent bodyline bowling in Australian cricket, and has asked the Marylebone Cricket Club to take similar action.

Messrs. T. J. Hartigan (Queensland), M. A. Noble (New South Wales), W. M. Woodfull (Victoria), and V. Y. Richardson (South Australia), who were appointed to consider the question, submitted the following recommendation as an addition to the laws of cricket:—

"Any ball delivered which, in the opinion of the umpire, is bowled at the batsman with intent to intimidate or injure him, shall be considered unfair; a 'no-ball' shall be called and the bowler notified of the reason. If the offence be repeated by the same bowler in the same innings he shall immediately be instructed by the umpire to cease bowling, and the over shall be regarded as completed. Such bowler shall not again be permitted to bowl during the course of the innings then in progress."

The board resolved to accept the report, and decided to send a copy of the new Australian law by cable to Marylebone, with a request that it be considered by that body with the object of its application to all cricket.