CRICKET CONTROVERSY.
LARWOOD AND BODY-LINE. (Received 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 2. County cricket opens to-morrow. The newspapers are wondering whether Larwood will adopt body-line bowling. The "Mirror" considers that the Marylebone Cricket Club is certain to reject the new Australian rule, as its acceptance would be tantamount to an admission that the Englishmen resorted to unfair tactics in winning the Tests, which is unthinkable. The rule is unnecessary in England because it has never been suggested here that any bowler intends to injure a batsman. (
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 102, 3 May 1933, Page 7
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