OVAL CRICKET BALLS
Australia House Information Chief (Gavin Casey) watching a cricket match at The Hague, in Holland, saw bowlers sending down oval balls to batsmen wearing only one pad, while the stumps had no bails. . , This lack of material was a legacy of the war, when the 70-years-old Hague Cricket Club gave nearly all its cricket gear to British prisoners in German camps. Young Dutchmen play so much cricket and read Wisden so carefully that they embarrass Australians with their knowing questions about the coming Test tour. Casey is trying to get gear for the Dutchmen from Australian firms and clubs.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 14653, 23 April 1948, Page 5
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102OVAL CRICKET BALLS Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 14653, 23 April 1948, Page 5
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