WITHDRAWAL OF VOCE

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21245, 17 August 1934, Page 13

WITHDRAWAL OF VOCE

WOODFULL'S ALLEGED j THREAT i NEWSPAPER STATEMENT j i (UNITED WUC3S ASSOCIATION- If ELIII.XBIO TELEOKAI'H—COPYRIGHT.) (Received August 16, 8.50 p.m.) LONDON, August IC. The "Daily Mirror" says the ex- . planation of Voce's withdrawal ' from Nottingham is that Woodfull . was so incensed at Voce's bowling that at the close of play last Friday he said publicly to Mr W. C. Bull (treasurer), "If they play Voce : at the Oval and he bowls like that ■ I shall lead my men off the field." The "Daily Mail" says: "It is unfortunate that the leg-theory controversy has taken an acute turn : just before the final test match. ] The whole question is involved in ■ the utmost confusion. Is leg theory fair or unfair? Is it dangerous or otherwise? Is it cricket? Some authoritative, final decision is required to lay this bogey, which stiil threatens to poison sporting rela- ■ tions between the Motherland and : Australia." Voce did not play against Hampshire to-day. When he arrived at ; the ground he said he was unfit, because of a badly bruised heel and sore shins. This statement is interpreted in some quarters as meaning that Voce is being rested in readiness for the fifth test. Voce says: "I hope to be fit to play on Saturday." Sir Stanley Jackson, chairman of ( the Selection Committee, emphatically denies that the Marylebone Cricket Club interfered with Voce's leg-theory. He says it is absolutely untrue that Marylebone in any way interfered in the Nottingham match. , "I am not going to say we shall play Voce; the selectors will simply talk the matter over," he said. "There is no truth in stories about disagreement among the selectors, or that the committee is under instructions not to select Voce, who will be considered on exactly the same footing as other players." CARR TALKS OF RESIGNING LONDON, August 15. A. W. Carr says: "It appears that the selectox-s' hesitation to allow leg-theory is due to fear that the Australians will walk off the field. While I am captain Notts shall not restrict Larwood or Voce from bowling as they think 1 fit. "I am not playing for the remainder of this season, and perhaps I shall not be there in 1935, in which case Notts will probably be captained from the pavilion. "It might be the best thing for cricket if Larwood, Voce, and I retire." ! i BRISK SCORING BRADMAN PLAYS AGAIN .MATCH AGAINST ARMY LONDON, August 15. The principal feature of Australia's one-day match against the Army was Bradman's reappearance. Though he had not even had net practice since his injury in the fourth test, he scored a chanceless ; 79 in 85 minutes, including 12 fours. The picnic game which was played at Aldershot, was won by Australia on the first innings. The Army batted first and scored 110. The Australians replied with 194 for seven wickets. Overnight rain affected the pitch. Ebeling, O'Reilly, and FleetwoodSmith bowled well, and even Bromley found wickets cheap to get. Bradman fielded in the covers and at square-leg, and seemed still to be limping slightly, but when leaving the field he said his injured thigh stood up to the exercise well. The Australians batted with a "get-runs-or-go-out" air. Ponsford batted attractively, and Bradman scored 50 in 70 minutes. Then he hit, brilliantly pulling and driving with great power against good, accurate bowling. He batted 05 minutes. Scores:— THE ARMY First Innings Hudson b Ebeling .. 4 Hamilton b Fleetwood-Smith.. 11 Nelson b O'Reilly .. ..8 Brvan b O'Reilly .. . . 15 Packe b O'Reilly .. .. 0' Stephenson b Fleetwood-Smith 15 Green c Barnett b Bromley .. 11 Foster st Barnett b Bromley .. 1 Melsome b Bromley .. .. 9 Hughes b Kippax .. .. 15 Winnington not out .. ..17 Extras .. .. ..17 i I Total .. -.110 Bowling: Ebeling one for 10; Darling none for 7; Fleetwood-Smith two for 30; O'Reilly three for 17;' Bromley three for 21: Kippax onei for S. AUSTRALIA First Innings L. S. Darling c Packe b Stephenson • ■ .. C E. H. Bromley c Packe b Melsome .. • • • • 7 W. H. Ponsford c: Hudson b j Hamilton . . .. 48 W. J. O'Reilly b Hughes .. 6 D. G. I .radman c Nelson b Stephenson .. .. 79 j H. I. Ebeling c Hamilton b Nelj son .. .. .. 23 B. A. Barnett b Nelson .. 7 jW. A. Oldfield not out .. 3 IW. A. Brown not out .. 10 j Extras . . .. .. 5 I Total for seven wickets 194 t | Bowling: Stephenson two for 47; i Melsome one for 70; Hughes one for 18; Hamilton one for 42; Nelson two I for 12. IIENDREN INJURED LONDON, August 15. Batting against E. Hendren hit his left elbow. He was taken to hospital and X-rayed. Later he returned to Lord's. He said ins arm was all right, but he did not resume batting.

WALL A DOUBTFUL PLAYER LONDON, August 15. A doctoi* examined T. W. Wall, but said lie- would be unable to decide until Friday whether Wall would be fit for the test, though it was very doubtful. ' PERFECT WICKET IF WEATHER HOLDS LONDON, August 15. The groundsman at the Oval says that given fine weather the wicket, will be as nearly perfect as possible for the test. The pitch was flooded last Sun- . day, and showers and heavy dew 3 since have caused an accumulation • of moisture under the • ?, Further heavy rni:: will nu';« a I wicket on which spin-bowlers wili wreak havoc.