BRADMAN’S DENIAL

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21975, 26 December 1936, Page 11

BRADMAN’S DENIAL

♦ RUMOURED LACK OF SUPPORT FROM TEAM MATES (Received December 25, 7.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, December 25. Statements published in a section of the press indicating that some members of the Australian eleven have not been giving D. G. Bradman support to which a captain is entitled have provoked strong replies from Bradman and S. J. McCabe. Bradman says that his team mates in many cases have gone out of their way to help him and make his job as captain easier. They had all tried very hard. “It is unfortunate that a rumour such as this should be spread at a time when Australia has suffered two successive defeats,” writes Bradman. “It is probably an attempt to find a reason for the defeats. More good would accrue if the Englishmen were given due credit for their well-deserved victories.” CRITICISM REGRETTED IN ENGLAND (Received December 25, 8,10 p.m.) LONDON, December 24. Referring to the criticism of Bradman, the “Daily Telegraph,” in a leading article, --ys: “In the dark hour of Australian cricket, Bradman may reflect that he has not been more harshly treated by his own people than other leaders who have had bad fortune. He still has the opportunity to turn the tables on those who forget the great part he played in Australia’s past successes.”