MECKIFF “NOT A THROWER”

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29271, 1 August 1960, Page 7

MECKIFF “NOT A THROWER”

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) MELBOURNE, July 30. The test cricketer, C. McDonald, said last night that he thought the Australian fast bowler, I. Meckiff, would go to England with the Australian test team next - year—and that he. would be no-balled. McDonald was speaking at a Ringwood (a Melbourne suburb) Cricket Club function. He said it was absurd to say Meckiff threw the ball. He did, however, bowl “with a hard jerk.” McDonald said that on other tours on which Meckiff had travelled his action had never been suspect to the point where he had been no-balled. Now a gigantic red herring had been introduced and the whole matter had snowballed to a ridiculous extent. He said he was not terribly Impressed by the way the Marylebone Cricket Club had gone about the matter. It had taken the club 15 years to do anything about A. G. R. Lock’s action. McDonald added that the controversy had made Australia’s test players more determined than ever to win when they went to England. County Matches (N.Z. Press Association —Copyright) LONDON, July 30. Close of play scores in today’s cricket matches were:— At Hove: Sussex six for 328 declared (E. Dexter 157, D. Smith 80) v. Middlesex none for 13. At the Oval: Surrey four for 342 declared (M. Stewart 147, D. Fletcher 137 not out) v. Nottinghamshire none for 19. At Bristol: Somerset seven for 191 (A. Baig 99) v. Gloucestershire. At Worcester: Worcestershire eight for 356 declared (D. Kenyon 55, J. Sedgley 52, G. Dews 124, R. Booth 66) v. Essex one for 15. At Northampton: Derbyshire 101 (M. Allen seven for 30) v. Northamptonshire three for 219 (D. Ramsamooj 123, B. Reynolds 47). At Leicester: Warwickshire 213 (W. Stewart 72) v. Leicestershire. Result’s of matches ending on Friday were:— At Kettering: Middlesex 297 beat Northamptonshire 225 and 58 (A. Moss eight for 31) by an innings and 14 runs. At Leicester: Yorkshire 318 beat Leicestershire 172 and 141 (W. Watson 57; F. Treuman five for 41) by an innings and 5 runs. At Ebbw Vale: Gloucestershire 64 (J. B. Evans five for 26, A. Watkins five for 36) and two for 42 drew with Glamorgan 100 (A. Brown five for 49, D. Smith five for 44). At Birmingham: Kent 165 and 165 (P. Richardson 88 not out) drew with Warwickshire 205 and four for 67. At Blackpool: Essex nine for 334 declared and seven for 228 declared (G. Smith 68) drew with Lancashire six for 358 declared and eight for 127. At Bournemouth: Sussex 281 and four for 123 beat Hampshire 174 and 227 (H. Horton 121) by six wickets. At Chesterfield: Derbyshire 234 and nine for 225 declared (I. Hall 43; B. Langford six for 79) drew with Somerset nine for 239 declared and five for 87. c