BODY-LINE BOWLING

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 264, 3 August 1933, Page 9

BODY-LINE BOWLING

Effect of Carr’s Statement M.C.C. INVITATION London, August 1. The “Evening News” says that A. W. Carr’s statement on behalf of Notts is the first big step against bodyline .bowling and is bound to influence the M.C.C. It is understood that Carr’s reply to the M.C.C.’s invitation to captains to express an opinion on body-line bowling will assert that headhigh bowling should be prohibited. Carr quotes four instances of batsmen being struck on the head. The “Evening News” comments: — “Head-high bowling to a leg side field is essentially body-line.” In a message published yesterday it was reported that the county captains, A. W. Carr, on behalf of Notts, and E. W. Dawson, on behalf of Leicestershire, agreed not to employ body-line bowling in the Notts-Leicester match, as Voce and Smith on Saturday caused the ball to pass the batsmen head high. Carr said: “I prefer to describe the deliveries to which we take exception as ‘head-high deliveries.’ Somebody will be killed if such bowling continues. Dawson and I consider the game would be more pleasant if this is stopped.” COUNTY MATCHES Many Centuries Scored London, August 1. In the serie.-. of county cricket championship matches which, ended to-day there was a good deal of solid, scoring, and in only two cases were matches won outright, full points being gained by Middlesex and Essex. Centuries were plentiful, batsmen to reach the three-figure mark being Ashdown, Nichol, Cook, Hammond, Squires, Barling, James Langridge, Tyldesley, Armstrong, Leyland, and Walters. Sonic excellent bowling performances were recorded, notable among them being that of Fames, the Cambridge University player, who is playing for Essex. In Somerset’s first innings, Fames took seven for 72, and in the second innings he took six for 26. Henroe accomplished a great feat for Middlesex in taking all but one of the wickets in Derbyshire’s second innings. This followed a fine performance by Sims, who took eight wickets in the first innings. Mitchell was among other bowlers to gain good figures. The results are as follow: —

Surrey r. Kent, at the Oval. —Kent 293 and 374 for tour wickets (Ashdown 17S, Ames St)'; Surrey 482 for eight wickets, declared (Squires 107. Barling 131). Surre.v won on the first innings. ■Warwickshire v. Sussex, at Birmingham. —Warwickshire 307 (Kilner 95) and 152 for three wickets: Sussex 457 for nine wickets, declared (Cook 143, James Langridge 111). Sussex won on the first innings. Gloucestershire v. Lancashire, at Bristol. —Gloucestershire 228 and 310 for three wickets (Hammond 12G not out); Lancashire 466 for six wickets, declared (Tyldesley 104, Watson 83). Lancashire won on the first innings. I Derbyshire v. Middlesex, at Chesterfield. —Derbyshire 167(Sims eight for 47) and 175 (Hearne nine for 01); Middlesex 252 (Mitchell seven for 86) and 92 for two wickets. Middlesex won by eight ■wickets. Nottinghamshire v. Leicestershire, at Nottingham.—Leicestershire 176 (A. Staples four for 41) and 261 for eight wickets, declared (Armstrong 117); Nottinghamshire 276 and 155 for five wickets. Nottinghamshire won on the first innings. Yorkshire v. Hampshire, at Sheffield. — Hampshire 268 (Bowes five for 74) and 68 for two wickets; Yorkshire 338 (Leyland 133; Bowes five for 06. Palmer five for 93). Yorkshire won on the first innings. Somerset v. Essex, at Taunton.—Sonierset 223 (Fames seven for 72) and 09 (Fames six for 26); Essex 309 (Pope 86, O'Connor 75). ‘Essex won by an innings and 77 runs.

Worcestershire v. Northamptonshire, nt Worcester.—Worcestershire 273 (Walters 108; Matthews six for 58) and 214 for three wickets, declared (Nichol 157 not out): Northamptonshire 308 (Bakewell 70) and 115 for three wickets. Northamptonshire won on tlie first innings. JARDINE INJURED London, August 1. Hammond has reached 2000 runs for the season. Jardine, while fielding, was struck below the knee, and fell like a log. He was assisted off the ground. Tl;e nerve of his leg is affected. and at present he is forced to hobble on two sticks.