CRICKET STANDARDS
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA. \..;..
(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPIRMHT.) (AUSIRAiIAN-NHW ZEALAND CABLB ASSOCUTIOKj; „, „,. . LONDON, 21st May* ' lhe Morning Post," commenting on the letter by B. J. T. Bosanquet, the famous googly bowler, arguing. that the cause of British cricket deterioration is the failure to provide the younger generation with good pitches', says:—"Even at the leading public schools the practice and games wickets are deplorably bad while in the myriad matches played on. village greens such a thing as a true wicket is virtually unknown. The result is to foster a race of swipers and slingers • lhe necessity of true wickets": for. the youngest learners is recognised in" Australia, even in up-country places.* There you have the reason why.«.'ciuF.rpWer may go straight into a-"Stale' -or..*!-Test team and make good -in-hivrfiv^t retire, [seatalive match," " ' ■<•-■ Lw..
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 118, 22 May 1925, Page 7
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134CRICKET STANDARDS Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 118, 22 May 1925, Page 7
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