HOSTILITY TO JARDINE
INDIANS MAY BOYCOTT DINNER- v
LONDON, February 24. The "Daily Herald" says that Hindus and Moslems may .boycott a dinner contemplated in Bombay in honour of tho M.C.C. cricketers owing to hostility to Jardine., ■'•.,■ '■■ ■;
According to a special, message to the Sydney "Sun," the members of tho Indian team in the third Test', with the exception of Dilawar Hussein, refused to attend the dinner given by i^?^Maar^ s c-c- to the two teams (M.O.C. and India).' Their reason for the.boycott was stated to be that the Indians were offended by, a reference made by Europeans at a" previous. "offi. cial dinner to the effect that certain of tho Indian players were.hired to follow Jardine's team over the country, playing against them. everywhere.' In tho course of his remarks at the second dinner, Jardine, referring to Tarrant's statement (when criticising Jardine for objecting to his officiating as. an umpiro in the third Test) that ho. had a^world-wido reputation,., said that cricketers woro aot considered to be world-renowned until they had played in a Test match. ■ .-.'-.■
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Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 48, 26 February 1934, Page 9
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177HOSTILITY TO JARDINE Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 48, 26 February 1934, Page 9
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