CRICKET TOPICS

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 75, 29 March 1934, Page 10

CRICKET TOPICS

BODY-LINE IN INDIA

JARDINE AND THE TESTS

United I'rcss Association—By Klei-lrfc Tclei ' ■ : .'crapb-rCopyriglit. ■ - (Received. March. 29, 2 p.m.) 'LONDON,'March' 28; ; Major Ricketts, .manager, of the M.C.C. team in India, when asked why body-line tactics were not exploited in India, said that tHe lirdiaiis might not have known anything about: it. "We did not find it necessary to try it. . We played cricket, which.probab.ly 'accounts for the excellent feeling at our matches." ... , The "Daily Telegraph's" gossiper fears that it is too, much to say that all the team will return from India in the fittest condition for, the strenuous summer ahead. There is a danger of stalencss in players who may be wanted in the Tests. Jardinc has written to ..the M.C.C, stating that hedoes- not wish to be considered, for the captaincy ..of. England's Test team. , The question of Jardine and the captaincy will not 'be considered officially until the MiC.C' committee meets on April 9, after which it will be a matter "for the selectors. ■ , A further indication of the demand for Test tickets is that a thousand reserved seats at a/guinea; apiece have already sold at Leeds. It- is expected that the. whole three thousand reserved seats will be sold -.before, the season commences. .-■ . . . • ■