STRAIN THAT KILLS
CRICKET CAPTAINCY,
ALLEN'S EXPERIENCE
(Received March -2, 11.30 a.m.)
MELBOURNE, This Day.
At a luncheon at the Melbourne Cricket Ground the captain of the English team, G. O. Allen, said that the strain of the tour had killec' him as>a cricketer. . The president of the Victorian Cricket Association, Canon Hughes, made presentations to Allen and the tourists' manager, Captain Howard.
Responding, Allen made mention of the "great kindness" which the team had experienced in Australia.
"However, without wishing to make excuses," he added, "there is one thing I would like to say. I do think, a captain should be protected against all the intense strain of the tour. I have been hard-worked and if you look at the records of English captains in Australia you will find that every one has been a flop; but I am very grateful for all the kindness even if it has killed me as a cricketer."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 51, 2 March 1937, Page 9
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155STRAIN THAT KILLS Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 51, 2 March 1937, Page 9
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