INVITED CRITICISM
J. R. LAMASON
"NURSED" DONNELLY
Because he gave Martin Donnelly few chances with the ball in the recent cricket match against Canterbury at Lancaster Park, J. R. Lamason, Wellington captain, invited considerable barracking and criticism from the crowd. But Lamason was nursing Donnelly ... and very wisely. He realised that Donnelly was doing an immense amount of useful work in the deep (he has since expressed the opinion that the latter is the finest deep field he has ever seen) and that he also would-be required to open the Wellington innings. Even though Donnelly is a slow bowler, the strain of delivering over after over to a strong batting side might have had a material effect on his own batting performance later.
The wisdom of Lamason's tactics was borne out later in the match, when Donnelly's batting played a major part in Wellington's win.
One reason why Lamason was criticised is because Donnelly is a most popular figure with both Canterbury cricket and Rugby crowds. His development from a comparatively unknown Rugby player into one of the two or three best full-backs in the Dominion was one of the features of New Zealand Rugby last winter.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 15, 18 January 1941, Page 13
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197INVITED CRITICISM Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 15, 18 January 1941, Page 13
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