ENGLISH CRICKET TEAM

Evening Star, Issue 21469, 21 July 1933, Page 7

ENGLISH CRICKET TEAM

JARDINE'S CAPTAINCY HIGHLY PRAISED “ A GALLANT BAND OF SPORTSMEN !* Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, July 19. “ Jarclinc’s wonderful captaincy in Australia made him to-day probably the best captain in the world,” said Lord Hailsham, who presided at Marylcbonc’s dinner to Jardine and the team. The team was a gallant band of sportsmen who worthily upheld England’s reputation. Jardine headed a brilliant team and inspired them with his own concentration, determination, ! and enthusiasm. j Jardine stood blushing while he received an ovation. Ho said he was the luckiest captain who ever visited Australia. in respect to the utter loyalty of the side. Referring to the book by a ’ great sportsman and great cricketer, “ And then came Larwood,” he said he could not refrain from mentioning the name of Larwood, coupled with his county team-mate Voce. Mr Stanley Bruce, the Australian Resident Minister, said he trusted that Marylebone and Australia alone would deal with questions of controversy, and that other people would keep out. A grave feeling had been engendered among deep-thinking people, but he hoped the controversy would be settled not on how Australian crowds behaved. “ Whatever is necessary to straighten out the trouble do it by personal contact. For God’s sake not by exchanging notes, but by coming face to face/’ i Sir Philip Cunliffo-Lister, proposing the toast of New Zealand, referred 1 to I Lovelock’s marvellous mile. He said that New Zealand produced the best farmers in the world, and on the ] Somme they found the New Zealander 1 the finest fellows in a tight place ever j seen. | Mr Forbes, in responding, likened ; the World Conference to a cricket I team equipped with bats and pads, I “ but somebody got away with the ball.”