VOCE’S BOWLING

Evening Star, Issue 21931, 18 January 1935, Page 9

VOCE’S BOWLING

TURMOIL IN NOTTINGHAM NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE CARRIED BY TWO TO ONE Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, January 16. The Notts Committee’s report added: “The key to the situation was the captaincy, and the decision to drop Carr was justified by Carr s recent statements to the Press. ,His statemeat that Voce’s bowling was not unfair showed that trouble was practically certain to recur under a captain whose view of fair bowling so tai differed from that of ■ first-class umpires and many leading cricketers, while his statement, ' I will never restrain my bowlers from bowling as they think fit,’ proves that Carr fails to appreciate one of the chief responsibilities of a captain—namely, the team’s conduct on the field.” The Chairman, Alderman Huntsman, ruled out of order a motion demanding the committee’s resignation and expunging the'Notts apology from the club minutes, after which Mr Whitby moved a vote of no confidence, Mr .A. C. Adams, who seconded the motion, said that Voce’s bowling against Ahstralia and Middlesex was above suspicion. . Carr declared: “ I do not mind being dropped. If the committee wants me at any time next year I am at its disposal,, hut I, am here to support Bill Voce. I swear that neither Larwood nor Voce ever bowl at the_ man. After Voce took eight wickets in the Australian match Mr Bushby asked a Notts committeeman, ‘ Haven’t you any control over your bowlers?’ The Australians were determined to get Voce by fair or foul means. They succeeded. Those two overs were bowled according to Marylebone rules.” Another speaker said that when Lilley, in the pavilion, wished Fleet-wood-Smith good-morning he did not reply. I told Lilley I did not think anybody, could be so. ungentlemanly. Lilley replied, ‘ They are all like that.’’ ” The speaker added: “ I heard Kippax say to Voce, ‘ How many are you going to lame to-day?’ ” A show of hands demonstrated over a two to one majority in favour of the motion. DENIAL BY KIPPAX SYDNEY, January 17. Alan Kippax to-day emphatically denied the remark attributed to him. He declared that the only time he saw and spoke to Voce was in the field. VARIOUS COMMENTS LONDON, January 17. The ‘ News-Chronicle ’ says: “ However much one may sympathise with Voce, we are bound to say that we think the report of the Notts Committee is' fair and conclusive.” The ‘ Morning Post ’ maintains that leg-theory bowling is as much in accord with the letter and spirit of the laws of cricket as the off theory. “There is a variety of umpires, but there must be one only court of appeal. The issue was otherwise simple, but pvying to the confused ideas : of the authorities it was made to appear that, the Australians were able to - select England’s team. This must not happen again, nor must county committes be too ready ,to commit themselves _to apologies which reflect on their professionals.”

The ‘ Daily Telegraph ’ says; “ What has been done by the Notts Club is deplorable, though not surprising. Censure of. the committee is inferentially a censure of the manner in which Marylebone handled the whole matter of the leg theory and of the Australian team and the Australian authorities.,” “Before the harm done to Notts cricket is repaired we committeemen will be dead. If antagonism towards the Nottingham methods of fast bowling grows as it is at present growing Nottinghamshire cricket will be as dead as we committeemen who have been thrown out,” said one committeeman to the ‘Daily Mail.’ H© added: “1 cannot give my name because officially the committee must act as a whole, but many will guess my identity when I tell you that an old man has lost his only interest in life.” MR M‘CRAITH RESIGNS LONDON, January 17. (Received January 18, at 1,30 a.m.) Mr D. M'Craith, who presented the committee’s report to'the Nottingham meeting, has resigned. CARR'S REINSTATEMENT LIKELY LONDON, January 17. Mr T. Moult, in the ‘Daily Telegraph,’ says he is able to state that the first action of the new Notts Committee will be. the reinstatement of Carr to the captaincy. DR GOULD RESIGNS SECRETARYSHIP LONDON, January 17. (Received January 18, at 10 a.m.) Dr Gould, who at yesterday’s meeting stated that he found Voce unfit to play, has resigned the honorary secretaryship of Notts.. ' y, “ it was a great victory for cricket,” says Mr Whitby. “We must have time ■ carefully to formulate plans. ” At the moment we are overwhelmed by the responsibility of the movement we initiated.’ ~ ■•