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Greymouth Evening Star, 15 July 1933, Page 11

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VERITY'S GREAT BOWLING. [BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] (Received July 15, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 14. Rain curtailed most of the County matches. Results: — Yorkshire, first, 340 (Barber 101, Wood 85). Essex, first, 104 (Verity 8 for 47); followed on 64 (Verity 9 for 44). Yorkshire won by an innings and 172 runs. Surrey, first, 8 for 282 declared (Sandham 96); second, 5 for 47. Somerset, first,, 215 (Longrigg 124). Surrey won on tho first innings. Warwick, first, 198 (Wyatt 73, Clark 7 for 76); second 0 for 27. Northants, first, 5 for 282 declared (Timms, not out, 102). Northants won on the first innings. Gloucester, first, 368 (Hammond 140). Notts, first, 108 (Parker 6 for 52). Hammond 4 for 19); followed on 4 for 141. Gloucester won on the first innings. Sussex, first, 287 (Cook 91); second 0 for 81 declared. Hampshire, first, 139 (Wensley 5 for 35); second, 3 for 147. Sussex won on the first innings. Middlesex, first, 359 (Lee 106, Hendren 132). Glamorgan, first, 3 for 185. Match drawn. Worcester, first, 2 for 477 declared (Gibbons 124, Pataudi not out 224, Nichol not out 109), Kent, first, 147 (Jackson 8 for 57); folowed on, 5 for 97. Worcester won on the first innings. West Indies, first, 7/174 declared. (Headley 66, Baxter 6/50). Lancashire first, 2/39. Match drawn.

ETON V. HARROW. Harrow, first, 237 (Pawle 96, Turner 4 for 63, Holmes 4 for 26). Eton, first, 3 for 91. CAPTAINS AND LEG THEORY. LONDON, July 14. “The counties have had enough of the bodyline,” says the “Daily Sketch.” The paper discloses that fifteen out of seventeen first-class county captains have reached a “gentlemen’s agreement,” whereby the leg side will not be packed to a fast bowler in such manner that a batsman in defending his body essentially, will surrender his wicket. But the leg theory meaning bowling for catches by a slow or medium-paced bowler, will not be affected. This decision, the “Sketch” states, does not reflect on the Marylebone Club or on Jardine. It is merely a proof that less-accurate bowlers than Larwood are dangerous, while incompetent bowlers are a menace, tending to ruin the game. Rules will not be made, but it will be agreed that the bodyline is unsportsmanlike. Apparently Jardine and Carr are the only captains who are supporting bodyline. ______________