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Greymouth Evening Star, 13 December 1933, Page 11

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OTAGO TOURING TEAM. [FEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN, December 11. Following is the Otago team to go on tour: Badcock (captain), Chettleburgh, Cavanagh, Dunning, Moloney, Knight, Nimmo, Talbot, Uttley, Elmes, Hawkesworth, Jolly, Groves, Cox. Otago will play Canterbury on December 22, 23, 25, and 26. M.C.C. v. BOMBAY. [by CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] CALCUTTA, December 12. Bombay City, first innings, 140 (Mitchell 2 for 0). Marylebone, first, 1 for 66. M.C.C. AND BOARD. SYDNEY, December 12. The Marylebone Club’s cablegram has had a mixed reception here, and in the other States. The consensus of opinion at Sydney is that the Australian Board has got what it deserved, but some prominent cricketers and officials at Melbourne still regard the position as being unsatisfactory. The view is expressed that the M.C.C. cablegram is ambiguous. At least two of the Victorian members of the Board and two Queensland members are of the opinion that another meeting of the Board will be necessary. Mr R. Oxlade, Chairman of the Board, stated to-day that the Marylebone Club’s cablegram is being circulated among the members of the Board for their opinions. He hoped that no further meeting of the Board would be demanded. LONDON, December 11. A member of the Marylebone Committee said: “We are all heartily sick of these cablegrams. All we want is the Australians to come and have a jolly, good game, as in the past. If Marylebone’s assurance that we will play as hitherto is not good enough for them, they had bettei* stay away.'’ Critics in the newspapers agree that Marylebone has spoken the last word on the barren controversy. “The Star” says: It is clear there is to be no bowling at the man in the next tests. The issue is dead and the Australians ought to let it lie down.