BOOING OF MILLER CONDEMNED BY NOTTS CLUB

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22664, 15 June 1948, Page 5

BOOING OF MILLER CONDEMNED BY NOTTS CLUB

(10 a.m.) LONDON, June 14. A pile of letters condemning the extraordinary demonstration against Miller descended on the Notts County Club officials from all over England at the week-end. says the Australian Associated Press correspondent at Nottingham. The chairman of the Notts Club, Sir Pnnglas McCraith today personally p-o’oeised to the Australian captain, E’^dman. ■ The secretary, Mr. H. A. Brown, broadcast over the g ro und loudspeaker before the game began an appeal to the crowd: “Let the Australians see we are all pleased to have them with us. This barrackirng and booing of our guest-s does us a great amount of harm.” The third day of the test finished unhappily and stupidly with Miller in- . curring most hostile and unseemly criticism from the crowd, says the Times cricket correspondent “Reasonable Challenge” "The booing continued until the teams left the field. Certainly, when Miller put full vigour into bowling he was occasionally short of length and once he did hit Hutton’s shoulder. That was his business and a perfectly reasonable challenge to a batsman playing altogether too well. “The utmost that can be said from the other point of view was that Miller was a little naughty and petulant, but , - surely cricketers may indulge in some liberty of thought and action.” ;.v Miller dismissed the opening batsman Washbrook five minutes after England began the second innings. lan Johnson, who, unlike England’s mainstays Laker and Young, made the ball turn on* an easy pitch, dealt another sharp blow by dismissing F.drich with the score at 39. Hutton, in the meantime, uneasily faced Johnston and lan Johnson. Hutton luckily snicked a ball from Johnston past. Miller in slips to bring up England’s 50. Compton immediately survived a confident lbw appeal by lan Johnson and- both batsmen gained assurance when lan Johnson was relieved after 14 overs, five of which were . maidens, for 15 runs. Miller’s Dumb Show jf When Miller returned to bowl medium pace off spinners, Hutton immedin ately ran into the 50’s .with three beautiful boundaries. Miller, as usual, bowled the last two overs of the day at speed to make the ball lift sharply from a good length. The crowd, as though by a signal, began a demonstration as Compton blocked one high up. Miller smilingly turned on a dumb show and demonstrated how Compton should have hooked the ball. He bowled the last over to a continuous chorus.