BIG CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11842, 25 January 1933, Page 5

BIG CRICKET

NO SYMPATHY

BODY-LINE BOWLING

M.C.C. REFUSES TO TAKE

ACTION

TALK OF CANCELLATION OF

PROGRAMME

(U.P.A- by Elec. Tel. Coy* right)

LONMN, Jam. 20

The Marylebonc Cricket Club committee lias cabled the Australian Board of Control as follows: —

“We, the Marylebonc Cricket Club, deplore your cablegram and deprecate the opinion that there lias been unsportsmanlike p'uy. We liavc the fullest confidence in the captain, the team, and the managers and are convinced that they would do nothing to infringe the laws of cricket or the spirit of the game. We have no evidence that our confidence is misplaced. “Much as we regret the acci- ■ dents to Wood full and Oldfield, we understand that in neither ease was the bowler to blame. If the board wishes- lo propose a new law or rule it shall receive our careful consideration in duo course. “We hope that the situation is not now as serious as your cable message appears to indicate but if it is such as to jeopardise the good relations of English and Australian cricketers, and you consider it desirable to cancel the remainder of the programme, we would consent with great reluctance.” BOARD OF CONTROL TO MEET. OFFICIALS DECLINE TO COMMENT. (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) ADELAIDE. Jan. 24. The secretary of the Board of Cricket Control (Mr. Jeaiies), has announced that a special meeting of the Board will be held in Sydney on Monday to consider M.C.C.’s reply. -Mr. Jeaiies also released a telegram from the Castlemaine Cricket Association, Victoria, as under :

“The Castlemaine Association of 500 players concurs in the Board’s protest. Body-line bowling would be the death-knell of county cricket. The spirit of the game is being violated.” MELBOURNE. Jan. 24 The chairman of the Bc-ard of Control (Dr. Robertson), when asked who tlier the position is now as serious as the Maryleboiie Club indicates, replied: “f won't comment on that”. Ho also declined to say whether he personally was in favour of cancelling the remainder of the Tests. (Roe. Jau. 24,11 p.m.) SYDNEY. Jau. 24. A consensus of opinion of cricket officials and old internationals is that the M.C.C. reply was onl v what could be expected and the only course it could take. Some think the protest should June been made either after the first or the last Test. Others suggest a round-table conference to overcome the difficulty. Members of the Board of Control refused to comment. BETTER TO CANCEL REMAINING TESTS! GILLIGAN’S OPINION PRESS SUPPORT MARYLEBONE REPLY (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright.) (Received Jau. 24, 7.40 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 24. Gilligan, writing in the Daily Chronicle, thinks it more than likely that the remaining tests will not be played. It would be very much better, ho said, if they were cancelled than to have glorified dogfights at Brisbane and Sydney, which would only engender the bitterest feeling, with the spirit of cricket completely forgotten. The Daily Chronicle, in a leader, says:—

“If the feeling is as vehement as tlm Board of Control suggests, then the. only way out- may he to cancel the remaining matches, and recall the team. It is a very deplorable one, and the onus of demanding it is rightly left with Australia.

Other newspapers and critics support Marylebone’s reply, and congratulate tho committee on expressing themselves so forcibly.

M.C.C. TOTjli. FIXTURE LIST. The balance of tlio English team’s fixture list in Australia is as follows: —Test Matches.— (To be played to a finish). February 10—Fourth, at Brisbane. February 23—Fifth, at Syc.ncy. —Other Fixtures. — January 2G to 30—v. New South Wales. February 1 and 2.—v. Toowoomba. February 4 to B.—Queensland. February 18 to 21. —v. Northern Districts, at Newcastle. March 3 to 7—v. Victoria. March 10 to 14—v. South Australia. After the tour tho Englishmen will visit New Zealand and play three matches as follows: March 21 to 22—v. Wellington, at Wellington. March 24 to 27—v. New Zealand, at Christchurch. April 1 to 4.—v. Nqw Zealand, at Auckland.

FAITH IN ENGLISH TEAM ..N: FENDER APRPOVES M.C.C. VIEW (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Jan. 24, 7.10 p..w) LONDON, Jan. 24.

Fender declared. that he was glad that Marylebonc had not only ex. pressed the great faith all have in the English team’s cricket sportsmanship, but added that there is no evidence that their confidence is misplaced.

PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH

AUCKLAND’S LUCKY WIN OVER WELLINGTON.

iPress Association-) AUCKLAND, Jan. 24/ The Plunket Shield match, Auckland v. Wellington, ended in a somewhat lucky victory for the home team by 40 runs. Heavy showers fell during Monday night and the sun came out late this morning, with the result that, although the weather was fine, the game was continued on a wet wicket. Auckland carried their second innings’ total to 306, but on a wicket which gave the spin howlers every assistance, Wellington lost their five best wickets for 89. Later batsmen made a gallant recovery, O’Brien and Lamason adding 77, a fine sixth wicket partnership, but the last wicket fell shortly after five o'clock. Dempster batted brilliantly on the tricky wicket, until he returned a catch to Vivian, and great credit is duo to O’Brien for the manner in which lie used liis reach to smother the break and keep the spin bowlers at bay. During the morning Vivian and Garrard bowled particularly well before lunch. Subsequently, when the wicket was easier t}ie -Auckland attack was not difficult. Following are the scores: AUCKLAND. First Innings 366 —Second Innings.— A. J. Rustics, Ibw., b Parsloe ... 12 Mills, c Lamason, b Newman 11 Wliitelaw. b Freeman ... ... ... 81 Weir, b Newman 8 Vivian, b Newman 4 Dacre, c and b Neu r man 0 Bush, lbw., b Preeman ... ... 36 Pearson, st. James, b Freeman 66 Mathesoii, e James, b Newman ... 18 Garrard, lbw., l> Freeman 55 Hampton, not out -i Extras 11 Total 300 Bowling: Parsloe, one for 34; Blundell, none for 62; Newman, four for 93; Freeman, five for 102; Lamasou, none for 4. WELLINGTON. First fuuings ... 397 —Second Innings.—■ Dempster, c and b Vivian ... .. 40 Cameron, e aud b Vivian 9 Tindall, c Weir, b Garrard ... 0 O’Brien, b Matheson 61 James, lbw., b Garrard lo Blandford, b Garrard ... ... 0 Lamason, b Matheson dS Parsloe, lbw., b Garrard 1 Newman, not out ... 22 Freeman, b Matheson 7 Blundell, e Mathesou. b Garrard 9 Extras lo Total 232 Bowling: Matheson. three for 43; Weir, none for 24: Vivian, two for 53; Garrard, five for S 3; Bush, none for 14.