“DARK DEMONS”

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11951, 23 May 1933, Page 5

“DARK DEMONS”

ENGLAND’S FIRST OF BODY-LINE BOWLING.

W£ST*INQIANS MEET JARDINE’S : k’c.c. team;

VISITORS FOLLOW ENGLISH TACTICS IN AUSTRALIA.

ONLY MILD FORM!

HULME TWICE SINKS TO TURF IN SEVERE PAIN.

HEARNE ESCAPES SERIOUS 'INJURY by dodging.

SQUEALS FROM THE PRESS

(U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received May 22, 7.10 p.m.) LONDON, May 21.

Following the disconcerting bumpers of W. E. Bowes, England, had a first taste of body-line bowling when F. Marbifidalo and L. N. Constantine bowled at Lol-d’s for the West Indies team against Jardino’s Afaiylebone team. •

It was only the merest shadow of body-line howling as practised hi Australia, inasmuch as the leg side was not packed, hut it caused an immediate press outcry. The Daily Chronicle emphasises as significant that while th'o Marylebone Cricket Club is debating dangerous howling, a case occurred under its very eyes, and remarks that the Australians’ proposal to empower an umpire to no-ball a dangerous delivery looks very reasonable. While Constantino and Mart-indale were howling both struck Hulme severe blows. Ilulme twice sank to the turf in great pain. Ilulme and Hearne escaped serious injury only by persistent ducking. Their strokes mostly represented a desperate effort, to protect the head. The Daily Sketch, on the contrary, contends that the bowling was fair and that premature squealing will make England look ridiculous in Australian eyes after the hitter complaints about the Australian squeals. JARDINE MAY ALTER TITS VIEW.. The Weekly Dispatch suggests that Jardine may have altered views on body-line bowling if he has to face two dark demons on .Monday. ERRATIC PITCH BLAMED. West Indies blame ilie erratic pitch. Martindalo said ]ie was not bowling at the batsman's body and did not pitch short. Tho wicket keeper, Barrow, said that with howlers pitching on the off stump and breaking hack, the batsmen were hit through running into iho hall.

TO EXCUSE DEFEAT. JAR DIME’S VIEW OF BODY-LIXE BOW LIND. TERM COINED BY AUSTRALIAN PRESS. ATTACK OX AUSTRALIAX BOARD OF CONTROL. BAR R .YOKING P ESEXTF.D. (F.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, May 12 XX (H. Jardine, in a whole page article in the Evening Standard, for the first time breaks his silence on body-line bowling. He says : AT confess that the term body-line bowling to me is a meaningless term. It was coined by the sensational Australian press to explain or excuse defeat. It would have died a .natural and speedy death had ’it not been adopted by iho Australian Board 1 of Control in the lamentable cable message to Marylebone. * 'Ha d. Larwood been an Australian ho would have out-rivalled Bradman in popularity and popular esteem. No fast bowler, English of Australian can show a fairer and more convincing record.” The article quotes in heavy type M. A. Noble’s testimony that Larwood was not unfair,, and did not bowl at the man. The article proceeds: “Marylebone paid Australia >a compliment by sending the best ’ team possible. We, on our part, ' paid our opponents a compliment, by playing our best for Marylebone, though in some quarters this was not appreciated'as it might have been. ■ “The Australian board could have helped a great deal. These rulers ot cricket rightly or wrongly did not see their way to do so. They failed, as on other tours, to control their crowds. In the eyes of many Australians, the board let Antralia down. For 20,000 or 30,000 people to participate in counting out- a bowler, or yelling out no ball, or barracking an umpire, is neither sporting nor funny. In the long run, if it is not checked I fear that barracking may kill most of the joy o r the game.

“I cannot praise tlio Marylebone team sufficiently. I was proud, indeed, as ought any captain to ho to lead such an indomitable team. Tho knowledge that I was privileged to lead this hand ,of good men and true to victory, and gained their loyal friendship in the. process will h'e treasured all my cricketing life.” ' • ■