CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 12078, 18 October 1933, Page 7

CRICKET

“SHUT UP!” FRANK PRESS ADVICE TO LARWOOD. “WILL DO WHAT HE IS TOLD IN TEST MATCHES.” (U.P.A by Elen. Ted. Copyright.) LONDON, Oct. 16. The Yorkshire Post, in a leader on the player-journalist nuisance, headed, "Shut Up,” says: “Larwood is telling the world what he will do, and what he won’t do regarding body-line bowling, but it is a comforting fact that in test matches he will do what he is told. This hardly excuses his tactless blusterings. He rushed into print as soon as the team returned. Apparently he is afflicted with a tendency to explain himself. No harm will be done to cur relations with Australia if Larwood, for one, is restrained from such outbursts.” The surgeons report satisfactorily operating on Larwood’s loot, removing a thickening inflamed bursa with an underlying sesamoid bone. There are good prospects of a- complete roeovorv.

RODY-LIN E C'OXTRO YEP BY ‘BOARD OF CONTROL TO MEET. (U.P.A. bv EJec. Tel. Copyright,) iMELBOURNE, Oct. 17. It, was announced late la.sfc night that a special meeting of the Hoard of Control will take place within 2"clays io the reply by Marylehone- to the board’s last cable message on the cricket controversy. 11. stated that five members of the hoard had signed a requisition for such a meeting.

| NEXT TOUR, BRADMAN WILL GO. Despite ill-informed statements and tumours to the contrary (writes A. G. Moves in the ‘‘Sydney S«n”), Don Bradman will go to England with ll, e next- Australian cricket team, if chosen. Bo made this perfect’y clear on Ids return from the country. “Auv statement lo the contrary, said Don, "is entirely without foundation, and the rumours that, T would not go unless 1 could write a n d unless f could take my wife, are absurd. I have not even thought of it.” During recent months Bradman has bad to consider very carefully nis future means of livelihood. When he was made an. enticing offer to go to Accrington, Associated Xowsnnpers, 2UE and Palmer's held him for Australia, but H'o Australian Board of Control threw a spanner into the wheels that, were revolving so smoothly. That hodv si io wop Bradman quire definiiely (hat as a moans of livelihood for Him, cricket writing and broadcasting are as uncertain as a woman’s ago. Ono has been so hemmed in b\' restrictions a.s to be valueless, while already the hoard has shown signs of sharpening the knife to whittle away any freedom remitinin<r to cricketers in Hie broadcasting world, Bradman could still go to England. Eli therm ore, there were tempting offers from Melbourne, whore he i.-i most- popular. 'Sydney |s his first love, howove l '. and he decided to stay here, ami commence in his own business, which will ho free from possible restrictions by controlling bodies of cricket. This business will not start until his present eon tract expires, and in the meanwhile Associated Newspapers will have thp. benefit of Bradman’s services this summer.

After that ho will go to England with the Australian side, before joining the business community.

M.C.C. IN INDIA MATCH AGAINST MIXED XL DRAWN (P.P.A. by Elce. Tel. Copyright) (Received Oct. 17, 10.35 p.m.) CALCUTTA, Oct. 17. A mixed Eleven, playing 'against M.C.C., made 99 in their first in-

rungs. Nichols took three ter <ll and Lung-ridge three lor 23. JVI.C.G. in then' second innings lost, four for 70. The Mixed Eleven in their .second innings lost six for 103. The match was drawn