BODYLINE CONTROVERSY

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 2 October 1933, Page 5

BODYLINE CONTROVERSY

END BELL EYED IN SIGHT. LORD HAILS HAM’S COMMENT. (TJiuted Pre-« Association-By Electric Telegrapi. Copyright.) LONDON, Sept, 29. ‘•To suggest that any member of an English cricket team would bowl deliberately to cause injury to a batsman is absurcl,” said Lord Hailsham at a cricket gathering at Eastbourne. It, however, such tactics, although carried . ux in a true sporting sense, were likely to seriously jeopardise friendly relations between England and xj.ustra.ia it would be better if they were JiopP The “Evening Standard’s’’ dial Li expresses the opinion that Loro Haosham’s speech in view of the presidency, marks the end of the bodyhue controversy but adds: “Vie wonder whether Lord Hailsham. when a barrister, would have advised a client t>plead “not guilty, but X will not do * t again.” , , ™ . Mr Thomas Moult, the Daily Jeie graph’s” cricket writer, say® that followers: everywhere a ire relieved, to know that the end of the bodyline controversy is definitely in .sight. A meeting of the M.C.C. committee and subcommittee has be-en arranged 101 U- - tober 9. when a conclusive pronoun -e----ment will be made and probably a specific reply sent to the Australian Board of OontroTs cable. - No reply has yet been drafted, hux it is expected to be wholly as mu mg from the Australian viewpoint., Recent Australian cables ha 7 e been very helpful. The M.C.C. has now received the opinions of all the county captains who are almost unanimously against the exploitation of the disputed bowling.