AMATEURS AND PROFESSIONALS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 9 May 1921, Page 5

AMATEURS AND PROFESSIONALS

A WELCOME INNOVATION

LONDON, May 7. The Prince of Wales lunched "with the Australians ynd Surrey amateurs at the Oval.

Several newspapers have 'been advocating the abolition of distinctions between amateurs >and professionals, especially the traditional custom which ordained that amateurs and professionals enter the field from the .pavilion by separate gates. Cheers greeted the innovation at the Oval, with which. Fender marked his captaincy of Surrey amateurs and professionals by using the 'Same gate.

iMacLaren, commenting in the Sunday Express on the Leicester match, says it was not generally known that Macdoriald would be a better bowler here than in Australia. Macdonald may easily be treading on the heels of Gregory throughout the tour. MacLaren says the cold rather* than the wicket affected the . Australians at Attleiboro, and adds that one ought to be chary in , weighing lip Australian form on cold days.