BODY-LINE BOWLING
WEST INDIAN TEAM
M.C.C. MEN FORCEP TO /DUCK.
(United Press Association—By,Electric Telegraplt—OopyrightLd . : "London, May 22. "
The /‘Daily. -Chronicle” emphasises that it is significant that, wjjile. the Mjarylebone Crioket Club; is debating the matter "of ciainge“ous‘- bowling a case has ocfcurred under its jVery. • eyes. . The “Chronicle” remarks,.;,., '“The. Australians’ proposal bo-empower the umpire to ‘no-ball’, a. dangerous delivery looked . very reasonable .■ while the West Indians, Constantine ;»w Ma.rtindale, were bowling.. Rorh **«,,.*. Hulme severe blows. Hulme twice sank to the turf/in ‘ great pain. Hulme • and Heavne escaped serious 'injury only by consistent ducking:/ The . strokes they • made ’mostly represented a- (desperate - effort to protect , the head.” ... ; w .. ... .' / The .. “Sketch,’* von- the .' , contrary, contends that the West. Indians’ howling is fair.'? It say® that premature squealing, -will .piake-A-Englanck • - look ridiculous in i ‘»®7^fL' a^« r England's bitter . complaints ’ahout. '-Australian ''Bqiwa^l, • e/hr;.....' v The Wbst' payers blame the er&‘ioJ pitch i6|;,ths; batsmen. . ’ /“/__// •*- ///..' _ % iJaftfiidale Said' La.'faas not'bowl ing “ ’ at the/' batsmaA’A/; bo.dy;-“'. -pitch the ball ’short...'//;• /V; /. - -The West : Indies.;, wicketkeeper- Bar--row ) said wCTpi/piTbhf . mg’ on back.' The ' batsmen (were : hit through their 'running jnW'.ihe 'bill. '
JARDINE’S FURTHER STATEMENT
criticism (OF Australians. .- *, , t>.\ >"*■ v; ? : ■ !"*■.- w -LONDON, May 22. ■ Jardine, in the “Evening jgt-ajtffrd.” - Raid : A “Marylpbbn’eVpaid l - * compliment by sending- .the ' wtf a F I possible. We, on ’our part,/ paid “our opponents. ( ay(SOTnpHn»ent?;b,y!.. plying ‘pur., best for 'Marylebone, though jn < ,s°™ e quarters, thia .whe ; n6t- ,;apparently apr pre'ciated ; as it might have been “Th ei /.Außfcralj4ip; of; Control . could have*' helped ‘ a great deal/ These rulers of cricket,; rightly; orLwrongly, did' not; <see their way |W r, d^ '®p. . They failed, .as on pthefc tours, /.to control their crowds. •> In/the- ‘ ; .es& .“f many -Australians,’ the ‘ - Australis# down. of thousand people in/cbuPting out ,a flowler, or yelling “no ball” or barracking'’ 1 the’ umpire, is irig : , - nor .funny in the' run/^./lf' not' checked.- L-feAr kill most of the \jOy in Jbhe; game... :'<l cannot ~prais e the., Mary/ebono“ -' team n$ ought any captain to bo,; to le# B«eh indomitable*. •/. The v kwwled# that I was privileged, td“l?a;d;th ! s ha# of good men and true/% victory, a# gained their loytil' fti'endship V ifl $ wP. process, will be Ml ,my crid. ;qting MC C TASTE OF OWN MET)ICINt| ' * ' ' ' : •;' %} t|; CONSTANTINE, BOWLS ‘BUMPER#.
(Received May 23-at; 10.10 a.m.) . cl.. LONDON, May • 22.
Marylebone ,in their first innings scored 246 (Valentino 60, Chapman 97, Jiardine 7, ’ Hendren '6L- W«ft Indies in their second lost (Constantine 51). Despite the #esE Indians’;--protests that they were net purposely bumping." the' ball, net a few onlookers; at Lords r fornied tlie opinion-that-the fast bowlers were giving^.Jardine’s men a'tasip Iqff their own medicine., ’ j;., They bowled fewer though Constantine sent down at least two in every over, noticeably discomforting the batsmen, until Chapman and 5 Valentine found a way of circumventing them. It should e emphasised that; the field was orthodox. with ofily one short leg,. ivhere;' Jardme , a nd Hendren werecaught.. Hendren, --prepared‘sfor the worst, carried a protective cap m ma pocket, but batted without it. ’ Ho confessed later \ that,-ffiey ; would . hay© been more confident vf he it. The “Star’’ p-it would be interesting ifyConstantiiie - employed :. J*rwpo*> .leg for' it would probably have^disinis?ed the Marylebone'. team for uxldev ' one hundred, v V ; ; Yorkshire P aper s ; al<«ie' g’ve prominence to, the opinion' ef Mr Southerbm, editor, of Wisden(s,:whosaid that it Saturday’s bowling;'even allowing, for no ileg field; comfearahle ■ wnu the methods explbitedf*. in 'Australiait is-'- jiather an unedifying.sight; ’ and is caieulated ; to .'-.'spoil gam 0 as a 'spectacle and enjoyment for those playing; and one Van appreciate wvhat was thought both by-AustraKan; players and by 'the better behaved MERRITT SEVEN FOR 41. •
. LONDON, May 22. Playing in Lancashiiv League Cricket, W. E.v Merritt secured seven wickets for:4l runsi "' v ' • v
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Hokitika Guardian, 23 May 1933, Page 5
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