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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXI, Issue 4960, 25 February 1937, Page 6

The pessimism of Mr. D. R. Jardine about the future of the game of cricket is rather tiresome (says the Melbourne Argus). International cricket, he told the English Speaking Union in London, has outlived its.usefulness, not, presumably, because larger numbers of people are taking an intelligent interest in it, but because, when he was in Australia, he heard people shout “Get a bag!” “You will never get them out!” “Put the umpire on!” and so on. Australians will wonder what all “the fuss is about, for the test matches this season have been singularly free from such interjections. Certainly, no visiting batsman has been disturbed by them. Most people will agree that barracking is improper, and that irritating and persistent barracking, which tends to affect the nerve of the player, is grossly unjust. Nevertheless, Mr. Jardine’s preoccupation with an old grievance is out of place. He should reserve his remarks until there ts occasion to justify them.