CRICKET TESTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21765, 3 April 1934, Page 10

CRICKET TESTS

ABSENCE OF JARDINE r OUTCRY IN LONDON PRESS LONDON, April 1 The Observer says that if 1). Jl. Jardine is not to act as captain of England in the test cricket matches against Australia, the public should be plainly told the reason. There might he an idea that the Marylebone Club is subserviently deferring to the wishes of Australia and yielding to pressure for the sake of creating a peaceful atmosphere. The Sunday Times says: "The general regret at Jardine's decision not to play against the Australians will be intensified by the fact that it is difficult to dissociate it from the leg-theory and barracking incidents." Mr. Bruce Harris, writing in the Standard, says no other leader combines Jardine's high abilities as player and captain. Indeed, no other amateur i 3 worth a place in England's side. Jardine's absence will be deplored by tens of thousands of English cricketlovefs, and it can be hardly doubted tjjat the efTect of the so-called body-line trouble has been to deprive England />f her best captain LARWOOD SUBMISSIVE WILL OBEY CAPTAIN BODY-LINE BOWLING TACTICS LONDON, March 27 Larwood is not likely again to enliven the cricket world with picturesque language on the subject of bodydino bowling. The Sun news service has been informed that if the M.C.O. captain decides that body-Jine must, not be used, Larwood certainly will not bowl it, in spite of his prevjpus protestations. He has told friends that he has not the slightest ill-feeling toward Australians, and that, assuming his foot stands tho strain, and that ho is selected, there will not be any question of his disobedience of any instructions on the subject of leg-theory with a packed field. Larwood and Geofge Gunn have refused the Broadcasting Corporation's terjpß for interviews before tho microphone, owing to their county committees' intervention.