CRICKET TACTICS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22355, 28 February 1936, Page 12

CRICKET TACTICS

DISCOURTESY ALLEGED * AUSTRALIANS AT DURBAN ______ DURBAN, Feb. 2G Commenting on the manner in which the cricket match between Natal and Australia terminated, the Natal Mercury says:—"The Australians might so easily hare made the conclusion of the game interesting.. They chose instead to bat with incredible dullness, apart from the shining exception of Fingleton, and then to pay South Africa the discourtesy of staging a burlesque bowling performance by four batsmen in the brief period which Richardson condescended to give Natal for the farcical second innings. "We now regret that Wade did not declare Natal's first innings closed after a, lead of one run had been established. That possibly might have encouraged bur shy risitors to give practical expression to the admiration they surely must feel at the feat of poor little Natal—long notorious for the weakness of its —in being the first South African side to force them to bat two full innings and stilr leave the issue in doubt." ( It is understood that the reason why Richardson delayed his declaration was to preserve O'Reilly and Grimmett for the final test match after their tiring effort on the previous day. LEG-BEFORE RULE INDIA'S CO-OPERATION - LONDON, Feb. 26 The Marylebone Cricket Club has cabled toy the Indian Board of Control expressing appreciation of its decision to coroperate in playing under the new leg-before rule and assuring the Indian team of a warm welcome.