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Wairarapa Daily Times, 20 January 1933, Page 5

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THE THIRD TEST EASY WIN FOR ENGLAND. Press Association Electric Telegraph OopX ADELAIDE, Thursday. The weather was sultry to-day . for the continuation of the third cricket Test match. The wicket wore splendidlv. Barelv 5000 spectators were present during the day. scored 193 in the second innings. England won bv 33S runs. Larwood opened with an off held. AVoodfull reached 1 with a neat stroke to square leg. Ten runs came off the Notts man’s first two overs. Allen was bowling consistently well. Larwood then massed a leg held, Richardson swinging one safely for 4. He also got a crisp shot for 4 past point off Allen in the next o\ er. Verity came on at 148 and bowled with faultless length, and AVoodfull had to play every ball. Hammond was also called on. AVoodfull reached 51 by a superlative mid-on shot. Verity perturbed Richardson. . One ball flew over the stumps, resulting m a “coat-of varnish” bye. AVlien Ihe South Australian reached 21 lie fell into Larwood’s leg trap, popping one past forward short leg, where Allen made a fine catch low down. Richard-son-hit three 4’s, but did not play with his usual dash. Larwood's average vras now t.iree wickets for 56. He had a circle of five men round Richardson. AVoodfull. who had been cautious, of, the trap, was now partnered by Grimmett. The captain got a beautiful midon 3, and then lost the slow bowler, Allen knocking down his leg stump when he had reached 6. A\ r all lasted only five balls from Allen, who clean bowled him. AVoodfull, now accompanied by O'Reilly, went to 6S with a fine leg glance. O’Reilly nonplussed Larwood by slamming him through the covers tor 4, but this was his last stroke. Larwood’s next ball sent his leg stump hurtling. Ironmonger had a short reign, Allen clean bowling him. AVoodfull had a fine reception after carrying his bat for 73. The innings lasted 235 minutes, England being 333 ahead. A thunderstorm broke shortly after the close of the match. The following are the scores: —

ENGLAND. First Innings AUSTRALIA. First Innings Second Innings. Fingleton, b Larwood ;i —^ Ponsford, c Jardine, b Larwood -••• AVoodfull, not-out *•-* Bradman, e and b Verity 66 McCabe, e Leyland, b Allen , Richardson, e Allen, b Larwood .... -1 Grimmett, b ' Allen Wall, b: Allen 0 O’Reilly, b 'Larwood j* Ironmonger; b: Allen Oldfield,' absent • Extras ■*“ Total •■••••• 193

BODY LINE BOWLING. ENGLAND’S WAY TO WIN. (Received Friday, 5.30 a.m.) LONDON, Thursday. E. A. McDonald, in a special interview, said: —“Gregory and I have been hailed as the originators of body line bowling, but we were straight up and downers, and bowled to an ordinary field. The new fashion seems to be to intimidate or hurt batsmen. I am decidedly against body line bowling. If I and 'Gregory were playing over there we would soon stop it by retaliation. I am convinced that -without body line bowling England eould not beat the present Australian eleven. A set of rules can never be effective against body line bowling. ”

PRESS COMMENT. LONDON, Thursday. The Australian Board of Control s cable has brought the so-called ‘‘body line” controversy to a head. It is astonishing the variety of opinions expressed in correspondence in newspapers and in interviews with prominent cricketers.

The “Daily Herald” says that the Marylebcne Cricket Club will meet immediately to draft a. reply. “It will ask for more detailed information concerning the alleged tactics and suggest a round-table talk with the English team, but it is certain that Marylebone will take no steps to ban leg theory bowling in the present Tests, as that would be tantamount to a vote of censure on Jardine and the managers of the team. The idea that England’s tactics should be governed by Australia is preposterous. The Australian Board of Control’s protest at what it is pleased to term ‘body-line bowling’ is untimely, and should have been held back till the Tests Avere ended. Ninety per cent of cricket followers in England will label the protest as ‘squealing.’ Are they far wrong? The real facts are- that Australia’s batting, with one or two exceptions, has been below Test standard. Quick-footed batsmen can punish the leg theory as well as any other bottling. When Australia finds them, they will kill the leg theory. In the meanwhile, wo hope the MiC.C. will be firm. There must be no sentimental climb-down.”

The “Times” says:—“lt is hard to conceive of the- possibility of Marylebone placing a ban on any particular type of bowling. Probably the present difficult position would not have arisen but for -the irresponsible chatter of elderly critics in pavilion and Press, and the craving in some quarters for sensational news stories.”

The “Daily Telegraph,” referring to the Board of Control’s protest, says:—“If the usual practice is followed, the first news of the Marylebone Cricket Club’s reply will come from Australia. The normal procedure is not to publish here any official note till it has been received in Australia. The subject now raised is sure to receive long and careful consideration. Australia’s protest is so vital and the reply may be so far-

reaching that any hurried decision is impolitic. ’ ’ The “'Daily Mail,” in a leader, says:* “Though the Australian protest will receive the M.C.C.’s careful consideration, the suggestion that Anglo-Austral-ian relations are likely to be upset cannot surely be meant seriously. Everyone in England will deeply regret the friction, but all sense of proportion would be lacking were a dispute over Test conditions to be allowed to weaken even momentarily the strong feeling of brotherhood linking Australia and England.”

The ‘ ; NeWs-Chronicle, ’ ’ in a leader, says: “All reasonable people, whether English or Australian, should lose, no time in energetically protesting against the last sentence in the board’s cable. It is perfectly monstrous, and shows a lack of perspective to suggest that Anglo-Australian relations will be disturbed unless a certain form of bowling is immediately made illegal. If that is even a distantly possible result of the Tests, they should be stopped, but such a possibility is absurd and unintelligible. ’’

AUSTRALIAN VIEWS. SYDNEY, Thursday. : The newspapers here and in Melbourne, while not objecting to the Board of Control’s formal protest to Marylebobey are more or less, critical of the Board’s contention concerning'the likelihood of a disruption between Australia and England. The “Sun,” in an editorial, says that Marylebone “might be forgiven.if, after reading the appalling suggestions of Imperial disruption, it replied to the Board with a request to pack its several heads in ice. However - , it is quite obvious that the English cricket authorities will give friendly consideration to the protest, in spite of the Board’s weakness in diplomacy. ”

WON ON MERITS, fßeceived Friday, 12.55 p.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Newspaper critics agree that England Avon the third test on their merits. Both boAvlers and batsmen Avere superior to the Australians. Thev contend that if the leg theory AA-ere not employed the Australians Avould have a much better chance. STATEMENT BY ROOTS. (Received Friday, 12.55 p.m.) LONDON, Thursday. Root interA'ieAA-ed says: “I aa-us offered a job in Australia to teach the leg theory after my successes at Edgbaston in 1926 and the Australians have done eA’ery thing possible to learn it. Australian scouts Avatched every game I played in 1926.” LANCASHIRE LEAGUE. HIED ACCEPTS OFFER. SYDNEY, Thursday. Sid Hird, the Nsav South Wales cricketer, Avho is regarded as a tine-all-rounder and a potential Test match player, has accepted an offer to play in the Lancashire League. He Avill sail in March. He made a century against the 'South Africans, played for NeAv South Wales against the Englishmen, and took six A\ T ickets. He also has excellent boAA-ling averages in Sheffield Shield! matches.

Hird will play for the Ramsbottom Club, which vainly bid for Bradman and 'Grimmett.

WAIRARAPA V. HUTT.

The folloAving Avill represent the Wairarapa senior representative team to play the ITutt, at Lower Hutt, on Monday (Anniversary Day):—E. O. Blamires, Sherratt, Greer, A. Whiteman, Montgomery, Hornabrook, Denby, W. Whiteman, Groves, R. Clarke (United), P. D. Wilson; reserves, Jenkins and Stubbings. Players not available: —A. Hoar, :F. Hoar,' MdCalmont, Watts, J. Whiteman. Cars will leave the Masterton Post Office at 8 a.m.

Larwood Bowling Analysis: Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wilts. 10 3 71 4 Allen ..... 17.2- 5 50 4 Voce 4 0 y 0 Hammond 9 3 27 0 Yeritv ... 20 12. 26 1