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Wairarapa Daily Times, 24 June 1936, Page 5

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SENDING HOME OF AMARNATH. REGARDED AS TRAGEDY. BOMBAY, Tuesday. Throughout India the sending home of Amarnath on the eve of the first Test is regarded as a tragedy. Public opinion is shocked that no attempt is being made to absolve Amarnath from blame. It is widely felt that the action might have been less drastic. The “Bombay Evening News” says that the removal will probably render the tour an even greater fiasco than hitherto. * ‘ACTION JUSTIFIED. ’ * t - LONDON, Tuesday. Lord Willingdon, ex-Viceroy of India, speaking at the Surrey Cricket Club’s dinner, said that the Indians supported the action taken against Amarnath. “I have been in the closest touch with everything going on during the Indians ’ tour, and would like to say, with a full knowledge of all the' circumstances, that the action taken was justified.” A The matter now rested with the Indian Board of Control to take what action it thought fit.

INDIA v. SURREY,

A DRAWN GAME (Received Wednesday, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Tuesday.. India (first innings 226) ill the second innings lost 5 wickets for 421 declared (Mushtali 141, Hindlekar 80, Jai 85). Surrey (first innings 452) in the second innings lost 3 wickets for 52. The match was drawn. ENGLISH BATTING AVERAGES. DEMPSTER LEADING. LONDON, Tuesday. C. S. Dempster (New Zealand) still leads the batting list in the English, cricket averages with an aggregate of 653 runs, and an average of 81.62. Fishlock (Surrey), with 949 runs, at an average of 67.78, is second, and Verity (Yorkshire), 360 and 60, is third. Verity leads the bowling with 101 wickets at an average of 9.52. He is followed by Larwood (Nottinghamshire), 45, 13.15, and Robins (Middlesex), 45, 14.55. Hendren (Middlesex) Avon the race to be the first batsman to score 1000 runs for the season.