THE LEG-THEORY
IN AUCKLAND CRICKET SPECTATORS DISPLEASED AUCKLAND, Last Night. Some idea of the much-discussed leg theory bowling was given at Eden Park on Saturday, when D. C. Cleverley, the Ponsonby fast bowler, adopted 4 I. . it at times. \ : ! t *. Soon after the comencement of Grafton’s innings Cleverley packed his field on the leg side when bowling to Kerr, a left-hand batsman. Cleverley’s action resulted in an immediate outburst from a section of the spectators on the hill. Although Cleverley was by no means ocurate in his leg-theory bowling, there is nodejubf he*-intimidated some of the batsnien,. especially whpn i ho bumped the ball occasionally' or made it fly over their heads. Cleverley was ! eventually spelled, and when he came .on.agg.in it was noted he did not bowl to leg fled.
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Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 61, 6 March 1933, Page 5
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