Body-Line Bowling

Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19462, 29 December 1934, Page 5

Body-Line Bowling

DISCUSSION BY BOARD. \ RESOLUTION BY M.C.C. THE ROWLING. OF VOCE. i A DEFINITE UNDERTAKING. United Press Assn.—iil<?e. Tei. Copyright (Received Dec. 29, 10.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, Dec. 29. The 'Board of Control was still suiting approaching midnight. It is -believed they a-re discussing ibodyline bowling 'development. (Received Dec. 29, 10.20 a.m.) , SYDNEY, Dec. 29. The secretary of the Board of Control, Mr Jeanes, stated when the delegates adjourned last night that the manager’s report, to the board included a letter from the Marylebone Cricket Club, which lias readied him since his return to Australia.

This letter, which was dated November 13, stated that the committee of the Nottingham Cricket Club, at its meeting on October 26, had carried the following resolution:

i "That this committee deprecates the bowling of Voce on the Monday evening of the Notting-hamshire-—Australia maich at Trent Bridge, in the two overs referred to, and will take the necessary steps to prevent Its recurrence.’’

The letter added that Marylebone felt that Mr 11. Bushby would know now how muoh the Marylebone Committee regretted the incident, and expressed the hope that nothing of the kind would happen again. Mr Jeanes stated that the board had not carried any resolutions on the subject.

Consideration of the reports of the manager and treasurer had not yet ended.

The Australian cricketers played a three-day match against Nottinghamshire oommenoing on August 11. Australia batted first but Voce, bowling to packed leg field and bouncing the ball short, took eight wickets, for 66 runs. Seven of the batsmen he dismissed — Woodfull (81), Brown (27)," McCabe (10), Kippax (7)', C.hipperfield (57), Darling (11) and Barnett (I)—were caught on the) leg side. The team made 237. On the following day Notts were dismissed for 183 and the Australians batted for 10 minutes. Vooe bowled again to a packed leg field and his deliveries were faster and shorter than on the first day, the batsmen ducking repeatedly. Voce did not play on the final day of the matoh and there was a hostile demonstration the crowd. Vooe was withdrawn from the matoh overnight.