CHARGES DISMISSED.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 254, 7 August 1937, Page 7

CHARGES DISMISSED.

DEATH OF A CRICKETER. SEQUEL TO MOTOR ACCIDENT. United Press Association— Copyright.) LONDON, August 5. George Frederick Foster, of Manchester, was charged at Bolton Court with the manslaughter of E. A. McDonald (the noted cricketer). The prosecution said McDonald was thrown from 10 to 15 feet into 'the Mr, when struck by Foster’s cafy . which passed under him. Foster said he did not see McDonald. Without calling oil the. evidence for the defence, the Magistrate dismissed the charge of manslaughter, deciding that it was not a prima facie case for committal. He also decided that the alternative charges of dangerous driving and driving without due care and attention and without reasonable consideration had not been proved. All the summonses were dismissed. A London cablegram dated July 22 stated: E. A. McDonald, the wellknown cricketer, was killed in a motor accident. The car he was driving collided with another vehicle near Bolton. It is understood that McDonald got out of the car after swerving into a field and walked back to the road, where he was struck and fatally injured by a third car. McDonald, a fast bowler, represented Australia in Test matches against England and later played for Lancashire in county cricket.