“DEPLORABLE” STEP

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 97, 18 January 1935, Page 9

“DEPLORABLE” STEP

Newspaper Comment on Club’s Action CENSURE BY INFERENCE ON M.C.C. By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. (Received January 17, 8.25 p.m.) London, January 16. The “Daily Telegraph” says what has been done by the Notts club is deplorable though not surprising. The censure of the committee is inferentially a censure of the manner in which Marylebone handled the whole matter of leg theory and of the Australian team and the Australian authorities. The “News-Chronicle” says: However much one may sympathise witli Voce, we are bound to say we think the report of the Notts committee fair and conclusive. The "Morning Post” maintains that leg theory bowling is as much in accord with the letter and spirit of the laws of cricket as the off theory. There was a variety of umpires, but there must be one only court of appeal. The issue was otherwise simple, but, owing to the confused ideas of the authorities, it was made to appear that the Australians were able to select England’s team. This must not happen again, nor must county committees be too ready to commit themselves to apologies which reflect on their professionals. “Before the harm done to Notts cricket is repaired we committeemen will be dead. If antagonism toward Nottingham methods of fast bowling grows as it is at present growing Nottinghamshire cricket will be as dead as we committeemen who are thrown out,” said one committeeman to the “Daily Mail.” He added: “I cannot give my name because officially the committee must act as a whole, but many will guess my identity when I tell you an old man has lost his only interest in life.” REINSTATEMENT OF CARR What New Committee Will Do (Received January 17, 10.50 p.m.) London, January 17. Mr. C. Moult, in the “Daily Telegraph,” says that be is able to state that the first action of the new Notts committee will be the reinstatement of Carr to the captaincy. Mr. D. Mcpraith, who presented the committee’s report to the meeting, has resigned.