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SAFETY-FIRST METHODS
CLOCK -AND CRICKET
LONDON, 16th December. * ' Many may not agree that safetyfirst methods pay in the long run, even when time is unlimited." So declares the cricket writer in the "Daily Mail," replying to doubt expressed by Mr. Pinlay, secretary of the M.C.C., whether the counting of 15 points for a win in county matches would-produce the kind of cricketers required for an Australian tour.
The writer goes on to say:—"lt has only recently been considered good policy for a player to change his game because the clock ceased to count. Tests have been played to a finish in Australia for over 30 years, yet men such as Trumper, Hill, Bardsley and Darling have been born with the eye and quickness to use many strokes. They had not found it necessary to discount ■their physical advantage because there was no time limit, yet they won matches. I do not approve 6i encouraging batsmen to adopt stonewall tactics in county matches, which aro boring to the spectators."
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 2, 4 January 1932, Page 8
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171DO NOT PAY Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 2, 4 January 1932, Page 8
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