LEG THEORY DISPUTE
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. LONDON", 17th January. In. regard to the leg theory controversy, tiro" Daily Telegraph" says: "It is high time that lovers of cricket in
EpglamT.and Australia should declare their'impatience at the sulphurous atmosphere in 'which the Testa have become involved. Printed opinions of old Australian Test players are not agreeable. Descriptions of the play suggest that unskilful batting rather than dangerous bowling caused the loss of ■wickets and injuries. However, the strain of Test play always tends to produce unfortunate . incidents, but players, spectators, and critics should mini- ■ mise them or they will become a noxious element-in cricket." '■ Tho "Daily Mail" satirically asks: "Why not start a free-for-all.fight and have done with, it, or let the Australians bat in armour plate or use a rubber ball or tennis Tacquets?" The "News-Chronicle," in a leader, says: "If the Marylebone Cricket Club [ decides that the leg theory is not cricket, that will be the end of it, but at present there-is no ground for supposing that it is not. Australia's sporting answer is to discover batsmen quick enough on their feet to meet the attack." The "Chronicle" says: "We don't know what reply, if any, Marylebone will make to the Australian protest about the leg theory. The whole controversy is rather mystifying. Why is the leg theory not cricket? Why, if it is applied unfairly, have the umpires said nothing? All fast bowling is dangerous." The "Daily Herald" says: "Some things are not cricket. One of them is the most undignified snivelling by a section of Australians because the English bowling tactics have beaten" their best batsmen. The so-called leg theory attack is many years bid.' The Australians ia 1926 didn't protest against the bowling of Root because it did not worry them.'^ Sir Julian Cahri, speaking at a London dinner, said: "I do not believe much of this Test controversy. I have entertained all Australian teams.- They are all good fellows. I am not going to have anything said against Larwood, because he belongs to my club."
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 14, 18 January 1933, Page 9
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341LEG THEORY DISPUTE Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 14, 18 January 1933, Page 9
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