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Hokitika Guardian, 23 September 1932, Page 1

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BLUNT LEAVING FOB ENGLAND. (Per Press (Association — Copyright.) DUNEDIN, September 2c,. v R.. O. Blunt leaves Dunedin on .Saturday for the north. He will leave New Zealand for England by the Port Huon from Auckland on September 29. ■ i t AFSdTRALIAIN DECISIONS.. • SYDNEY, Setpember 22. The Australian pricket Board of Control has endorsed the decirson of the Marylebane ditbj disallowing bowlers to use resin. The Board, has accepted Alan Fairfax’s explanation for breaking his agreement and playing for Accrington before he was entitled .to do so. ' '' The Board bias announced that’ it' was unable to accede to the South Afripan request to .permit the AustraIfans to play there on- their return from the England tour of 1934 but that it Was prepared'-to negotiate for •a separate tour for <a future date. The Board of Control rejected the proposal of New South Wales Cricket Association, 1 urging ' Mflrylebon© to agree to ah eight ball over vat the forthcoming tests, Marylebone already having opposed the proposal. GRIMMETT’S BOOK. this a‘- 10.25 a.m.f SYDNEY,' September 23. . The Australian cricket Board of Con . trol has decided tha Australia’s test teams this season shall be choSeii by a committee of three, namely—Dr. Dolling (South Australia), W. Johnson (Victoria) and E. Dwyer (New South Wales).' - ■ l . ■' In connection with Grimmett’s book, the committee reported to the Board that it had come to the conclusion that. Grimmett had not committed any breach of his. agreement.