CRICKET SENSATION

Hokitika Guardian, 24 September 1932, Page 5

CRICKET SENSATION

BON BRADMAN MAY NOT PLAY FOR AUSTRALIA. • (Australian Press Association.) SYDNEY, Sepember 23. ‘ TKe Cricket Board ,of Control, by a farther decision, prohibits test match players froiii writing fdf ;i the press, excepting (those whose Wle occupation is journalism. Thus, Ponsford, Woodfull, Grimtoietty and Briidman will come withinVithis«bah.,AfWfii |, l Ponsford' wabt>foriltA;riy employed by the (< Melbi{irh^ ),: Her^ld f ,'” but is now employed tty' the Melbourne Cricket Club. Woodfull ; is.iwSchoolteacher, while;. Bradman is ► employed in a sports emporium. He has recently signed a contract to supply articles to a Sydney newspaper.: .

' BRADMAN AND THE ‘‘SUN.” SYDNEY, September 23. Following on the Board of Control decision, DOn Bradmari threw a bombshell intch cricketing circles in regard to the player-writer question when he dect&^d “ f lf the Board of Control has said its last word, it meahii that I Will hot’he' available for test cricket, 1 have signed a contract to write articles, And I must observe I cannot allow cricket to, interfere with my ' work. Unless the; State of NOw South Wales has a similar rule, I''/shell' at letttfbii? able to pflay for Nbhr South WalOs. ,, '' ; The newspaper, however, with' which Bradman has contracted to write a series of articles, announces in . to-d&y’s; last oditionY'- “The ‘Sun’ will not stand” unreasonably in the way of . Bradmaii'playing test cricket.” a - ORKJKBT OFFICIALS AMAZED (Received this day a*. 10.25 a.m.) M SYDNEY, Cricketing officials afe' amazbd at the develaphient whibH : is quite' unexpected ' Mr M. A l . Noble, voicing popular opinion,* declared - that it wouldi b© a tragddy if Bradman were unavailable for the tests. ’ ; He hoped that a compromise would be effected, as a. conflict with the Board of 1 Control would end in the Board ? Wirming, and there would be no eeoape therefrom.

ENGLISH PRESS ’COMMENT. IjONDON, September 23. Under, bhe heading of “Trying to [Work Up a Scare,’’ the “Star” characteristically comments: "Articles or no «#>. Bradman wffl'play. ; , „

BOARD OHAMMAN’S STATEMENT. ' • .SYD3TEIY, &*ptwnber 24. Th» **l>l«Branli" with * front po«e ttfrmipivr Wdin« "Will H» Play— It's Dp To Brodnian,” lay* it i» of course 'unthinkable that Bradman will not play for Australia, and doubtless a satisfactory way out -of the impasse will be found. .•••/. Doctor Robertson, Chairman of the Board of Control, stated: “If any player baa ah application to make the Board will be pleased to consider it on its merits. The Board has had such applications in th, 9 past and they have been disposed of amicably.”