CRICKET MENACE

Hokitika Guardian, 19 January 1933, Page 5

CRICKET MENACE

THE LEG THEORY BITTER FEELING AROUSED, r (Australian Preft Association.) \ ADELAIDE, January 18. (Mu’ Jeanes, Secretary ,to the Ausfcra- : hail Cricket Board of Control, says - That a cable has been sent by the l Board to the Marylebone Cricket Club - as follows; ‘‘Body fine bowling is a menace to the interests of the game,. ■ making the protection of the 'body the main \ consideration. Intensely bitter - feeling hue been-caused among players, a s well .as injury. In our opinion it is unsportsmanlike., Unless it is immediately stopped, it is likely to;,.upset friendly between Australia and England.’’ 1 MARYLEBONE CLUB’S ATTITUDE. NO .DECISION TILL AFTER TEST. LONDON, January 18. The “Daily Mail” gays The Australian Cricket Board’s protest has not arrived. A Mary]ebon*. Club official says that the M.C.C.: Committee “' have not discussed the shock tactics. If the Board asks for its opinion,, daye must elapse befpre there is a- meeting Nothing can be done to affect Uli© Adelaide Test match, team not showing true spirit. AN ENGLISH' WRITER’S OPINION. (Received this day at 9.30 - a.m.) ... LONDON, January ,18.'} Mr F. R. Foster, interviewed on the ’“log theory,” sa-id :' “There % Much a , thing as cricket sportsmanship, and the English team is, not showing .the true spirit. Unless it discontinued i-.it will ruin the gam'e, because it is -Intimidating batsmen. Each member of the team is an. ambassador from. Eng-land,-and "the', winning of the ashes' is secondary to the I good feeling ".created, Australia’s second test victory' w-as■ a triumph'-of -r-ight. over!'might;-’- 1 ■ •' Lord Tennyson, interviewed, said: “I. would like to-sea * the- leg theory completely dropped. I thaf?-;it be continued during the ’ present series, and! than discussed .at a round table conference.” ' -A i •-. A ~ ; ■ < \s.-. - .■_ 'M.C.C. RECEIVES PROTEST. '• , (Received ; this day.; at ..9.4$ a.m,-) . LONDON,-. January 18.’ ■ • The 'Marylebqhd Club ha,? reqeiyqd Australia’'! “bodyline*’, protest.’ ’ The is not fixed. . '.' V N k & W.* PL AYER FOR ENGLAND..

SYDNEY, January 18.,

Sid Hird, the Now.. ■South 1 ’ Walqa cricketer, who is regarded as ‘a fine 4llrounder, and. n potential ; test '“ tftatdh. player, has accepted ;an.-offer to join, the Lancashire Cricket League, Rq sail® in M&vch. Hq made a century against ;the gouthAAfuioappf and played for New South Wale® against ( the Englishmen, and; took six wickets. He Also’ has' excellent bowling averages aft the Sheffield Shield matches. Hird will play- for the Ranwbottom Club, which vainly bid >. for Bradman and Grimmeit. ■: ’ - MORE ENGLISH; PRESS OOIMMENT. (Received tlbis-day-at 10,30 a.m.) LONDON. January lffi y ■ The "Evening News” ;■ in a leader fears .that the BoardV protest will pour no oil on the troubled waters. “It is a drastic thing to publicly one’s opponent, of unsportsmanlike conduct, and cricket lovers in England are not prepared to accept the accusation without protest. The Australian Board may be right o r wrong, but they havq the interests of the game at heart. Legally Jardine’s men are in th e . rights but, ovem. !, f the leg theory is -legal, is it discreet. The Board’s protest cannot have be e n easy to write and the Marvlebone Club’s reply will be even Larder.” , ,

Mr Carbon, in the “Evening News” says; “The Board’s protestwill be received with mixed feelings, The use of the word ‘-unsportsmanlike” is a diplomatic error, but if the Board think the, game, as played, has caused more irritation than enjoyment, then they bav e grounds for complaint, which must be considered.”

The “Evening Standard” /(says that the Boaird’g protest was unprecedented.; Neither side had, previously accused the other of 'deliberately unfair tactics. Friendly Anglo-Australian relations were more important than tests, hut Bugland was bound, in justice to. Jardiue, to repudiate the charge of,' “unsportsmanlike conduct.” jMarylebone was willing to liet'ein to the request to alter the ruletj hilt not in the middle of the tests.