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Hokitika Guardian, 26 August 1933, Page 2

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ENGLAND’S NEXT CAPTAIN

PROFESSIONALS! BARRED

(United Press Association —J3y Electric Telegraph—Copyright)

LONDON, August 22,

Tile Daily Mail says the committee of the Kent county cricket club has refused Ames permission to tour India with the English team on the ground that it would be too strenuous after four successive seasons. It also desires to keep him fit for the matches against the Australians in 1934.

The paper discounts speculation as to England’s team for next season, recalling that the selectors will cease to function in December.

Quoting one of the most prominent members of the committee of the Marylebone Club as its authority the Evening News says there is no possibility of a professional captaining England in 1934, as has been rumoured. The authority says it is true that Jnrdine will not retain the captaincy, also that the dearth of first-class amateurs is disturbing the authorities, hut they never envisaged appointing a professional.

The public would dislike suck a revolutionary ciiahge, and it would he bad for the game from more, than one point of view,

The Marylebone Club will never take Buch a step, and there are still enowgli amateurs of test match quality to cm able the M.C.C. to choose a captain. The authority added: “1 am certain that a considerable majority of county captains will vote against body-line bowling, which will thus be killed, With the majority opposed to it, the counties that practise it can be refused fixtures.” ' . KENT DEFEATED WEST INDIES LONDON, August 24. West Indies, first 73 (Freeman 5 for 37, Marriott 5 for 36). Followed on 165 (Grant. 54, Freeman 5 for 85, Marriot. 5 for 54). Kent won by an innings - ' ' ■