SOUND ADVICE

Hokitika Guardian, 21 October 1933, Page 5

SOUND ADVICE

CRICKET DISPUTE

“BEST THING IS TO SHUT UP.”

(United Pr €6S Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.)

LONDON, October 20

s Wc have reached a stage where Y Oie mo st effective argument in the r cricket controversy is a handshake / and a smile,” said Sir Stanley Jacki sol b "'hen distributing the prizes of f the Leeds Cricket Club. “The last [ J cables showing an obvious desire by ; all parties in the controversy for an i immediate restoration of goodwill and ; friendliness, which, unfortunately, were temporarily disturbed, have transferred the matter to a. much fair, er and more pleasant atmosphere than for some time. Everybody here and in Australia' will welcome the statement that the game here' will continue to be played in the future in the same 1 spirit as in the past ‘in England. I ■am personally satisfied that the best service we can render towards a really satisfactory settlement is to shut up.” Sir Stanley Jackson deprecated the growth of defensive methods, resulting, instead of advaneng the left foot when the bowler is about to deliver the ball) retiring the right, foot towards the wicket wherever the bull was going, which was all right when necessary, but which was a wrong thing to do regularly. Although the batsman thereby received assistance from the leg before rules, it was absolutely certain that if it were done too constantly, the bowlers would cry out so loudly that an alteration of the leg before rule would be neces- , sarv. He boned, he said .that barracking • ■ would not be stopped in England. The (rood-humoured Yorkshire barracker, hrimmincr over with spirits, and some- j time with beer, was half the fun of , the game. ]