“FARCICAL CRICKET”
BRISBANE’S NOTORIOUS REPUTATION
Rec. 0.15 a.m. NEW DELHI, Dec. 4. No future test match should be played at Brisbane at this time of the year, said the president of the Indian Cricket Board of Control, Mr A. S. Demello, commenting on the result of the first test. “ It isn’t the first time that this kind of farcical cricket has been staged at Brisbane, which is notorious for freak results. India’s collapse on a quagmire is not surprising. The Australian cricket authorities should consider the effect that the result of such a match would have on a visiting team’s morale at the beginning of a series The loss of a greater portion of the test match gate, to which the visitors looked to recoup the heavy expenses involved in the tour, would also be serious
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26636, 5 December 1947, Page 5
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136“FARCICAL CRICKET” Otago Daily Times, Issue 26636, 5 December 1947, Page 5
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