GRIMMETT TELLS HOW
HIS BOOK GIVES LIGHT SIDE OF CRICKET EARLY BOWLING DAYS
Reed. Noon. LONDON, Monday. C. V. Grimniett’s book, “Getting -Wickets/* dedicated to “Bowlers, the Cinderellas of Cricket,” is published. Grimmett mentions taking eight wickets for one run for Wellington Schools against Wairarapa. The master had forbidden him to bowl fast, but in another match he dis- • regarded the injunction and took seven wickets for three. One opponent, thinking the ball would kick, tried to duck it and was hit on the head and collapsed. Grimmett successfully appealed for “leg before.” Later Grimmett joined the Y.M.C.A. Club and won batting trophies, including the first bat he ever possessed. When playing for Wellington East, Grimmett' learned to bowl “googlies,” getting the idea from a magazine article.
He relates how, before leaving Wellington, he decided to abandon cricket, but was persuaded to continue.
He lias been no-balled only once, namely, in New Zealand in 1928. After discussions on bowling methods and fielding, he ends with a chapter of advice to ambitious cricketers.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 982, 27 May 1930, Page 9
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