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NOTTS COUNTY CRICKET
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evening of the Notia va, Australian match at Trent Bridge in the two overs referred to, and will take the necessary monsures to prevent its recurrence."
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1935.
CLUB DISPUTE
An exception was G. O. Allen, the "Nothing can prevent the com-majority of the votes given wont Middlesex fast bowler, who said:mittee resigning," said Ald, Hunte against the committee, a large number may be of those present, apparently in doubt "I presume some wisencres in Not-man yesterday, "but thin tingham think it will end all their avoided." It would be a positive as to the issue did.not vote at all.
will add to calamity, he said, if the club wore What may be thought of the com- troubles. I think it
made to suffer. To endeavour to mittee's action now that their worda them."
avert thin
be announced himself have been quietly read and considered, ready to act as "a go-between and I, of course, do not pretend to say, conciliator."
It does occur to me, however, that cool reason should consider what is to be dons in the Interests of the club to obviate what may be a calamity.
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TWO, MEMBERS RESIGN MEETING AN UPROAR
London, Jan, '18. The committee of the Notts County Something approaching uproar came when Mr. Seely Whitby read Cricket Club meet to-day to decide from a document which he declared upon the step to be taken in answer had been signed by Voce in his preto the vote" of "no confidence" which sence and in that of another. The was passed at the special meeting of document rond:-
members on Wednesday.
"J, William Voos, Notts County Cricket Club, hereby state that on the Tuesday of the Nolts vs. Aur tralia match at Trent Bridge I was fit and willing to play. Any state- ment to the contrary is untrue,"
Mr. Whitby added: “Voco came down to the ground to play-ank, his missus."
These are Dr. G. O. Gauld, the hon, secretary, who was also cap-- *tain of the Notta team in 1913-14, and Mr. Douglas McCraith, an enthusiastic supporter of the club for 20 year
The reason of Dr. Gauld and Mr. McCraith realgned yesterday is that the rebulf affected them more direct-
STATEMENT.BY LANCASHIRE The Lancashire County Cricket Club have Imued the following statement under the signature of Mr. T. A. Higson, charman of the committee, and Mr. P. T. Eckersley, captain of the county cleven;
"The attention of the Lancashiro Cricket Club committee has been drawn to certain statements made by Mr. A. W. Carr in relation to the and Nottinghamshire match at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, last summer.
ALDERMAN'S OPEN LETTER Ald. Huntsman's "open letter" is written to both parties, and reads: "I feel that the matter should be
"Now that the excitement, not un-
taken in hand before anything in- Lancashiro natural in a largo public meeting, has
curable is done. The critics of the had a little time to go. 'cool I have committee have made their views It is expected that they will reno doubt that in many thinking minds known, and it may be that this re-
The statements. mado by Mr. Carr sign, two leading officials having a feeling of anxiety is taking its place. lief of their pent-up feelings is ini
are entirely misleading and inaccurate already done no Independently.
"By statements in the Press 1 see the main what they desired:
and do not in any sense represent the that members of the committee may "They surely do not wish that the facts. It a quite true that, owing to feel driven by the censure of the fortunes of a great historie club rumours published in the newspapers, meeting to resign at once. No one should founder on Voce's shina, whe-Mr. Carr and Mr. Eckersley had a of course, could offer a word of thor they were mound or otherwise. conversation before the matchin blame if they do, but all the same May 1, as chairman of the meeting, which Mr. Eckersley emphatically even those who voted against them urge both sides to consider whether, denied the suggestion that he intend- will, I am sure, realise that no club | for the sake the permanent welfare could suffer such loss without being af Notta cricket, they could nee their ed to take his players off the field.
"As a matter of fact Mr. Eckersley greatly enfeebled-and that Tor a way to lot a few of their prominent had no instructions whatever long time to comç.
representatives meet to discuss in regard to this or any other match, "The verdict of the meeting was cool and friendly atmosphere not no the committee having full confidence against the committee. This was on much any mistakes of the past that in their captain to deal with any one or two matters which may be may have been, but what is best to be matter arising on the field of play. which are, one hopes, only of passing
on incidents done to secure a successful future? vital, but in the maln
"If the right spirit were shown in Importance. The devoted and able such a discusalon it is not impossible Mr. McCraith has resigned from service given to the club by the com that decisions may be reached which, the club as well as from the committee was never in question of the by the annual meeting, might prove to mittee. EfTorta Bre being mado, meeting, nor had the members much be a permanent cure of the present however, to persuade him not to In- time to appreciate and weigh earn evil." Famous cricketers who were apsist on taking the more extreme fully the difficulties of the com
UNWILLING TO SEVER proached to give their opinions on step, and an appeal has been issued mittes as brought to light by their
RELATIONS the effect of the meeting of the Not- by Ald. E. Huntsman, Wednesday's statement, tinghamshire County Cricket Club, independent chairman, which may yesterday, were obviously unwilling cause the committee to comment.
When Mr. Whitby moved that the apology be expunged from the records of Notts cricket, and that the Com-ly. mitted bo called upon to resign en blue, the chairman, Mr. E. Huntsman pointed out that the meeting had no power to accept such a resolution.
Mr. Whitby then moved that the meeting should pass a vote of "no confidence" in the Committee, this was declared carried.
and
ADDING TO THEIR TROUBLES
It was Dr. Gauld who examined Voce during the Notts vs. Australians match and pronounced him unfit to read the committee's report to the play, and Mr. McCraith prepared and
meeting.
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"The Lancashire professionala ab- solutely repudiate the suggestion made by Mr. Carr in his reported interview wth them, and un no occasion have they discussed the matter with him. After the conclusion of the mitch at Trent Bridge the Lancashiro profes- sionals officially protested to their committee of the tactics of certain Notts bowlers,
The full committee of the Notts County Cricket Club numbers 23 mem. "With regard to the question of her, if whun 12 nr: elected nanual, funk', the accusation in beneath con- ly. The remainder include the Ave templ, and it may incidentally be r local Parliamentary representatives, marked that Lancashire boat Notts at four trustees, and the president (the Nottingham by 101 runs, and in the Duke of Portland), and the Jun, secre-return game mado 400 for oight tary.
wickets declared and had very much
One of the trustees, Mr. Charles the better of the match." Wright the hon. treasurer. c
wn unable to attend Wednesday's COMMITTEE RESIGNS EN BLOC meeting through illness. Yesterday
London: Jan. 19. Following a meeting which lastest
he said:
The resignations do not concern
nie. I am renlor trustees and only over two hours, the members of the cx-ufficio member. I shall carry on Committee of the Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club yesterday an-
till I die"
Another committee man, Dr. F.nounced that they had decided to re- Dixon, stated that the course he will sign en bloc.
take depends on what the other mem- This was the natural sequel to the hers do. "Naturally I have no wish vote of "no confidence" passed at the to resign after forty years on the members' meeting on Wednesday. committee," he said,
attitude.
has also tendered his resignation. In The president-elect, Sir Julien Cahn, a letter to the secretary conveying his decision, he added:-
Dr. Robert logarth, ne ex-president, who attended Larwood for his in jured foot on his return from Aus- trulla in 1933, expressed a similar "In the interests of cricket in the county, notwithstanding all that has This unwHlingness to sever their happened, 1 feel the Committee should relationship with the rang body carry on unti a new committee has is general among the older mem- been properly appointed.” hers of the committee, and obvious. This advice has been acted upon, ly born of a deep attachment to the and the Committee will carry on until old club. It may be a powerful the annual meeting whon according to factor in the decision to be made Mr. Whitby, the leader of the opposi- In-day
tion, Meanwhile, Sir Julien Cahn, the attempted.. president-elect, has conferred private-
reconstruction wit! be
ly with Councillor H. S. Whitby, who When the resignations were an led the opposition and moved the no-nounced, Mr. Whitby said he admired [confidence' vote. It was announced the spirit of the Committee in de that they had reached agreement that ciding to carry on until the annua the future of Notta cricket depends on | meeting, and thought the public the action of the members at the would join him in this tribute. He annual meeting.
added:-
"Between now and the annual meet-
Mr. Whitby, who has received many telegrams, of congratulation from all ing we shall have an opportunity of parts of the country, insists that We-enlmly weighing things up.
"No doubt nominations will be sent hesday's vote is really one of censure,
"The only course open to the com- in for a new Committee, and in, all mittee." he said, "is to resign. They probability some of the old members could then be nominated for re-elec-will-be-among the nominatons. tion at the annual meeting.
"I want to say that whoever is
"It was a great victory for cricket,"elected I shall stand loyally by them, he declared, "A lot of suspicions and I hope and trust that all members have been cleared away by the vote. will act in same spirit.
But we must have time to formulate "The unpleasant incidents which carefully a plan of campaign which will be in the best interests of the Notts Club and of cricket."
MIDDLESSEX MAY CỤT NOTTS
If a new committee are elected, will they stand by the apology that was recently sent to Milesex for Voce's bowling in the match at Lord's inst August?
This is one of the questions that now face the Notts club. A member of the Middlesex committee sald yesterday:
"It seems to me that all the clubs will have to reconsider their position, for Notts came to the Advisory
have occurred have now been ventilai cd, and it is up to us-and those who were against-to join hands and do our utmost to further the interests' not only of Nottinghamshire, but of erleket throughout the country."
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