1937-08-21 — Page 20

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Jack Crawford, above, must be considered a back number follow- ing his performances against the United States in the Davis Cup competition and Great Britain in the Eastbourne trial

RAY ROBINSON DEPARTS FOR ADELAIDE

NEW STAND FOR SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND

NO INTERFERENCE WITH HIEL

EXPERIENCES OF

PLAYERS

dney, July

Referring to the statement

38 JASLOT

When

it usually contest! the gap, and that

hough

s provided

by the hill,” he continues. "What a boon it is to the specta- Itors!

Now it would seem that the vit

gap is to be closed or, at the so narrowed that it will be of no value in ventilating the ground. And what about the light? Already this ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ has been considerably reduced by the later stands. Cricket is an out-

TRUST'S CAUTION

the chairman of the executive of N. MacCulloch of Kogarah ad-of-doors, not a hot-house, the New South Wales Cricket vises the trust to hasten slowly Association (Mr. R. A. Oxlade), in interfering in any way - with that the Sydney Cricket Trust the historic “hill”

ment The correspondent says Ray Robinson, the young New had entered into an

that Mr. Oxlade, who is a member- the ground is already so enclosed the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust, South Wales test batsman, who has with the Royal Agricultu

would that on warm days the conditions said last night that the trust would accepted a position in Adelaide and lety whereby the will be qualified to play for South secure portion of the Showground both on and off the playing field never interfere with the

emil Any Australia in the next Sheffield for the purpose of

a are apt to become uncomfortable, new grandstand in the outer ground Shield competition, left for Ade- stand for patrons of the outer while on sultry days, when there would be built on the site of the pre- larea at the Cricket Ground, Mr.is no breeze, they become oppressent public stand there, and though it would be much longer, it would not encroach on the hill, which in itself was a natural grandstand, but would have its greatest depth on the Showground area. It would not block the southerly that brought re- lief to Sydney crowds on hot days.

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The present public stand, being immediately behind the huge mem bers stand in the Showground, did not tend to block any wind.

In regard to the light and sha- dows, Mr. Oxlade pointed out that shadows would not fall on the fie from a stand in the eastern portim of the ground It was the practice of the trust to arrange for atras tronomical survey - when alteration were being made at the grom

and the question of light was alway kept in mind.

PLAYERS. XPERIENCE

Prominent cricketers ate that when the new members stand at the Cricket Ground was first used they were unsettled at times by

bring figures in the stand, respecially when they were batting, but they

The

accustomed to the conditions. giant stand has made a difference to wind conditions, serving to cut off a northerly breeze.

The effect has not been nearly great as that at the Melbourne ket Ground, where the great stan that almost encircle the ground have caused the centre of the arena freach an oven-like state on the hot- days, and have prevented any ept ong winds from

ctions blowing across the When the English team

ing on the Melbourne, ground- day last season, it was thought the visiting captain (GO. Allen) had erred in bowling his Farnes, into a light breez lot with it. mentioned

Why, there

to him,

no

out there.

MISS HIDES RECORD CRICKET SCORE

London, July

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