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MCC GIVE SLOW PLAY THE STICK
By ROY MCKELVIE -
The slow death of County cricket. What is the cause; the game itself or the negative approach of the men who play it?
This was the problem facing the MCC special committee who made their recommendations the other week. They appear to lay blame on the players, particularly counly captains.
Some of their proposals are drastic.
At least two-restriction of the number of on-side fielders, and an allowance of only 85 overs for cach side's first innings-appear to cut across the rights of county captains, and, indeed, break the very spirit of cricket.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1957,
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de. Cricket is adventurous since the first 65 overs should the cover drive, the most aport, and, within the laws, the be bowled by five-o'clock. Hightful stroke in the game." players have certain freedoms. And runs being important,
Stuart Surridge, who led batsmen might adopt Even Mr H. S. Altham, chair-aggressive attitude, and 85 Surrey
to the championship man of this special commillee, overs should produce at
times, least Ave
comments: "With cails the proposala "A drastic 250 runs.
bowlers like Jim Laker and Eric tradi- breakaway from cricket
received But, says Bill Edrich, captain Bedser 1 have tion."
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But something of the decline in interest in post-war county cricket is undoubtedly due to negative approach by counties and their caplains. Without their co-operation, even these revolutionary recommen- dations cannot rexiore the game,
Each of the two main pro- posals can be criticised. They may even lead to abusty in other directions; but, linked to- gether, and supported by the
to
umpires, who are enjoined stop time-wasting, they cart have a salutary effect,
BORING
LEG STUMP
Cricket has suffered from And bowlera time-wasting by ceptains, who delay or fre- quently
their Acid change The post-war line of attack | placings. has moved to the leg stump, or Just outside It, with the leg-side
Over the past two years, the fleld packest, to the
number of occasions on which detriment
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more overs have been of good batsmanship.
The
an hour has de- altractlye, most
the bowled in
Umpires are enjoined casist, and the larger number creased,
even to
Lake
of stroltes are off-side ones, for to stop time-wasting. which the batsman has freedom asking a
bowler off.
of arms and wrists.
The committee restrict the leg-side field because they feel, Singe the war, gates have de- and I agree with them, that clined especially on those half-is better to risk a packed off holidays, Wednesdays and Satur-side field and negative bowling days, on which county matches outside the off-stump than
the leg side. begin.
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Again, I is up to the county captains to stop a négative off- side attack.
Says Sir Len Hutton: committee
might have
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MARCH 20 DECISION
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The recommendation is thai there proposals be given a triul during the approaching county cricket season. They can be pui into effect only if necepied by the County Cricket Advisory Committed on March 20,
The MCC have not ye made any observations. They adopt fatherly attitude until the
them. bounties have had time to digest
"The sug-
County caplains have tended to spar for a position ot strength on the opening day, to make
first-innings of sure points, Fewer runs have bren scored thun in the freer altio Rested reverting to the old
rule rather than miting the on-alde Reld - In other words, going back to where we started 1. Good weather, spectators going wrong. could be certain of seeing both "That would have encouraged Arst day, batsmen to make more use of Su bating on the
sphere on the third day.
Under the new plan, and
a
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interest
A knock-out competition muggested to simulate in county cricket,
Because the fixtures for 1958 are already framed, it could not
place tako
until the 1959 ROBOTI, and it would be com- plicated to work.
To avoid drawn games, the suggestion is that cach Innings be limited to 54 overs over two days, the third day being served in case of rain,
To me it does not sound like cricket, but rather like the game played in the evening when the day's cricket has ended early.
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WIN OVER WALES TODAY
By DUGAL SMITH
This is undoubtedly England's year in Rugby.
So much so, in fact, that the last glimmer of excite- ment in an interesting season will be in the Calcutta Cup
| match against Scotland on March 16the match upon
which hinge their hopes of an outright win.
Unbeaten England are now three games up and only one to play in the five-nation championship. They are followed by Ireland and Scotland, both with four points, and Wales and France, still to win a game.
The
remaining matches; | winger Ken Jones, wing forward Wales v. frelong on March 9; B. Sparks, prop C. C. Meredith, England v. Scotland on March
France V, 10, and
Wales on Centre Gordon Wells will play March 23.
on the left wing.
On
England's present solid perform, the result of the Ireland- I Wales match today can hardly affect the championship result,
But it should be a worthwhile game to watch after Ireland's spectacular defeat of Scotland on February 23 and Wales's experiment telling their team: "All change."
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