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team is solected: as much depends upon the way the men are led,

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larity and development of cricket can hardly be doubted.

The county grounde have buzzed with new l.b.w, discussions and dia-

The Somerset captain the other Reusions all the week, but actually the matter is still in its infancy, day was so scared of something Umpires have told me that they which did not exist that he feared find no difficulty in deciding to declare the Innings closed until whether a breaking or swinging only an hour and three-quarters ball would hit the wicket, but no remained for play, by which time games have yet been seen on sticky Surrey had been sot 244 to win. pitches with bowling turning to He had done his best to carry the an extreme extent. And batsmen Kame into a cul-de-sac; and when have not yet had sufficient time to an unexpected chance of victory acttle to new conditions. The law preacated itself, he threw it away reads that a player can only be out by keeping on his best bowler, if he stops the ball with some part that onergetic man had lost his 'fast, with a tiring action, until of his person which is between vim, although there had been wicket and wicket," and it is

possible that with perseverance plenty of time to rest him, bring the determined pad player will con him back, and still win the match. Similar instances of short sight trive to get so far across the wicket to the breaking ball that will assuredly increase and multi- his legs will be outside the off. Ply a hundred-fold before the sea- stump. Thus he could evade the law. Time must tell. But what- ever effects the new rule may have. more enterprising batting does not promise to be one of them.

son ends.

M. C. C. ATTACKED.

AT DINNER

SIR ABE BAILEY CRITICISES

The M.C.C., the governing body of cricket, was criticised by Sir Abc Bailey, the South African mining millionaire, in a speech at

AN UNDOUBTED EVIL That the practice of stepping in front of the wicket to nearly every ball has grown to be an evil is certain. It has killed some of the finest strokes of cricket. But laws, however strict, seldom re- form the habitual criminal: A change from petrification to acti vity in batsmanship, from exng- gerated caution to reasonable en- terprise, can only come through the proper education of young players. Teach them that it still possible to hit a ball in front of the wicket and that the more strokes they develop the better their batting, and brightness, will result. Teach them that it is a sin

"There is too much interference In any circumstance to lift the ball in cricket," said Sir Abe. "It is in the air and that a swinging too professionallaed. The

old forcing stroke is folly, and they amateur spirit is lacking, and there will become very dull dogs, new is no leadership or policy. Is the rules or no new rules,

M.C.C. or the Board of Control the The next move is with the dictator? That question is often coaches and with those who up-asked." point them.

A

dinder given to the South African cricketers by the Surrey County Cricket Club.

After giving some amusing re-

If it is too early yet to make a miniscences of his own perform- definite decision upon the 1.b.w. itances at the game na a young man is also too early to judge with in South Africa, Sir Abe went on. conviction the form of the counties. to say: Lancashire's failure at Lord's "When I saw what I thought was does not necessarily mean that they an unfortunate statement by Mr. are doomed to a season of failure; Jack Hobbe, that the South African neither does the виссева of team should only be allotted three Middlesex set their course straight Test matches, because South Africa for the championship. The South had not won a Test match in Eng- Africans, too, are only at the ap-land, I began to fear there would prenticeship stage of their season, be no more Oxford and Cambridge but there have been plenty of op Boat Races, as Oxford had not portunities for them to show that won for many years, and horse there is the right stuff in them, racing would be curtailed because batting, bowling, fielding, wicket- the Aga Khan was unbeatable on keeping. Those who expected to the English racecourse." see them go in to bat laughing heartily and to try to lift-every

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ed. But the South Africans are cricketera, not comedians. They play cricket because they like it, not to provide hectic entertainment for people who do not understand its first principles. On the occa- Bions that I have seen them their best batsmen showed many strokes, and most of them met the ball hard, even' when defending. Their footwork is worth watching. They realise that feet can be used to go out to the bowling as well as to go back to it, a little point often forgotten by our own batsmen. But the South Africans know how i to put the shutter up when the use of it is good polley.

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The South Africans have not in

the past enjoyed In Test matches.

an advantage that has long belong-

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