The Archive · 1938

Eight Ball Over Is Accepted

London, Feb, 22.

The recommendations of the il commission, appointed by the investigate problems. con fronting the counties, and published fon December 12, were considered at meeting today of the County Advisory Cricket Committee, Phe Proposal on the number of Arst-class counties was rejected by the Commitice, which recommended that the eight-ball over be given a ial in the first-class cricket Yor 109, The Committee decided not to accept the scheme for a £20,000 fund for distressed counties, and rejected the proposal for the qualification of cricketers, Tt was also decided at the meeting 3 to ask the counties not to over-prepare. the grounds, while the recom= mendation for the scoring of n championship matches was aceo}

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