King Willow Spring, and warmth, and my membership card for
the Oval, arrived together one day last week. By the time you read this I will be in America, and by the time I return from a short visit cricket will be here again. This year for I think the first time we are to have two touring sides, New Zealand and South Africa. There is much to be said for this system anyway, and all the more because it brought nearer the next West Indian tour. I love cricket even though I played it in- differently, even though 1 went to a school which only played cricket because the ground was too hard to play rugger. My only fear for the coming season is that politics and political demonstra- tions may mar it. AlreadY in the Davis Cup the Russians are seeking to impose ideological barriers. The visit of the South Africans will bring out the long-haired meddlers. Rot them. say 1. Politics have no place in sport in this country.
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