Publication: Melbourne Herald
Date: 16 March 1929
melbun march 16 deer sir wel i was down at the crickit ground agen yestidy avin a look at the statchery now and then i seen sum of em move an it was very inter- estin if the orstrailans is goin to win this match why dont thay git it over an dun with an put thurty thousan peepil out of ther aginy wot this match is developin into is shear croolty to crickit fans ime a active man meself an i ave led a strenyus life an ere i been doin nuthink for a ole week but sit down an put on wate i rekin i must ave gained arf a stone since larst friday weak an i want to apologise to mr jardeen for wot i sed about is slow skorin the uther day compared with sum uthers i cud menshin mr jardeen is a wirlin urrican ime orful sorry to ave to say it but i rekin the noospapers is responsible for this slow skorin its these ere press fotcrafers the crickiters as got so used to avin there foters tuk so often thay are alwiz posin for em in case sum wun mite want to taik a snap anny way i no now why thay call them test matches so far as i can see the public is goin to win this test but if it lasts till the public pashens is wore out and thay stop goin to the ground then it will count as a win for the crickiters this letter mite seam to you sorter grumlin an grouchy but mine you i aint chukin orf at yure crickit down ere it as its brite spots and is orl rite as far as it goes wen it does go but you gotter remember this is the second saterdy i ave mis- sed the match up at gunns gully an wen i think of em up there this afternoon tarin orl over the lanscape turnin ansprings over logs an nocken sixers into the skrub every to (2) minits you cant blaim a man for gittin omesick for a bit of ackshin besides thay got a noo umpire in my place an that mite meen them losing a match owever ime goin down to the match today an if i see anything movin i will wire you urgint i will rite you a sumry of me ideers an final opinyuns on mundy and then me for ome an a bit of reel excitement watchin me spuds growin praps ime gittin to old for crikit crikit is a yung mans gaim af- ter all an the orstrailans is wise to put these colts in the teem thay is then abel to play out a match before ole age overcums em and ther jints begin to creek well ime hoppin for the best today altho the wether looks dull hoppin you are the saim yures truly BEN BOWYANG p.s. from the ground kipax is ran out that just shows you the dan- ger of movin in this gaim