R. A. Young (1885-1968) played for Cambridge University, Sussex and England, taught mathematics as well as cricket at Eton for 30 years, and was one of the few players to wear spectacles, "the thickest conceivable." His sole appearances in Tests were with the MCC in Australia 1907/08. So radical were his theories that one suggestion he made in A Time of Experiment was that captains should have the right to pour a hundred gallons of water on any part of the pitch. However, his letter to Altham is an important one concerning the bodyline controversy. He says: "I remember we much enjoyed your spirited article in the 'Observer' pointing out a good many occasions when English players might have complained of the danger of Australian bowling ..." Referring to his own rather bitter experiences, he mentions how "Macdonald in 1921 at Brighton bowled 14 successive balls at me none of which were lower than my shoulders ... Colter in the first Test at Sydney in 1907, having had his first ball (an attempt at a yorker) sent for 4, made the next 2 or 3 balls get up straight over my head from a good length." He recalls being "barracked" at Adelaide because the umpire's decisions were given in his favour, and at Sydney simply because he wore glasses. "Twice I had been robbed of a wicket, when the Australian had walked out knowing he was out, but was brought back by the umpire or by Armstrong ... So I have no love for the Australian cricketer or spectator as a sportsman. The whole trouble is due to the fact that the Australian spectator is no sportsman & has no idea of decency or manners; and the A.B.C. had to make an attempt to justify the spectators' treatment of the English XI." He goes on to protest about the new LBW law, and argue that his suggestion of a "no man's land" is preferable. The letter ends: "Now Harry let us see your miserable pen put this on paper as only you can."