1938-05-25 — Page 19

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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 25, 1938.

AUSTRALIANS White's Spinners Should Reap Rich Harvest Of Wickets

Fingleton And Hassett

Well Will Do

Sydney.

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England there is much speculation as to how batting array is imposing. Fingle- the Australians will fare under the conditions to be ton, Brown, Bradman, McCabe, say experienced in the Old Country. Although many Badcock then Chipperfield, Waite or here are of the opinion that the team could well do White, Barnett, according to

cumstances.

with Grimmett and Oldfield in its ranks to achieve

the best possible results. I consider that the team Waite's place should rain will go from success to success.

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Tokyo, To-day.

The muncipal council here yes- terday unanimously voted 23 mil- lion Yen for the Olympic Games of 1940.

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The work will begin in October and will be completed before 1940.

Trans-Ocean.

In the last Test series, played in cir- Australia, England's great reliance was on her fast bowlers, Allen, Voce and Farnes, but I do not antici- slower in pate their success on the

wickets in England.

For instance. White could take

be the offing. Certainly our young batsmen will have to alter Australian tactics and watch

their

the

SIMS AND GODDARD Sims and Goddard appear as our greatest obstacles, but we hold an advantage as our batsmen are considerably fas ter-food than the Englishmen and, therefore, can cope with this type of bowling more effec- tively. I shall be tremendously surprised This is, in my opinion, a powerful batting array, three fine spin only on the tour as a whole, but in bowlers, a left-hand spin bowler, and a young and brilliant fielding we have the team to hold the Ashes if our team fails to do extremely combination. I discount to a great extent fast and medium bowling, so hard won by us in the 1936-37 well, also if it does not meet with as on the slower wickets it is not so dangerous or effective as in Aus-series here; but cricket is a most tralia. But the main essentials for our success are there.

A GLANCE AT ITS PERSONNEL AND POSSIBILITIES UN-ball more closely, but the majority DER THE CONDITIONS TO BE FACED, SHOULD CONVINCE have the ability to do this.

THE ALL OF ITS POTENTIAL WORTH, AND I PERCEIVE BRADMAN TOUCH IN MANY SELECTIONS. OUR TEAM IS ADMIRABLY EQUIPPED FOR ENGLISH CONDITIONS.

Look at our batting strength: McCabe, Fingleton,

Bradman,

Brown, Badcock, 'Barnes, Hassett, Chipperfield and Waite. Also, Barnett and Walker are by no means "rabbits." Led by O'Reilly!

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ASHES SHOULD BE RETAINED Thus we appear a most power- ful force and assured of success not

It appears the Test series.

that

Australia

uncertain game, and should not be too confident.

Weather conditions have a lot to of do with the winning or losing Test matches, particularly in Eng- land, and another factor is that

success in the Test series, but per- the hours of play have been shorten-haps our prospects depend to ed in these fixtures on the coming large degree on the form of that

the

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THE BRADMAN HABIT # hand in good fortune that goes

He has acquired a habit of win- which hand with cricket will decide the ning Tests off his own bat, but we for on issue in the Tests that are

com-cannot expect this to go on....

jever. As captain of Australia over- seas for the first time, Bradman is bound to make a big effort to bring back the Ashes, so many three-figur--

the

BRADMAN'S GENIUS We must not readily forget that -England-came within an ace of de- feating us by a comfortable mar- gin here in the last series, and it was only Bradman's genius eventually turned the scales in our favour.

ed scores, some running into that

second and third century, are like- ly.

our spin attack is second to none. and Chipperfield leading in this direc-tour. More than one draw seems genius of the bat, Don Bradman. Fleetwood-Smith and. Ward both tion-we should obtain wonderful re-assured, and it may be that being fine exponents and suited sults.

EIGHT NEWCOMERS by the English conditions.

There is only one factor Probably our greatest asset

may have a considerable effect this department is, however, White, who should reap a rich harvest of our team's performances, and that pleted.

is acclimatisation of our new players. wickets on the tour. On pitches We have eight players, half the lending themselves to spin, he

team, who will be making their turns the ball venomously. Should

first tour of England (Fingleton, we strike a wet summer we need

White, Badcock, Hassett, Barnes, have no fears, with this bowler at

Waite, McCormick and Ward), and our command, as he will prove even it is quite on the cards that a num- A most powerful batting array England should however, take a more effective than Verity or any ber of the batsmen mentioned will can be fielded against us in the Test leaf out of Australia's book and pin other bowlers in England.

take some time to master the chang-matches, perhaps even more power-her faith in youth in the big mat- McCormick and Waite will be

ed conditions.

ful than ours, but I think we will ches, in which event I consider her most useful, and while the former The new bowlers will be admir-have a definite advantage in the chances of success will be consider- will provide the shock attack for ably suited, but it is entirely dif-bowling sphere, our spin bowlers, ably improved. an over or so, I expect the latter

with O'Reilly as the spearhead, The outlook for bright cricket, to be our real stock bowler, and

BADCOCK'S SHORT COMING being far more powerful than any-and exciting matches, is decidedly he should, with his late swing and

the promising, and Lanticipate many a For instance, it has been freely thing England can put into nip from the wicket, be fairly suc-

surprise ere the tour is over. predicted by many that Badcock, one field. cessful.

ferent for a batsman.

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of our finest batsmen, will be failure in England owing to

SPIN THAT COUNTS But I am not relying too much on this type of attack for our suc- tendency to play at the pitch cess generally in this sphere, as it the ball. is spin, plus more spin, that counts

Certainly this

his of

would lead to

in England. We have only to look his dismissal on many occasions on

at the success achieved by our spin the more "turnable” pitches in Eng-

bowlers on previous tours convinced of this fact.

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beland, but with a little study and this practice it is possible that

The latest example in this regard young batsman can alter his bat- was in 1984 when O'Reilly, Fleet-ting technique to suit the condi- wood-Smith and Grimmett each took tions. over 100 wickets on the English pitches, and the latter has done so on his every tour of England.

LAST LEFT-HANDER

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BARNES UNCERTAIN We shall see, but I have doubt as to Fingleton's success, his whole game being moulded back-play and careful watching of

on

The last left-hand spin bowler to the turn of the ball. Hassett should] visit England. with our team was Hornibrook, and he, although not bow-also do well, being a

particularly

ling in his top form, secured 120 wic-fine back-foot player, but Barnes is kets. What fronmonger would have not so- certain. His keenness and done at "home" can only be imagined, youthful enthusiasm should, how- but I consider he would have taken in

ever, enable him to master condi the vicinity of 200 wickets.

We are, as you can see, most admir- tions and develop his on-side play. ably equipped in spin bowling on this In any event, for a Test we only occasion, and with such a young and require one out of Badcock, Hassett brilliant fielding combination to lend adequate support-Fingleton, Bradman and Barnes to be in form and our

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