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CRICKET CHAMPIONS Their batting, it is true is not COMPANY REPORT.

WHO WILL CHALLENGE YORKSHIRE IN 19327

PROMISE OF NOTTS,

likely to extend as far down as it should, but steady bowling and fielding that is almost Australian in its clever co-operation with the attack will mark their outcricket as of old.

Gloucestershire were runners-up at a respectful distance, last sum It never is to the good in a sport-mer, and as long as Parker keeps. ing competition for one side to his skill and Hammond is in the side they never, can fall very low establish anything like a monopoly, in the championship. Their attack, end that is what, at first sight, however, is better buited to wet Yorkshire threatened to do once wickets than dry oues, and, there- more when they won the County fore, to predict Gloucestershire as Cricket, Championship last summer.winners is to be needlessly pessi- Thair success for four consecutive mistic as regards our enjoyment of years, from 1822 until 1925, warned the seasc

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us that when once they get to the Nottinghamshire should be a bet top they take a great deal of ter-equipped team for all types of shifting.

wickets. Larwood, Foce and the will be allocated na follows: Moreover, Yorkshire's, triumpbin brothers Staples form perhaps a 1031 was the work of the survivors better bowling combination than Pay & dividend of 10 per of a calibre pot of the bid brigade plus young men, any other county team can produce, to be matched and a young all-rounder, Harris, every,serson, like Bowes and may be expected to add to its Verity. Fortunately, however, there strength as he gaina în experience, aro counties whose resources appear It is incertain to, what extent, if not noticeably less promising, and indeed at all, George Gang will be-Transfer to reserve fund... 10,000.00 Yorkshire themselves have their called upon. His lens would be a misfortunes, so that though, they grievous one.

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prospect of openness about the com-way, one of cricket's entertainers. And carry forward to next petition in 1932.

A good test of a batsmen 19 his There seems to be some doubt still attractiveness when scoring slowly, as to how the Yorkshire captaincy and so perfect is Gunale technique will be filled; but if, as has been that to a true cricketer henover suggested it becomes anything like culd be dall,

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When F. E. Greenwood is away have obtruded themelves Keaton, with whose prospects I shall denl the batting also will lose much in with more opportunities, accom later in greater detail, none are attractiveness and dependability in plished most in 1931, but two others more happily placed than Sussex. the middle of the order, and this with the right, blood in their veins, They probably are the youngest loss will not be all. Rhodes has the sons of Gund and Hardstaff, side in the competition, and no one been allowed into retirement by Blowed at various times their seeing them in the field would think Robinson and Oldroyd crickets ability, to carry on the family tra otherwise, Bussex finishod fourth overy one of their inches, and both ditione Albogether Nottingham last season, and they might justly the personification of that grit and hire, with A W. Carr again as have been higher if rain, had not determination for which their captam, have an good prospects prevented this fishing tf several county is damed, Robinson's all the championship 44 any ide.games that had gone all in their round abilition will be mined no

Shoot Author of Their Bowling.

the flavour. loss than Oldroyd's often, exaspera- ting, but nevertheless extremel valuable, imitations of Woodfull.

Hi As long as Freeman is Freeman Only Leicestershire and Surrey Keat cannot help doing well, but in 1981 anished Tewar games than also it may be doubted whether, Lancashire who since have dis until he is given better support at Terribly Hard to Best

pensed with the worries of Richard the other end, they can assume, Tyldesley, with Macdonald the very quite that extra effectiveness that It may, in addition, be question substantial sheet-anchor of their would enable an enterprising cap ed whether Sutcliffe, grest player bowling for years. Lanoushere are fain like A. P. F. Chapman to that he je can again enjoy, such faced with the serious business of bead them to victory. success as was his last summer restocking their attack, and it may Surrey, with the regular pro when his aggregate for Torkahiro be a year or two before they are sence of D. R. Jardine and F. R. alone was over 9,000 and his aver able to challenge the leaders very Brown, have better reason for aze 97. Indeed, for the bakes seriously. Macdonald has been a optimisin than for several seasons, Hagland in Australia next winter, great fotce, but it is no good look- und Middlesex have so much talent de wall as hij county's opponents ing again to him. He is over 10, that it, things go right at the bo- this one is to be hoped hand so hat, exceeded by nearly tomgimildg of the season they might will be a little mure -mcuorale --- yearn the average life of its fast

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