THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.
ENGLISH CRITICISM. BATTING STRONG, BOWLING "WEAK. (Received S a.m.) LONDON, February 18. The 'Times" regrets Clem. Hill's absence from the Australian eleven, but says that the inclusion of Ransford and Bardsley is some compensation. The batting is exceptionally strong, but the. bowling is weak. Noble will make an admirable captain. . "Sporting Life," considers the bowling doubtful. A. O. Jones, who captained the English team which visited Australia last season, writing in the "Daily Mail," is greatly disappointed at the choice of the remaining six. It is, he says, strange that the other selectors have gone against Hill's superior judgment. Perhaps the fact that McAlister is on the Selection Committee had something to do with his selection. The batting is strong, but the bowling is weak. The redeeming feature of the side is its fielding. MELBOURNE, February 18. The Board of Cricket Control has decided to select Hopkins as fifteenth man for the team to tour England. Noble has been appointed captain.
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Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 43, 19 February 1909, Page 5
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THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.
Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 43, 19 February 1909, Page 5
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