PRAISE FOR WARD.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 3, 5 January 1937, Page 8

PRAISE FOR WARD.

INVALUABLE INNINGS. RIGG BATS GRANDLY. (Received 12 noon.) SYDNEY, this day. Commenting on the third cricket Test, at Melbourne, in the "Sydney Morning- Herald," C. G. Macartney states:— "Australia's favourable position is now pronounced, and there is little England can hope for. "The batting of Ward helped Australia considerably, and his innings must not be judged on runs alone. Its value to the side was the time which it saved for the regular batsmen, who would otherwise have been forced to take an awkward period when Voce was bowling with much hostility. "Rigg batted grandly and justified his inclusion in the team. The Australian batting generally was cautious, and rightly so, until Bradman arrived. "When Bradman came in the situation was m:tde for him and after settlinir down he lay about him with definite purpose. Bradman yesterday more closely resembled the Bradman of old. being more vivacious and faster in footwork and stroke-making. "Fingleton played his customary tactical game and acted as a grand foil for Bradman. . "The wet ball periods were unkind to the English bowlers, but they stuck manfully to their task. The manner in which Voce maintained his pace and length, on a wicket containing no fire, was amazing. He was unlucky in narrowly missing the stumps several times after beating the batsmen. "Another admirable feature was the superb fielding of the Englishmen. There was hardly an error of any deseription except a bad miss of Ward in the slips by Sims."