Emburey ousts Miller
NZPA-Reuter London England has named the Middlesex off-spinner, John Emburey, in the squad of 12 from which the team to play New Zealand in the final cricket test starting on Thursday night (N.Z. time) will be chosen. It will be his first test match.
Emburey, aged 26, replaces the out-of-form Geoff Miller. He will be playing on his home ground, Lord’s.
The squad is otherwise unchanged from that which beat New Zealand at Nottingham by an innings earlier this month to take a winning 2-0 lead in the series, series.
The squad is: J. M. Brearley (captain), G. Boycott, G. Gooch, C. Radley, D. Gower, I. Botham, R. Taylor, P. Edmonds, J. Emburey, R. Willis, R. Hendrick, J. Lever.
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Press, 22 August 1978, Page 28
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