THE M.C.C. TEAM.

Dunstan Times, Issue 3146, 4 December 1922, Page 7

THE M.C.C. TEAM.

Mr H. 1). Swan, manager of the English cricketers, in an. interview at Fremantle, gave a thumbnail picture of the capabilities of the various members, all of whom, with the exception of the veteran MacLaren, will bo new to Australian cricket. A, P. F. Chapman, aged 22 years, a brilliant stylish left-hander, and one of the world’s six best fieldsman; a good slow bowler. W. Tyldesley, a bowler with great possibilities under Australian conditions; fair bat, good fieldsman. C. H. Gibson, aged 24 years, excellent medium-paced bowler. C. H. Titclimarsh, first-class bat, forceful style. C. Hartley, aged 45 years, righthand slow bowler; depends mainly on length; a good hat. A. C. Wilkinson, dashing bat, callable of making tall scores in a. short time.

\V. W. Hill-Wood, right-hand batsman and bowler; sound defence; ugly style, difficult wicket to take. G. L. Wilson, young amateur, sound bat, grand fieldsman. p. S. S. Calthorpe, best all-round cricketer in the team. A. K. Brand, aged 20 years, attractive right-hand bat, useful mediumpaced bowler. A. P. Freeman, aged GO years, best googly bowler in England; took 200 wickets this year; crack fieldsman. J. E. Mac Lean, aged 24 years, wicketkeeper, powerful, hard-hitting batsman.

T. C. Lowric, another brilliant hitter, second-wicketkeeper. He is a New Zealander .by birth. Mr A. C. MacLarcn said the mainstay of the team were seven University Pines, whose youthful ability was unquestionable, He looked to them to provide good games, with high scoring. Despite criticism to tjhe contrariy, tho team was strong in bowling. He regarded Clem Gibson as England’s best trundler, and the best batsmen of Australia, would have to play hard to earn their runs. He would be satisfied with the tour if it brought on one or two of the young amateurs sufficiently to warrant their inclusion in an English eleven. The team possessed no stone-wallers, and were keen to play free, enterprising cricket. Ho hoped to heat at least one State eleven, and even extend such high-class cricketers as New South Wales possessed.

it is 20 years since Mr MacLaren visited Australia, the scene of many of his greatest cricketing triumphs.