THE BOUNCE OF THE BALL
Two of the Auckland members of tho New Zealand touring team which recently returned from Australia are of the opinion that one of the main reasons for the team's mediocre show* ing was the inability of the tourists to get to the ball as quickly as their opponents. Being used to soft grounds where the ball comes through at a fairly low consistent height, .the New Zealanders were1 lost on the harder Australian surfaces. When waiting for a ball to land so as to breast it or tako it on the run, the Dominion players were left standing by the high and erratic bounce. The Australians did not wait.for the ball to land, but pounced on it as soon as possible. The New Zealanders gradually adapted themselves to these tactics and their play improved correspondingly.
The defeat of the touring side in the last match against a metropolitan Sydney team by seven goals to two is attributed to the fact that the Dominion players were exhausted after their strenuous tour. Many of the players were not in a fit state to take the field.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 19, 22 July 1933, Page 20
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189THE BOUNCE OF THE BALL Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 19, 22 July 1933, Page 20
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