Cricket

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 110, 11 May 1935, Page 22

Cricket

By uR«t Oat."

SOUTH AFRICAN TEAM

MAKING AN IMPRESSION

STRONG ALL-ROUND SIDE

In the first three official matches of their English tour the South African cricketers have been a remarkably" good showing, a special feature of their performances having been the success of their new men, "Cricket to these boys is a game,"' remarked one of the party upon the team's arrival in England. Yet, it is stated, these South Africans are very keen to win one of the Test-matches. They have, hopes of ending their run of defeats and thus setting up a record. . !

"We have "a strong all-round team," said the captain, H. F. Wade. "I do not name any batsman-, above the rest of us, nor, any bowler, although the: new lbw rule is bound to help sopie of them, arid will probably be of particular help to Bell, with his mediumpaced in-swirigers. No, we have no curiosity among our bowlers"—he was thinking of Fleetwood-Smith, the Australian, leftrhand godgly - bpwler-;-"but plenty of "them 'can, spin a ball. Four are' leg-bfeali "bowlers. Nore is definitely fast,, although .Crisp is about equal in, pace; to Wall,/ of : •the Australians. ~ jie--will-f'emmdj olfi;flayers' p'f .Vincent is our bhjy lehhan^er."*'.«. r^j.VA'r/'r-vt;"-'--',''-"-"■•'■•■' .'' [ :In ; the three;inatches 'played to date the .team Hm' i;e'veal?d; ; "sprnfe:, of its istren^tb,'yand;:it* ; lsV^^d^Qs!'.'.*th^. right way tp being' regarded as "a idahger tP England , iq.' tKeVltests., The" tour; too, should, serVe to put, them into excellent trim for, Jhe' matches, >with' Australia, when they returnTto 'South Africa. ■..:.