NEW ZEALAND TEAM
A -correspondent (L. D. Austin) writes:—"So many protests have been made regarding the. non-inclusion in New Zealand's representative cricket team of certain well-known players that the authorities must now be iu\\y aware ,of .public dissatisfaction. There, is one point, however, which has not received sufficient emphasis. Our cricketers are shortly to embark on a tour that will involve a most strenuous experience; they are to play two matches per week practically without break for ■ over four months. " That means they will be on the cricket field almost daily during a period of eighteen weeks, and yet only one wicket-keeper is being taken! This seems to invite disaster. Blandford should on no account be1 omitted if the team is not to be severely handicapped.
"May I inquire why the team is limited to 14 players? Our fellows are not accustomed to such strenuous cricket, and a greater margin should be allowed for casualties. I should strongly urge the inclusion of Blandford, Galliqhan, Parsloe, and Blundell. We would then be able to place a team in the field which, whatever the prevailing conditions, must present . a worthy opposition to any British side."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 55, 6 March 1937, Page 23
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193NEW ZEALAND TEAM Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 55, 6 March 1937, Page 23
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