AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

Evening Star, Issue 20635, 7 November 1930, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

A WARM WELCOME ENGLAND'S SO-CALLED STICKY WICKETS SYDNEY, November 6. The New South Wales and Queensland members of the Australian cricket team arrived on board the Oronsay today. They were warmly welcomed and complimented on returning with the ushes« Hornibrook said that the so-called sticky wickets in England were not nearly so treacherous ns sticky wickets in Australia, lie found it most difficult to get the ball to spin very much on dead English wickets. Kippax said ho found the English wickets strange for a time, and decided to alter his back play, eliminating the late cut altogether, which enabled him to do as well as he did. Oldfield said it was the most enjoyable, as well as the most successful, tour in which he has participated. BRADMAN'S RECEPTION NEWSPAPER COMMENT. LONDON, November 6. The ‘ Daily Express,’ referring to messages from Australia about Bradman’s enthusiastic reception, says: “It is a pity to'see Bradman treated as though ho alone won the ashes. The English people will not forget that there were always ten others on the side which bent us soundly.’’