AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS IN ENGLAND
JTOR the cricket-lovers of England—and their numbers are legion —the visit of the 1948 Australian team, led by the incomparable Bradman, stands out. as the greatest sporting highlight of the postwar period. Indeed, it is likely that no fixtures, not even the holding of the Olympic flames at Wembley, will rouse the enthusiasm of the average Englishman so strongly as the return of “The Don” with his new team. The reports of the Australians’ arrival and of the first game against Worcester are indicative of the hearty welcome accorded the tourists. The centuries by Bradman and Morris were generously acclaimed, and no one will begrudge the English critics their modicum of “crowing” over the fact that the home side batsmen presented a stubborn front to the visitors’ test bowlers. Whether or not the optimistic note concerning All-England’s chances in the major games is proved to have been justified, the English people will enjoy this season of big cricket. It is a case of “happy days are here again” after a war of devastation and a peace-time austerity living which cannot have helped to build up the national stamina. This should be a tonic tour.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22626, 1 May 1948, Page 4
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198AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS IN ENGLAND Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22626, 1 May 1948, Page 4
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