BIG CRICKET

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 62, 28 February 1929, Page 5

BIG CRICKET

AUSTRALIA’S SEARCH FOR YOUTH ENGLISH CRITICS' ADMIRATION PREDICTION FOR 1930. I Uni tad Press Association—By CableCopyright.) I Australian and N.Z. Press Association.! (Received 28, lO.fe a.m.) London, Feb. 27. All cricket critics admire Australia's search for youths and predict that in 1930 the visitors will be a young, hard-striving and enthusiastic band. The “Evening Standard” says; “There has been a time when England would be seriously disturbed by a break in the partnership' of Hobbs and Sutcliffe but the wealth qf batting now does not allow this to perturb us. If Jardine is asked to open with Hobbs that arrangement may disturb the middle batting. Our bonding cannot be improved, [Australia’s fifth test team will be found on page B.] UMPIRES FOR FIFTH TEST. I Australian and N.Z Praia Association. 1 (Received 28. 11.5 a.m.) Melbourne, Feb. 28. The umpires for the fifth test will be G. Hele (South Australia) and A. Jones (New South Wales), the latter replacing D. Elder. SHEFFIELD SHIELD. (Australian and N.Z. Piess Association.) (Received 28. 10.15 a.m.) Sydney, Feb. 28. The Sheffield Shield match, NewSouth Wales versus South Australia, commences to-morrow instead of Saturday, to afford players also engaged in the fifth test an opportunity of arriving at Melbourne prior to the start of the test.