HOBBS PESSIMISTIC.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 August 1930, Page 7

HOBBS PESSIMISTIC.

OVER RETURN OF ASHES Received Monday, 7 p.m. LONDON, Aug. 24. The Daily Herald publishes an interview with Hobbs in which he says that ■he does not see aay chance of England leeaptaring the ashes in the next series of tests. "We are faced with a tremendous task. England wants new blood and young blood but I cannot see where it is coming from. There is a dearth of bowlers of all kinds in England while Australia has quite a number of promising youngsters. We have nobody equal to them. [ can see only seven certainties for the next visit to Australia. These are Sutcliffe, Hammond, Leyland, Duleepsinhji, Duckworth, Wyatt and Peebles.

TEST AVERAGES,

AUSTRALIA.—BATTING,

Gocfdard, 2 for 49; Nichols, 2 for 33; White, 3 for 166; Wyatt, I for 58; only bowled in one mutch ;also A 'Beckett, of. Australia, 1 for 68.

tfi bfl .5 's ot out . score Cy o o fco cd s ■fc Bradman . .. 7 0 334 974 139.14 Woodfull .. 7 1 155 345 57.50 Ponsford . .. 6 0 110 330 55 Kippax .. .. 7 I S3 329 54.S3 Fairfax . .. 5 2 51* 150 50 Jackson . .. 2 0 73 74 37 McCabe .. .. 7 1 54 210 35 Oldfield .. .. 6 1 43* 96 19.2 Richardson . ' G 0 37 98 16.3 Grimmett .. 5 0 50 SO 16 * Signifies Sutcliffe . not out. England. .. 7 2 101 430 87.20 Dulecpsinhj . 7 0 173 416 59.4 Chapman . .. G 0 121 259 43.1 Robins .. . . 4 2 50 70 35 Hammond .. 9 0 113 306 34 Hendren . .. 4 0 72 134 33.5 Hobbs 1 .. .. 9 0 78 301 33.44 Leyland . .. 5 1 44 103 25.7 Tate . .. . . S 0 54 158 19.7 Larwood . .. 5 1 19 63 15.7 Woolley .. .. 3 0 41 46 15.3 Duckworth . . 8 2 33 87 14.5 Bowling —Australia. i Runs Wkts. Av ’go. McCabe . 221 8 . 27.62 Fairfax . . . . 335 12 27.9 Orimmctt 925 29 31.89 Hornibrook • . . 471 13 36.23 Wall . .. 593 13 45.61 Tlydcsley England. . .. 234 7 33.42 Robins .. . • • 338 10 33.80 Tate . .. 574 15 38.26 Peebles . 354 9 39.33 Hammond • • • 232 4 58 Larwood 292 4 73