FINE WICKETKEEPER
| SUPPORT FOR BARNETT I OUTSTANDING FEAT RECALLED ! Barnett, the Victorian wicketkceper. has as pood a chance as anyone of accompanying Oldfiekl with the next Australian eleven to visit I'.ngland, according to a prominent Australian critic. Walker, South Australia, and Tallon, Queensland, lie mentions as tin; other possibilities. ]n spite of his trips to England and South Africa, Walker lias not yet played in a test match. Those words "not yet" should be emphasised, because his turn is surely coming soon. To allow not one bye in the huge score of eight for 672 glitters as Harnett's most brilliant achievement, lie accomplished it with inspired wieketkeeping in the New South Wales v. Victoria shield game, in Sydney in January, 1934. In addition, lie caught two batsmen and ran out two more. Throughout tho gruelling hours of that big innings lie never made one mistake. It was a ilawless display of wieketkeeping. 'Jest fates of some players hung on form in that match. Barnett\s wonderful wieketkeeping, supported by stylish left-handed batting for 2o and 13 not out, clinched his test claims, hoisting Viim aboard the boat for England.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22900, 1 December 1937, Page 7
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188FINE WICKETKEEPER New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22900, 1 December 1937, Page 7
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