TEST CRICKET
AUSTRALIA V. ENGLAND GILLIGAN’S SELECTION UF TEAM CRITICISED. OMISSION OF DOUGLAS. ovA' Telegraph.—Press Assn.—CoDvrinhi - k ' • SYDNEY, December 18. general;„"bpinion ' concerning the English team td play in‘the first Test ma£ch is that A. E. R. Gilligan. the has made a mistake in drop-, ping J. W. H. T. Douglas, who is regaMed as the greatest fighter England possesses. Several old international players, who expressed surprise at his omission, abated that his dangerous bowling with a new ball should not, ha've been overlooked. The Englishmen are reticent about the matter. On© said: << lt is all in ths| luck <jf the game. We have 17 players, and we cannot all expect to play in the Tests.” A. Sandhaim, who replaces Douglas, has figured only in one previous Test against Australia. He headed the English hatting averages last-year, and as tound and solid. He should he an excellent Test match batsman. ? The /weather is unsettled, and the wicket - will probably favour the. batsmen to-morrow j so that much will depend on who wins the toss.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12016, 19 December 1924, Page 6
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173TEST CRICKET New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12016, 19 December 1924, Page 6
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