JUST TEMPERAMENT.

NZ Truth, Issue 936, 3 November 1923, Page 9

JUST TEMPERAMENT.

Cecil Parkin, England's , mystery bowler, hoa published a book of re-; minlscences, which has just arrived. Ono comprehensive statement that he makes Is Ukelytb provoke controversy. England lost all five matches m Australia, yet C.H.P. reckons that rann for rriari- the »,EngH.Bhnlen -were better wlcketers than the Australians. Amassnig! Then why didn't the Englishmen Win? - ••■■'■■•':■ ■ ;■•" They had not tho teat match 'temperament. Take on© of his comparisons. He reckons that Douglas Is a better cricketer than Armstrong, and on mere figures he might have ah argument," but what a difference between thVthen when the drums were beating. No'dne doubts the courage of Douglas, but he broke juat where Armstrong began' to be great Warwick. In Melbourne and Adelaide when the tests .were invtha toolaijca, took riska. NothIh* m Iff* if half Trorth whl\e unless it risk haa been tak«n m getting it. Warwick's risk* came off, and. Kail*way nobly helping m his own way, Australia won. \ Change the aeane to NottlnKhfim a few months later. N Our friend Johnny-won't-hit-to-day sroes In at a critical time. He Is strong and lusty, middle- I weight amateur champion of England. A few daring bltn might havo pulled hla s!d© out Of the fir*. But. no. tho Auhtrnllnn captain bowlod. The ft«ld crowded around the Ensllshman. who hnd hlji back to tho wall. He never got on top of tho bowling. A cot plnylng 1 with a mouno represented what hnppcned. Ho got out at last, England lost. Just tomperaroenL