AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21024, 13 May 1930, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

THE YORKSHIRE MATCH. RESUMPTION OF PLAY DELAYED. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, May 12. (Received May 13, at 1.30 a.m.) The weather is fine but the wicket is wet for the resumption of the match between Australia and Yorkshire. There was no play before lunch. FIGHT FOR THE ASHES. DAILY EXPRESS COMMENT! - LONDON, May 12. (Received May 12, at 10 p.m.) The Daily Express asks: “Is there any cricketer in the land who would not have given anything to see Grimm'ett bowl at Sheffield on Monday and Tuesday? That Yorkshire should have been skittled in this ignominious manner shows that the invaders’ so-called weakness in bowling exists more in talk than on the field, and that the fight for the ashes is going to be as grim as Grimniett.” A TRIBUTE TO GRIMMETT. NO ASSISTANCE FROM PITCH.’ LONDON, May 11. . The cricket writer of The Times, paying tribute to Grimmett’s truly fine performance, says:— "So far during the tour he has not shown a sign of losing his accuracy, and he has also kept looking out for the least possible chance of dismissing his opponent. He may be only a round arm lob bowler, hut he is intelligent, and can bowl for a long period exactly the ball which he intends. He was not assisted by the pitch in the Yorkshire match, and made the ball turn only slightly; but by variations of flight he had the batsmen repeatedly making mistakes. - “ The other bowlers show signs of developing some workmanship. Hornishould be one of the tour’s outstanding successes. His fielding also improves with each match. Oldfield s position must be seriously threatened by the brilliance of Walker.’ - THE ENGLISH TEST TEAM. A NEWSPAPER SELECTION. LONDON, May 11. The Observer says: “Certain high quarters think the first eight places m the English tost tc&ui will pick, themselves. They are Hobbs, Sutcliffe, Hammond, Woolley, Leyland, , Hendren. Chapman, and Tate, with the remainder from Ames, Geary, Larwood, Wyatt, and Freeman.” The paper describes this complacency of relying on men who won m Australia as a foolish invitation to disaster. . The Australians themselves adopted the policy of resting on histone merit when the tests began in 1928 with the result that they lost the ashes! The disillusion of youth had eventually to be admitted, resulting in the defeat of the Englishmen in the last test.