THE WHIP HAND

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17957, 8 December 1932, Page 7

THE WHIP HAND

ENGLISH PEESS COMMENT HOBBS REVIEWS MATCH (Received Dec. 8, 11 a.in.) LONDON', Doc. 7. ,T. B. Hobbs, writing in the Star, congratulates .lurdine on his captaincy, and gives Larwood the major honors for the English test victory. 110 expresses the opinion that Australia .will make several changes in the. next test, but if tho selectors are, wise they will not repeat the occasional mistakes of tho English selectors in trying too many players. O’Reilly, he says, made his leg break lift disconcertingly and bowled so well that ho confessed that he would have trembled for England’s chances if they had to make 150 in the last knock, lie was unable to detect any weakness in McCabe, who was a really great cricketer. If Bradman also was playing at the top of his form, the test story would be very different.

The Daily Telegraph says that Larwood definitely exploded the idea that the art of really fast bowling had been lost. His 10 wickets rank with the historic. performances of the past. The moral effect of the victory is bound to he great. Australia’s youngsters, however, are capable of great things and must not he underrated. O’Reilly’s destructive bowling against the last batsmen may bo repeated later against the English leaders. The Manchester Guardian, in a leader, says: “England’s carefully-conceived plan of campaign, based on shock tactics, has been quickly justified. The Australians will doubtless reorganise their resources, and kick back, but Jardine’s men have the whip hand.”

M.C.C. INDIAN TOUR

LONDON, Dec. 7. The Marylebono Cricket Club has been invited to send a team to India for the 1933-34 season.

The programme includes three tests. /Continued on Page 12)