ENGLISH CRICKET TEAM

Southland Times, Issue 23741, 13 February 1939, Page 7

ENGLISH CRICKET TEAM

SIR JULIEN CAHN’S

ELEVEN FIRST MATCH OF TOUR TODAY (United Press Association) AUCKLAND, February 12. “The side is a well-balanced one and would be fully a mbtch for any of the leading first-class English county sides,” said Mr O. Wolfe, manager of Sir Julien Cahn’s touring cricket team, who, with eight members of the team, arrived by the Rangitiki thia morning. “A possible exception would be .Yorkshire but even then I would not. be prepared to back that county against this side.” Mr Wolfe said that the team included some of England’s leading batsmen and bowlers and was sound in all departments. Strong batting talent was backed by a powerful attack and firstclass fielding. Several members of the side had toured previously with Sir Julien Cahn’s eleven, and T. P. Smith had travelled to India with Lord. Tennyson’s Marylebone side. In addition to J. G. Lush, the New South Wales fast bowler, Mr Wolfe said that the team had two first-class medium-fast bowlers in E. A. Watts (Surrey) and W. E. Phillipson (Lancashire) and the fast attack would be supported by excellent spin bowling. Both J. E. Walsh, a former Australian who is now a member of the Leicester eleven, and Smith were outstanding slow bowlers, the latter being on the verge of Test cricket. On the batting side the team had considerable ; strength. The ability of Dempster and Hardstaff was well known to New Zealanders but other fine batsmen in the team were A. H. Dyson, who headed the Glamorgan averages last season, G. F. H. Heane, captain of the Notts eleven, and C. R. Maxwell. Maxwell was regarded as the finest amateur wicketkeeper in England. All the members of the team were very fit and were looking forward with great enthusiasm to touring New Zealand and meeting the Dominion’s players. The opening match of the tour against the combined schools team tomorrow would enable his players 1o find their feet after the long sea voyage. Four New South Wales members of the team, V. Jackson, J. G. Lush, H. Mudge and J. Walsh, arrived last week, and C. S. Dempster has been spehding a holiday in Wellington and joined the team today. . „ , The next match will be against South Auckland on Wednesday and Thursday. Sir Julien Cahn will arrive by the Monterey next Friday and go by aeroplane to Wanganui for the match there next Saturday.