Hammond Consistent.
Walter Hammond, of Gloucestershire, scored the greatest nurpber of runs for England in the five tests against South Africa, and without the magnifying aid of a century. His consistency was more marked than that of any other bateman in the matches on either side, The successive innings are 28, 27, 27, 63/ 87 not out, 29, 63 not out, and '65. He made 389 runs at an average of 64.83. Some turbulent press writers were suggesting that the’ Gloucestershire champion was a back number, and that His place was now in the pavilion watching tests. In England a cricketer’s test lot is more difficult than it is in Australia, comments an Australian There are so many newspaper "specialists” with names in cricket that competition appears to send them to the gallipot, instead of the inkpot, in order to turn out something with sp.ce in it. ' •
G. Golding, one of the most outstanding athletes Australia has produced, ha* definitely The arches of his feet have suffered as a result of the pounding they have received in hurdling on the hard tracks, and it is impossible for him to race again.
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Taranaki Daily News, 13 September 1935, Page 12
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