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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19365, 23 July 1925, Page 6

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SAFETY FIRST BATSMEN CRITICISED. LONDON. July 12. The Standard condemns the “safety first” methods of English batting, and declares:* * The best of English bowl [ers, such as Tate and Macaulay, arc not equal to those of the. old school. The modern bowler has invented tricks to replace accuracy, resulting in btitsmen waiting for the bad balls from which to Score. “Batsmen like MaeLaren, Fry, Warner, and J. Tyldesley primarily mastered the bowling, but such batting is not. seen to-day. The waiting policy will not restore England’s prestige. Batsmen who are reduced to inactivity, Awaiting a bad ball from the Australians, will never win the tests.” 'The Evening News, replying to the criticism of the Standard, expresses the opinion that the bowling is undergoing a transition owing to the endeavours to obtain swerve bowlers, who formerly were verv uncertain, and batsmen did not know what to expect. Although bowlers were learning to trick batsmen when they wore settling down, the latter were learning scoring strokes, and with dry weather the bat was assuming its normal mastery. McDONALD AND TESTS. At Kensington Oval yesterday McDonald (Lancashire) secured eight wickets for 86 against Surrey. He bowled Hobbs for three with his second ball. Writing in the Weekly Despatch. Hobbs gives the opinion that McDonald has not been chosen for the Flavors io meet the Gentlemen at Lord's on Julv 15. because the authorities are seeking through this match to build up an English team for next season’s tests. ENGLAND’S TEST TEAM NEXT Y r EAR’S CAPTAIN. LONDON, July 9. The Evening News, discussing the selection of A. W. Carr, the captain of the Notts eleven, to lead the Gentlemen against the Players at The' Oval, expresses the opinion that he will bo England’s captain in the next season’s tests with Australia. (Carr, who was second to AVhysall in the Notts table last season, with an ‘average of 39.57, led one of the teams in the'trial matches before which Gilligan was chosen to lead England in the tests').

N.S.W. PROFITS SYDNEY. July 22. At a meeting of the New South Wales Cricket Association, it was stated that the year’s surplus Amounted to £11,844, while the accumulated surplus was £28,885. Various sums were sot aside for the purpose of making grants to grounds under the association’s control.