THE TESTS
ENGLAND’S PRESTIGE PREPARING FOR AUSTRALIA. COUNTRY BEFORE COUNTY. Received Dec. 20, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, Dec. 19. Opinion in cricket circles favours putting Country before County in connection with, the projected suspension of County cricket during the Australian visit. There is a unanimity of opinion that anything tending to handicap England’s chances of regaining tho Ashes should bo eliminated. Mr. J. W. H. T. Douglas voices the viewpoint of (another section, to tho effect that smaller clubs would be ruined. Ho points out many prefer to work to the last moment before facing tho Australians. Professionals are incl’ncd to disagree with the suspension on the grounds of monetary losses. Mr. W. Tate, one of tho hardest worked, sums up thus: “If selected—and I hope to be given a chance to skittle a few of the Australian timbers—l shtall ask to be allowed to rest. The Australians nurso their men. It should be possible to do tho same here. It is not advisable for a player to rush breathlessly from a County match to play the Australians. ’ ’ Value of Team Work. Colonel Philip Trevor, in the “Dtaily Telegraph,’’ stresses the urgency of team work, which was only recently regarded as applicable to cricket. In the past comparisons of English and Australian, elevens appeared on paper to favour the Englishmen. Nevertheless, tho Australians persisted in winning, proving superior in team work, especially in relation to bowling and fielding. Unfortunately, England is handicapped in a way the Australians are not, by tho fact that first-class cricket in England is more of a financial business than a game, while the English, public are not so keen on tests as Australian crowds. Therefore it may bo difficult to suspend County matches. Nevertheless, England badly needs victory to restore her prestige, which has suffered seriously and which flimsy excuses have only made ridiculous. England must run a financial risk if she does not mean to run the greater risk of irrepartibly damaging her cricket p res t i ge.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19477, 21 December 1925, Page 9
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