MORE CHANGES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 158, 9 July 1935, Page 7

MORE CHANGES

ENGLISH TEST TEAM PIAYERS FOR LEEDS MATCH THREE NEW MEN IBy Telegraph—Presa Association— CopyrlffhtJ LONDON. July 7. England’s team for the third cricket Test match against South Africa, which is to commence at Leeds on Saturday, will be chosen from the following;— R. E. S. Wyatt (Warwickshire). J. C. Clay (Glamorgan). 11. Sutcliffe (Yorkshire). AL Leyland (Yorkshire). H. Verity (Yorkshire). W. Barber (Yorkshire). W. R. Hammond (Gloucestershire). L. E. G. Ames (Kent). M. S. Nichols (Essex). E. W. Clark (Northamptonshire). D. Smith (Derbyshire). J. Hardstaff (Nottinghamshire). E. Hollies (Warwickshire). Once again the English selectors (Messrs. P. F. Warner, chairman, P. A. Perrin, and T. A. Higson) have made several changes. The new men among the twelve from whom the final selection will be made are Clay, Barber and Hollies, and those who have been dropped from the eleven which played in the second Test are Holmes. Farriluund. James Langridge and Mitchell. D. Smith was chosen for the first Test, but was unable to play owing to an injured rib, his place being taken by Iddon. Hardstaff acted as twelfth man for the first Test. So far the English selectors have named 21 players for selection for three Test matches, in addition to which another player acted as twelfth man at Lord’s. The dropping of Holmes is surprising, as he has been mentioned as a probable Test captain, and scored a double century in the latest series of county championship matches. Clay, a Glamorgan amateur, headed the bowling averages for his county last season, taking 100 wickets at "a cost of 1655 runs, being the first Glamorgan amateur to take 100 wickets in a season. He was ahead of all the other English amateur howlers in firstclass matches, ihe professionals who had better figures being Paine, Larwood and Verity. A tribute to Clay’s accuracy was the fact that fully a third of his cvers were maidens. His flighting and perfect length were reasons for his success, even more than his ability to spin the ball and conceal the break. Ho was also one of the best in an unusually good fielding side, and made 237 runs at an average of 13.16. He is 37 yoars old. Barber is another experienced player, being 33 years of age. Last year, as in 1933, he finished fourth in the Yorkshire batting averages, scoring 1521 runs at aJi average of 37.09. Hollies rendered valuable assistance to Paine last year with his leg-breaks and googlies, taking 84 wickets at an average cost of 22.92 runs, and was chosen to accompany his county captain on the West Indies tour. He is only 23 years old. THE NEW PLAYERS WELCOMED BY CRITICS HARIDSTAI’F DEPENDABLE Received July 8, 9.50 p.m. j.ONDON July 8. Critics welcome the new players in the Test team and express the opinion that Clay, the slow bowler, at present second in the averages with 35 wickets for 450 runs, and Hollies, leg-break bowler, may surprise the South Africans. Several suggest that the choice of Smith will involve the dropping of Sutcliffe, whose fitness is doubtful. Barber is the type of player to retrieve earlier batsmen’s mistakes. The Times’ cricket writer believes that Hardstaff may ultimately be England’s most dependable and most pleasing batsman.