New Zealanders Made Each Game Gay
Received Wednesday, 7 p.m. LONDON, August 17. It was argued before the present Test match series started, that New Zealand- had improved so greatly sinee 1931 and 1937 visits, that three days for eac'h Test would be insufficient time to force a eonelusion, says The Times. A timeless Test is the grim logical eonelusion of the demand for a finish at any price and this eiiminates all hopes of an exciting finish against the cloek. On the other hand, it cannot be denied that the shadow of an approaching draw did. take some of the brightness out of the last stages of every game. Wha.t was beyond controversy was the faet that no visitors were more welcome for the mastery and gaiety with which they play erieket, than the New Zealanders. "A friendly spirit — consistent with tota'l warfare in hitting boundaries and holding catches — pervades even a Test when the New Zealanders take the field. These visitors have earned a special corner to themselves in the hearts of their hosts. Hadlee and his men -have had the best season of any touring side from the Dominions. "
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Chronicle (Levin), 18 August 1949, Page 5
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