THE THIRD TEST

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 174, 10 August 1937, Page 9

THE THIRD TEST

Wet Wicket WiU Help New Zealand M.C.C, TRIE5NEW BLOOD - 1 CnELMSrOBD, Lj [. «. ! geheril iinpreissioii ' jconceruing; tho English team for the third Testjis' apparently that the eelectors are^to be commended for in'troducing iiew .blood but are criticised for not introducing \ vmore. , - . ' From the New Zealand point of view the "omission of Gpver is reassuring but with Farnes incfuded ,the fast bowling is in good hands. Matthews has; much the same pace and style as. Wellard but.he is not such. a useful all-;-rounder, .... By dropping Brown and Wellard for. Farnes and -Matthews the selectors . have - weakened the batting, consequently they had to sacrilice Smith toinclude Compton and build that department up- again. • .- • 1 ' ' i •" The English team again' ha$4no left- ; *hand' bowler and only Robins is a regular s'lowJ right-ha'nd. , The b'atting 'order' of the side will be ; ETarnett, Hutton, Hafdstaff, Hammond,' Paynter, Compton, Ames, Robins, Matthews, Goddard and Farnes. If the I Oval weather and wicket are typical it ! will be virtually impossible for either ! team to win in three days unless some : sen^ational collapses occur and big scoros are registered. . If there is rain the tourists with , three slow -lei't-hand bowlers should be ; well equipped to take advantage of the : conditions. Tha New Zealanders are now showing • perhapp their best. all-round form of the :tour. Espeeially impressive has been ; tbo excellcnce of ■ their ground iielding .at the Oval, Swansea, Birmingham and iChelmsford.