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Hokitika Guardian, 12 May 1930, Page 5

CRICKET.

THE “TIMES” TRIBUTE

(Times Service)

(Received this day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, May 11

The “Times” .cricket writer paying a tribute to Grimmett’s truly fine performance said:—“So far during the tour he has not shown a sign of losing his accuracy and he lias also kept looking out for the least possible chance of dismissing an opponent. lie may be only a. round arm lob, bowler,, but he is intelligent and can bowl for long periods, exactly the ball which .he intends. He ; was not' assisted by the- pitch in the Yorkshire match, and (rla.de the hall turn only slightly, but iby variations of flight he had the batsmen repeatedly making mistakes. Other howlers have shown signs of developing the same workmanship. Hornibrook should be one of the tour’s outstanding successes. His fielding also improves with each match. .Oldfield’s position must he seriously threatened by the brilliance of Walker. •

ENGLAND’S TEST ELEVEN. LONDON, May 11

The “Observer’’ says Certain high quarters think the first eight places in the English test team pick themselves. Tney are: Hobbs, Sutcliffe, Hammond, Woolley, Leyland, Ijendren, Chapman and Tate with the remainder from Ames,, Geary, Larwood. Wyatt and Freeman. It describes this smug complacency of relying on the men who Avon in Australia as a foolish invitation to disaster. The Australians, themselves adopted the policy of resting on historic merit, when the tests began in 1928, Aiuth the result that theyJost the Ashes. In the process of disillusion youth had to be admitted resulting in the defeat of the Englishmen in the last test.