CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 1 July 1930, Page 5

CRICKET

“PLUM” WARNER’S PRAISE

[United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.]

LONDON, .Tunc 29

Mr P. F. Warner, the cricket critic, writing in the “Morning Post,” says: “No one anticipated such an Australian -score, for, strong as is their hatting, the pitch on Friday showed a certain viciousness at times. It was therefore expected that there would he some devil in the turf wicket on Saturday However, it played perfectly. None of the howlers were able to make the ball jump. Our attack was mastered by hating of the finest description. It was Australia’s day! The crowd applauded rapturously. All cricketing England salutes Woodfull, Bradman and Romford .for balttS'ng which will never he forgotten. After tea, Bradman was in wonderful form, and made any ball any length lie cared for No Macartney or Hobbs was ever nimbler of loot. Indeed, I think that Bradman is tno quickest batsman on lus feet that I have ever seen. He did what lie liked, with White, who is the most accurate of bowlers, and he kept the hall on tne turf all the time. He is the most wonderful batsmen that the cricket world lias seen for many a day, The ovation giveh to Woodfull when he returned to tlie pavilion at the end of the day was even greater than that given to Duleepsinhji on the previous day. He paid ■ back doubly for his error of missing Duleephinhji. The English howlers toiled in vain against th,at straight bat and stout heart. Chapman won golden opinions by his captaincy in most difficult circumstances' but it struck me that lie did not use his howlers at different, ends as lie might have done. Tims White was never tried out at the pavilion end or Hammond or Allen at the nursery end. Robins, who looked more like getting wickets than anyone/ did not howl a hall to Bradman until after tea.”