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Hokitika Guardian, 7 November 1932, Page 4

j.he English cricket team having completed 1 its first skirmish -with the Australians at Perth will have very pleasant recollection of the game. In addition to putting up the fine performance of making 583 for seven wickets, including two fine centuries, and then to dismiss their opponents for 150 in the first innings and to-take four more wickets in the second innings for 139, they thus have given a god exhibition of their capabilities. Of course, following the heavy downpour that took place after the Englishmen had batted, and with ia drying wicket the next day it was recognised that the team batting would have a most, difficult task, and as such wickets are a paradise for spin bowlers, in which the visitors have a good proportion it was ( no surprise to hear of the downMl of the Australian team. All the eaine it wa's a veritable triumph for H. Verity, the Yorkshire left-hander, to dismiss seven Australian batsmen, including the redoubtable Don Birdniian, for 37 runs. Verity is a worthy >siiccvi3 c )r to those: other two great Yorkshire left-handed slow spin howlers. Bobby Peel and Wilfred Rhodes, md in him Australia will strike a dangerous proposition should sticky wickets prevail for any of the .Test matches. Coining fresh from their success in Perth, the English team at Adelaide, having won the tors aga : us J South Australia proceeded to show their capa’ lity ox ba smen. The line opening st md made by Sutolifle and Leyland, skews that, the selection of th,3 htW as an Opening twt'srann wps wo'l made and again a fine score was

made the innings being declared with nine wickets down for (xi 4 runs. Judging by the reports to hand tue play, if somewhaet stodgy in the earlier stages when the players were finding themselves, livened up considerably, and when the team set out to make runs acridly there was much to attract in the display made. When t:e South Australians took their place at the wickets the opening batsmen gave a fine free display rattling up runs ctt a rare rate and it was something like hard luck for them to lose two wickets in the last few. minutes of the day’s play. The interest in tlifallowing matches of thjfy tour ir, sure to he very great, and lovers of the game will be able to follow;. much. of, .the play, thanks to the freq-.pAlse.. beiiig made- of wireless . bfoudc-astipg;; which is bringing the play so, ( .quickly, and fluently to so many homes so far away from the field of play.