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Hokitika Guardian, 12 November 1932, Page 6

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THE M.C.C. TEAM-IN AUSTRALIA. The' Engisli team has started its 1932-33 campaign in a convincing fashion in Australia. The players have done so well as to point to the tact that they will hit up some tall scores wlien they get their land legs after voyage. After overwhelming an Australian eleven at Perth, t.he Englishmen gave South Australia a taste of their quality by hitting up 341 for five wickets. The two Yorkshirqmcn, H. Sutcliffe, and M. Leyland, proved that they are going to be an ideal opening pair in tue Tests, by putting on o v er 200 runs for the first wicke.t against South Australia, and this against the bowling of Clarrie Grimmett. The googiy bow ler got them both eventually, nit it was not until Leyland had scored 'u~! and Sutcliffe 154.

As Sutcliffe hit up 54 against- est Australia, and 169 against an Australian eleven at 'Perth,; it is dear that he is going to be hard nut to ci*ack in the Tests. Sutcl.ffe is the type of batsman to break any bowler’s heart, as he is in no hurry to score runs. He simply lets tiie opening bowlers trundle them up against a broad barn-door till after tea adjournment, and then lie may decide to make a Jew runs. Such phlegmatic opening batsmen are a great asset to any sid". Leyland is rf a different temperament ■ he is not averse to hitting a sixer in the opening over if he gets a halfvolley. He scored at a merry rate at Adelaide on Friday. As he is a lefthander, he will worry the Yus'.rahms as they will have to ebango the held after every run has been scored. The Englishmen went on on Saturday to amass the solid total of 1'34 for nine wickets before applying the closure. Jardine, the English eaptu.n hit up his first century of the and R. E .S. Wyatt (Warwiciksh.ro) and H. Larwood. (Notts) also cont-ri >uted solid scores. Larwood is a fear .ess hitter, as he showed at Adelaide in smacking up 81. A batsman like this is a nasty customer to f ill up >n tired bowling. He is suppos'd to be a howler, but it would appear that he is a useful all-round player.

Clarrie Grimmett must have been a tired man at the end of the innings, as he had 176 runs hit off him' for the fotir wickets he captured. Jamieson had to be content with one for 113, and Waite with two for 108. South Australia made a spirited reply with 145 for two wickets, Victor Richardson, t. e captain, scoring 72 no 4 - out and Nitsehke 69. It will appear as if England in the Tests will score r< million runs, and Australia a million and one. There should be an orgy of • scoring in the coming Tests such as the game has never seen before.