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Hokitika Guardian, 29 December 1932, Page 5

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COMMENT ON SECOND TEST (Australian Press /) isociation.) (Received v this day at 8.45 a.m.) SYDNEY, December 29. The test prospects are being freely discussed by all. newspapers. The criticism reflects nervousness and pessimism as far as the Autralians are concerned. The great ; difficulty which faces the selectors i 3 emphasised by Arthur Mailcy. Writing in the “Sun” he says; “I am not afraid of England’s batsmen and fieldsmen, but I do think that Larwood and Voce are too good for tho Australians on the Melbourne wicket,”

Mailey remarks that thei selectors have an unenviable task in. view of the recent poor form of Woodfull, Ponsford, Bradman, and Grimmett, and declares: “I certainly would not play, Grimmett, O’Reilly, and Ironmonger in the same team. I would give preference to one who would forget maiden overs and who w’ould try to compel batsmen to use their feet.”

Neither the Australian nor the English team is likely to be announced before Friday morning.

CANTERBURY DEFEATS COAST. VICTORY BY 154 RUNS. GREYMOUTH, De c embe r 29. The two-day cricket match between the Canterbury * touring cricket team and the West Coast team was completed at Greymouth yesterday, and was won by Canterbury by 154 runs. Canterbury compiled 279 runs, Coast replying with 131 (Morris 35, McLaughlin 52, Brough 22, Marshall 11),. For thg visitors Graham took 5 for 30. In their second innings Canterbury declared with six down for 119 (Stringer 32, Read 34 not out). Coast were left with 267 runs to get for a wifi, but were all out for 113 (Marshall 25, Casey 24 not out, Morris 15, Brough 13). Read, the well known stock bowler for Canterbury for many years, took 5 for 19.