TEAM SELECTED

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 51, 28 January 1938, Page 7

TEAM SELECTED

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS. TOUR OF ENGLAND. SURPRISE OMISSIONS. (United Press Association-—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) SYDNEY, Jan. 27. The Australian cricket team to tour England has been announced as follows : D. G. BRADMAN (South Australia),

captain. S. J. McCABE (New South Wales),

vice-captain. C. L. BADCOCK (South Australia). S. BARNES (New South Wales). B. BARNETT (Victoria). A. G. CHIPPERFIELD (New South

Wales). W. A. BROWN (Queensland). J, H. FINGLETON (New South

Wales). E. L. McCORMICK (Victoria). L. O’B. FLEEIWOOD-SMITH (Victoria). A. L. HASSETT (Victoria). C. WALKER (South Australia). • E. S. WHITE (New South Wales). M. WAITE (South Australia). F. WARD (South Australia). W. J. O’REILLY (New South Wales).

The omission of Oldfield, Grimmett, and O’Brien caused considerable astonishment. There are six New South Wales players, five South Australians, including Waite, Walker and Ward, four Victorians,-and one Queenslander. The team is expected to be powerful in batting, brilliant in fielding, and stronger in bowling than former touring sides. Waite is a medium pace right-hand bowler and a useful batsman, wliat is termed a utility player. White is a medium pace left-hand bowler and a right-hand batsman expected to be well served by English conditions. Both Barnes and Hassett have displayed good hatting form in recent Sheffield Shield contests. Gregory’s non-inclusion was not a surprise owing to his recent loss of form.

Biographical sketches of the selected players appear on page 8.