M.C.C. TEAM

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 383, 18 November 1932, Page 4

M.C.C. TEAM

"Cover-point.")

TO-DAY'S BIG MATCH A IMPORTANT FIXTURE. TATE NOW AVAiLABLI

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An important test for the to M.C.C. cricket team at prese Australia will commence to-i Melbourne and continue until day. Although the tourists te cured two handsome wins in mateheS, indications are thati Australian team, the visitors t up against the, strongest opp. encountered so far on the tour. expected that hoth Bradman aoii i f ord, who made 98 and 200 in ti i two innings of Sheffield Shieii | ches this season will play in the | tralian eleven. | • The Australian side to moe I Englishmen in to-day's matcl now been selected as follovre a! pears to'be an infinitely bette than the Victorian team "whiel beaten so easily at the begiim the week. It is, however, consid below the strength of the antie Australian test team. The team is: — W. M. Woodhill toria), captain, W, H. Ponsford toria), D. G. Bradman (New Wales), L. S. Darling (Victorii E. Rigg (Victoria), R. K. Ox (Queensland), P. K. Lee (Souft tralia), B. A. Barnett (Victorii Nagel (Victoria), L. J. Nash p ria), and H. Ironmonger (Vic: with L. P. O'Brien (Victoria) asi th man.

In the series of matches prW the first test which commencB Sydney on December 2, the tcfl are gaining valuable prep'arat® the battle for the Ashes and@ pears that some players areg nursed very earefully. rW Maurice Tate joined the M.C.C, at Melbourne on Wednesday i opportunity will prohahly he on Friday of prep'aring hini fi more important fixtures ahead, Leyland suffering from an 1: hand and Sutcliffe standing Jardine was forced to find a new ing pair in the Victorian mate ehose Allen and Wyatt. k It is s ing that he did not give the f to Paynter, who ,is a capable oi hat. Larwood was also speL account of toe soreness. Specul'ation has been causedl fact that J. B. Hobhs, who is wi; team as a- newspaper correspt: has heen regularly practising wi team at the nets and the poss: of his inclusion in the Test tea: been discussed. At the present and barring aeeidents, it is no! sidered likely that the veterai again -take his place in an E Test side. l|j