Celebrities of England’s Test Eleven

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 501, 2 November 1928, Page 6

Celebrities of England’s Test Eleven

(CHAPMAN.— “The slim youth of five years ago has filled out to colossal proportions. He looks like an All Black forward, but in his century score against South Australia he displayed his old quickness, dash and freedom.”

A ft W O O D—“Scarcely up to medium height, he is powerfully built across the hips and shoulders. An exminer, it is said he gained great strength from hard work in the coalpits. He bowls with a nice easy

action. Like Gregory, much depends on how an old kne< injury will ‘stand the strain of z strenuous tour.”

TATE. though now 33 years of age, he looks the same big smiling boyish figure of 1924-25 when he was hailed in Australia as the world’s greatest bowler. Paradoxically, he was more successful in county

cricket last year as an opening batsman than as a bowler, but great things are expected of him

on the faster Australian wickets this summer.”

JJAMMOND. “ Beautifully built and looselimbed with strong pliant wrists. Hammond is a stylist with the bat and a vigorous exponent of the aqt of making the bat hit the ball. He is a superb slip field, a dangerous bowler with the

new ball, and is regarded at Home as one of England’s biggest hopes for the Tests.”

■p R E E M A N A He seems to be bowling slightly faster than when here with Gilligan’s team, and lit turned the ball ano varied his length most cleverly against South Australia. The Englishmen make no ' secret of the fact ® that they regard

him as a vital factor in their Test match prospects.”