TEST TEAM CHOSEN

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 885, 31 January 1930, Page 9

TEST TEAM CHOSEN

AUSTRALIANS TO TOUR ENGLAND COMMENT IN SYDNEY SYDNEY, Thursday. The Australian cricket team Englaud, it is officially stated, will as follows:—Bradman, Jackson, Kippax, McCabe, Fairfax, Oldfield 4 New South Wales), A’Beckefct, Woodfuil, Pousford (Victoria), V. Richardson, Grimmett, Walker, Wall (South tralici), Horulbrook, Hurwood (Queen-*-land). Mi. R. Oxhide, chsurrr; m * i Board of Cricket. Control, v the personnel of the te.-.nt thus aiior* noon, and wished it. *-?•••. U, doscribed it as a really £. • t .earn. At a meeting of lo c. i ;•« t Boar*! of Control this afternoon V a, . t • . full was appointed , api - ; v. and V„ Richardson, vice-captain t *'•> j age of the players is i wli!r * is the lowest since 19H.. The omission of Rveb - u-t ) amazement in Victoria r- i New South Wales. He is ; r i by the Melbourne Press 1.. r. .- fighter in the last test a...:• \ <--

“Ryder’s knowledge wickets, his howling a . ct. ish’ i, and long experience in cricket gone for nought,’’ s.iyj “Herald.” It adds: “H e the more incoraprehensi i w : * recalled that he actual. v: •>< 1 the selectors of the tea t • oiiu r selectors have accepted h r. v r>• sponsibility in rejecting him.’ The board has decide-: ?h:*t ’ * l full, Richardson and Kip? ii' the selectors on the tour

The board is greatly annoyed n the premature disclosure of ’ - i i , of the team yesterday. d- t !>d x ask each selector by lette litwas guilty of “this grave - Popular feeling n Syr • bat the team is a good one. t r t .:*,: several all-round players, ana extra bowling strength. It is expected that the bowlers Fairfax. WalT *i -d Homibrook are likely to be sir* rJ| by c>,ru> ditions in England. COMMENT IN 1.0

Reed. 9.50 a.m. LONDON, ‘Tliur i.- . Walter Hammond, inters i»v the Australian Press Assoc iat: i - 5 : “The Australians will t&k* a - r beating, though they m\»:I t in- > strong on a sticky w’icket. They .1:151 a fine batting side. K ; ax Jackson, Bradman and Richardson : ? give tb* crowds a tr v. Wauy thought Grimmett world 3d- orr' T think he is still the world :• mot; accurate leg-spin bowler.” M. Leyland said the side is er in bowling than he expeerr h He *:> surprised at the exclusion of Ryder* though Richardson ad hel hugstrength. Hornibrook, he. .mid* should be a useful bowler in t’mrlfn i r but not so good as Wall, who v Australia’s best. General surprise aid > : . ret n expressed at Ryder’s orniss "'corn ch* test team, but the feelim *■ ti?at selectors have done their ▼-• k well and built up a team good In ail points. Australia need not fear ter bad strength, and the lleldia-c should be of a high standard, as > ;r.h la ; dominant.