CRICKET.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3623, 9 November 1920, Page 6

CRICKET.

THE PLAYERS CRITICISED. ADELAIDE, This day. ■Clem Hill, criticising the Englishmen on' their play so far, says Parkin is a sort of Johnny-all-sorts bowler. He bowls an off and leg break googy, and a good fast one, but Hill is inclined to believe that he is not able to spin tire ball enough on Australian wickets to be dangerous. He compares Howell to Cotter, but says he Is not so fast. Wilson is the best slow bowler in the team, but Hill thinks Douglas will be England’s star insthe bowling line. On the whole, he considers the visitors’ bowling strength much inferior to that of the

last English Eleven which visited Australia. They have no such great bowlers as Barnes and Foster. In fielding, the team is lacking in the activity which characterised previous English Elevens. His opinion is that ( Australia has quite an even chance of winning the fubtier. He is much im- | pressed wtih Hendren’s batting. Russell’s and Makepeace’s defensive play 1 looks as if Marylebone had chosen batsmen for solidness rather than brilliance. I

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