FOR FINAL TEST.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 369, 25 February 1937, Page 7

FOR FINAL TEST.

AT MELBOURNE.

City Thronged with Many Visitors. Press Association—Copyright, Melbourne. Feb. 24. The city is filled with visitors from all States and New Zealand for the final Test, which begins on Friday. Trafficking rn Test tickets has sent the value of reserved grandstind seats soaring, 30/- ticket selling as high as £?. The Australian team for the final Test match will be chosen from the folio vAng 13 players: J). G. Bradman, captain (South Australia), C. L. Bailcock (South Australia), W. A. Brown (Queensland), J. H. Fingleton. (New South Wales), L. O’B. FleetwoodSmith (Victoria), It. Gregory (Victoria), S. J. McCabe (New South Wales), E. L. McCormick (Victoria), L. Nas.7l (Victoria), W. A. Oldfield (New South Wales), W. J. O’Reilly (New South Wales), K. E. Rigg (Victoria), _M. Sievers (Victoria). The Victorian fast bowler Nash is the only player who has not appeared in the current series of Test matches.

Of the 13 players chosen, the only in mber of the fourth Test team who has not been Included is A. G. Chipperfield, who had a small bone in his jaw broken against the English teain in the recent game which the former won.

Nash, who player tor an Australian eleven against England at Melbourne in the 1932-33 season, is looked upon in Melbourne as a rival to McCormick Both these bowlers played for Victoria in the match against England. McCormick secured throe wickets for 35 runs and Nash tab for 21 in England’s first innings. Nash impressed by the manner in which be maintained his? pace.

Sievers, who was omitted from'tlio fourth Test side, has probably been reinstated with a view to filling the gap left by the all-rounder Chipperfield. It will be remembered that Sievers’s bowling played a large part in Australia’s victory in the third Test, in which he took five Wickets for 21 and one for 39.

The Australian team appears a formidable one on the whole, although whichever two players are excluded from the final choice the selectors will have done little to strengthen a Weak tail. In order to maintain its bowling strength it appears that the Australian side must necessarily have a definite weakness among the last four batsmen.

It is probable that the 13 players, selected, one batsman and one bowler will be excluded. The doubtful batsmen are Rigg and Badcock, while in the attack the choice probably will fall between the two fast bowlers McCormick and Nash.