CRICKET.
Asked as to the future representation of England, before leaving Sydney, Douglas said he expected that at least seven or eight of the present team would play in coming Test matches in England; but, of course, It was impossible for anybody to forecast what would happen over tkere. When his team arrived in England Its members would only have a week or ten days before they started action in first-class cricket again. “We have had a delightful* trip, but It would have been better if we had won some of the matches,” said the skipper regretfully. “We have been treated too kindly by everybody, and our team has been a very happy little party. We hope to come back in three or four years' time to renew our many friendships. “By the way,” asked the Pressman, “how long do you expect to remain In first-class cricket?”
"I am only 38,” Douglas answered, “and I intend to play cricket until I am 50—not always in the first flight, but still I will play. I do not think that Armstrong, who is 42, Is by any means near the end of his career. In fact, I have advised Warwick to get three stone off his weight and he would be able to go on for ever I”
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Taranaki Daily News, 11 April 1921, Page 3
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216CRICKET. Taranaki Daily News, 11 April 1921, Page 3
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