CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 April 1921, Page 6

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIANS’ TOUR, WARNER DISCUSSES PROSPECTS. By Telegraph.—Presa Assn.—Copyright. Received April 17, 5.5 p.m. London, April 15. In an article in the Morning Post, Warner, writing on the coming test matches, \says: “Armstrong’s side possesses a variety of new bowling which we are anxious to see. The stiffness of Britain’s proposition is appreciated by everyone. The Australians will naturally commence the tour full of confidence, but I refuse to be pessimistic. With Hobbs, Hearne, Hendren and Woolley we have a fine nucleus, and need not despair of finding a bowler of the highest class amongst the forty-five million people. I wish it had been possible to play one trial game, but county cricket dominates all interests. When the Australians next visit us P trust a wider view will prevail, and that the county programme will be reduced. There will be little enough time to organise a representative team before May 28.” Warner adds a that the selectors of the team should search outside the first-class counties for bowlers. He has heard of several first-class men among the minor counties. One of the difficulties of the selectors is the fact that our best bowlers and wicketkeepers are not batsmen. This is very different from the days when the attack lay in the hands of Lockwood, Hirst, Braund, Rhodes, Jackson, and Lilley. One reason of the Australians’ superiority is that they have no tail, while ours is as long as a kangaroo’s.—Aus.-: N.Z. Cable Assn.