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CAUGHT BY THE SPRINGBOKS,. an account of the South African cricket tour in Australia and New Zealand, 1952-53, by Jack Cheetham; Hodder and Stoughton, English price 15/-. HIS is a wicket-by-wicket and recep-tion-by-reception story of the South African cricket tour of Australia and New Zealand the summer before last. Told in somewhat pedestrian fashion, it may be a little tedious to some readers. It has, however, two points of exceptional interest. It tells of a side that set out under the handicap of popular despondency and even despair (what was the good of sending a side shorn (continued on next page)
(continued from previous page) of so many of South Africa’s best men to play the conquering Australians?), but by study and determination held Australia to a drawn rubber, thus halting a long continued ascendancy on Australian grounds. The South Africans succeeded, says Cheetham, because they played as a team and fielded magnifi-
cently. He claims that they were the greatest fielding side to visit Australia in living memory. Secondly, this book is written by the captain, and we see the working of his strategical and tactical mind throughout. His account of the last test, which South
Africa had to win to square the account, after an Australian opening of 520, is notable for its conveyance of supreme tension in simple language. Cheetham was in tears at the end. It is not surprising that the South African captain protests against being asked to go on from such a strain to another series of games, including two tests, in New Zealand. All through the New Zealand tour the players were tired. I hope his remarks will be noted
in high quarters.
A.
M.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 790, 10 September 1954, Page 13
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283TEAM-WORK New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 790, 10 September 1954, Page 13
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