a Record Bad Luck Prevents London, Mar, 24.
Comparing the record -of the MCC, during the past tour with that of the 1928-9 tour led by APT. Chapman' there i a "rematiable similarity! in-many respects. The Test Match results were the same each ease—four won and one lost. As. regards the results of other! Jgames, each of the MGIC. teams Under review. won six, and Chapman's drew in thirteen, whereas team has played eleven games, As far as the fixtures against the various States. are concerned, the earlier team is, not to be compared ith that of the past season,. Although Chapnap and his men nade, successively, 628 rons Australian match, 486 against Vietoria, and as many as 754 for only seven wickets against New. South Wales, every one of those "games was drawn," Jardine. on the other ind, Jed his men 0 victory by an innings in each of those" States, Whereas the Chapman tourists were clearly superior in batting and field: ing, this year's M.C.C. representa. tives have as conclusively. prow that bowling is their strong point.
Tate's Bad Luck It was no fault of Maurice Tate's that he wax not given n place in Jany of the Test teams on the ocean sion of the ALC.C's. tour in Australia this season, and. everybody's sympathy should go out to him, e*- pecially considering the fact that he nade the triy late, "immediately Jatter having recovered from an illness. His bad luck is particularly exasperating. in view of, anotliet fact. that he was (and ix still) with
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