At last it looks as if England's lectors may have a reasonably good idea of the opening batsmen who will be depended upon to tackle those dreadful Australians in 1938, Hutton has set the seal on the Sutcliffian theory by making a Test century on ihe top of his remarkable form in county cricket, He probably can be regarded as the legitimate successor to Sutcliffe with Barnett as his partner. Fishlock happens to have come into the limelight at the moment and he cannot be forgotten although he did not do well in Australia and had not qualified for inclusion in the tatting averages (minimum: 36 runs and 12 innings) at the beginning of the month. As a matter of fact only Hutton, Paynter, and Ames of the team now playing New Zealand had that qualification so it will be agreed that the selectors have a way of judiciously handling statistical claims. The present is a strong batting side for there it has potential century-makers right down to the tenth man. It will be illuminating to see what the English bowling does F. R.
wu has not been playing regular-in first-class cricket this scaser put his bowling has plainly ma tained its power to exploit the leg-break with deadly effect,
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