The Archive · 1936

ALLEN SELECTED TO CAPTAIN ENGLAND Seven Cricketers Invited to Go to Australia

London, July 21, G. ©. Allen, the Ausiralian-born Middlesex amateur, "has been appointed captain of the England team Which will travel to Australia this winter in an endeavour to recover the "Ashes."

Invitations, it was revealed to-day, have been sent to the following six other players to make the tour:

W. V. Rooms, the brilliant Middie~ sex all-rounder, who has represented hhis country boin'on the soccer and the ticket elds: Hammon, the Gloucester all-rounder Leviano, the Yorkshire lettshanded bats Ventey, the Yorkshire slow bowls Fister, "the Surrey" lottshanded batsman; and Hawerarr,, the attractive Notts bat, who has appeared against South Atrics and New Zesland-Reater, England's Polo Captain

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