Yesterday cricket at Home one tered upon its stage. "The County contests a Rnished. Festival cricket at Scar= Borough und Folkestone, where the Ail Tndia team will appear on September 9 and. September 2 respeetied wal ake "vantage of what a'wieked summer The new cham appears ie Felenting mood of pions have made a good start la their final match against Leleestershire who, mindful of an ignominious nine-wicket defeat In two" days August 9 and 11, cannot view. their present position" with - equanimity, Middlesex seem to be bent on assert. ug their claim to the second place at Yorkshire's expense. Is it not time call upon the metropolitan. county extend its fixture list? Middlesex were third last. year and have been champions in 1873, 1903, 1920 and 102, but they donot play 'Derbyshire of Leicestershire. 'The heavy demand on Lords for other matches may militate against extension but, taking' leat Oat of other counties" Book, Biddle-sex might consider the possibility playing 4 match or tivo at, say Tirlekenbam or the county capital, Brentford, It is pleasant to see that Hendren's "remarkable batting form has held to the end of the season. On Saturday" the selected {cam for Australia will have it Ast match s a team vat Scarborough en inst I. D. G. Leweson-Gower's X1, Reuters slatement that the fall number fof invitations hes been issued must Be accepted with reserve. RES. Wyatt has been rightly chosen" to replace ER. T, Holmes who. for business reasons has had to. decline.
Wyatt has shaken off a tendency staleness, he will be a great asset with both bat and ball." Usually seven-icon players are regarded s necessary nowadays to cope with the strain ff the tour. Although Fogg is a\re-Serve wicket-keeper for his County, would be surprising to hear that he was intended to deputize for Duckworth. Ta point of fact even when 'Ames is sbsent—it Is good to see that 'Ames hat recovered from nig illness iva. V. Levett and not Fage"Xeeps" for Kent. Failing Ames, it would be Salisfactory' to mow that MeCorkell of Hampshire—the best batsman regularly Keeping wicket—had been shed to be the seventeenth tourist.
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