The excellent beginning made by the Austra-lion cricketers in their tour of England should not be allowed to influence the prophets of the Test matches to too great an extent. It was stated before the Australians' arrival that huge scores might be expected from them if the wickets were dry, since the modern wicket, well prepared, is as nearly resembling concrete as is possible with turf. It is evident that the visitors have so far been favoured with the wickets they like best, and it Pemains to be seen how they will fare when they get on to one of Engla typical tricky pitches where even the most thorough preparation does not prevent the bowler from getting a lot of assistance. In assessing the alum of the scores made by the tourists up to now. the totals made by English batsmen should not be overlooked. Hammond as well as Bradman has broached the double century this season, while Hutton has already had rife distinction of scoring two hundreds. Other young Englishmen, considered Test possibles, who have made three figure scores already this season are Edrich, Peter Smith, Gregory, Barling, Pothecary, Martin (Worcester), Compton, Mitchell (Yorkshire), and Neale (Gloucester). while among the veterans who have also reached the same distinction are Leyland, Nicholls, and Iddon. N comparisons are in order, therefore, they should indicate that England has some prolific scorers to draw from. With the Tests—except for the last, should it prove to be the deciding one—having been limited to four days, the prospect of reaching definite decisions should be wickets prove dry does not look bright. A plethora of scoring locks to be more probable, did not mean ti best-sellers had to get publicity.
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