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is another cricketer who is sure to come over to England, 

 He is a safe bat and a good field. I have seen him 

 play some splendid innings. I have mentioned Sid 

 Gregory, and for his size he is one of the best batsmen 

 now playing. He can safely be placed on a par with 

 Abel. No greater compliment could be paid him. 



Donnan is another promising cricketer, also Dwyer 

 and Darling. None of them have yet appeared in 

 England. Like C. Hill, Dwyer and Darling hail from 

 Adelaide, Donnan from New South Wales. Hill, I 

 ought to mention, in addition to being a remarkably 

 fine bat, is a very good wicket-keeper. In his 

 best form Charles Turner was one of the finest 

 bowlers in Australia. In my opinion he could always 

 give Ferris a long start. I think the omission of 

 Turner in the last Australian team against Eng- 

 land in Melbourne was a mistake. Lyons was 

 selected in preference, and, although, he made a 

 good score in the first innings, Turner^s bowling was 

 sadly missed when the Englishmen were piling up 

 their score in their second innings. Turner can 

 bowl for any length of time. He is always a 

 good man to put on for a change, as he can keep 

 down runs even when they have been coming 

 freely. McKibbin, a new bowler, created quite a 

 sensation last season (1894-95), and, like Turner, he 

 hails from Bathurst. He has a peculiar knack of 

 pitching his ball, and George Giffen said there was 



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