 Fortunately, wiser counsels prevailed and Hutton was confirmed as captain.Of the amateurs on tour Bill Edrich was an old comrade and had been a professional before the war, and the others - Reg Simpson, Trevor Bailey, Peter May and Colin Cowdrey - had been schoolboys when Hutton was making Test centuries.As a result, Hutton's right to the captaincy was not questioned, the team were happy to play under him and his conscientious vice-captain Peter May was particularly helpful.