N.Z. CRICKET TEAM.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 69, 23 March 1931, Page 10

N.Z. CRICKET TEAM.

DECISION FOR FOURTEEN PLAYERS. '•FINANCIAL SUCCESS ASSURED." CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Support to the decision of the NewZealand Cricket Council to send oniy 14 men was given by Mr. Dan Reese, president of the Canterbury Association, at the cricketers' farewell. The first English team to Australia had only twelve men, Mr. Reese said, and the next had thirteen. It was not till 1890 that there were fourteen. It is of recent years that the policy of sending as many as sixteen men has been adopted. "M. A. Noble took teams of fourteen, fifteen and sixteen, and he says that fourteen men are plenty. There is sound judgment behind the decision of the council." "The has been enormous," said Mr. Donnelly, chairman of the council, "but the difficulties have been overcome, and there is no chance of the tour being a financial failure as the last one was." The team is booked to leave Wellington by the Rangitata next Saturday.

C.C.A.'S MEETING.

FAREWELLS TO CRICKETERS. CHRISTCHURCH. this day. On Saturday the Canterbury Cricket Association held a smoke concert, with the dual purpose of congratulating the Canterbury eleven, which won the Plunket Shield, and the farewelling of the Canterbury members of the New Zealand team. Mr. Reeee, president of the association, presented each member of the New Zealand team with a gift, which, he said, would be of service oh their trip.

Mr. C. S. Thompson, treasurer of the association, presented members of the Canterbury side with framed photographs of the team. Other presentations were •made to Page, Roberts, Dorreen and Read to commemorate their feats in interprovincial cricket.