England in N.Z.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 185, 6 August 1932, Page 6

England in N.Z.

Players "Who Have Visited This Country.—Six Tours Since 1910. Nine Test Matches Played. The present team of English Rugby League footballers is the sixth similar combination from the Homeland that has visited New Zealand. It is 22 years " since the first English League team came to New Zealand, when a side piloted by James Lomas played its first match at Victoria Park against a Maori team, which was defeated by 291 points to nil. Ten days later, on the Domain, the Englishmen played the only Test match of the tour, and won by 52 points to 20. Since then four teams have come from England to New Zealand prior to the present one, each having previously toured Australia. The records in Australia of all English teams to date are: — 'PtR. P. W. li.- D. For. Agst. "1910 .. 14 9 4 1 - 340: 1247 1914 14 8 3 8 240 134 1920 VV 15 12 3 0 377 228 1924 ..18 14 4 0 4GG 258 1928 .. 16 .11 4 1 321 219 1932 .. IS 15 2 1 483 172 ENGLAND. 1910. Jas. Lomas (Salford), captain, Riley (Halifax), Batten , (Hunslet), Jukes (Hunslet), Sliugars (Warrington), Winstanley (Leigh), Helm (Oldham), Ruddick (Broughton), Ward (Leeds), J. Thomas (Wigan), Smith (Hunslet), Chic Jenkins (Ebbw Vale), Bert Jenkins (Wigan), Kershaw (Wakefield), Davies (Huddersfield), Boylan (Hull), Leytham (Wigan), Newbould (Wakefield), Sharrock (Wigan), Bartholomew (St. Helens), Farrer (Hxxnslet), Avery (Oldham), Young (Leeds), Curzon (Salford), Webster (Leeds). Managers.- —Messrs. W. J. Clifford and J. • H. Houghton. . New Zealand Maoris (Victoria Park), won 29—0.Auckland (Victoria Park), won 52 —9. Rotorua, won 54—IS. New Zealand (Domain), won 52 —20. 1914.

Harold Wagstaffe (Huddersfield), captain, Clampetfc (Broughton Kangers), Clark (Huddersfield), Longstaffe (Huddersfield), Rowman j Rochdale), Holland (Oldham), Smailles (Hunslet), Jarroan (Leeds), Hall (Oldham), Thomas (Wigan), Chileott (Huddersfield), Guerin (Hunslet), . Colrick (Wigan), Johnson (Widnes), Ramsdale (Wigan), Williams (Halifax), JJobinson (Rochdale), O'Garra (Widnes), Moorhouse (Huddersfield), Davis (Leeds), Wood (Oldliam), Jenkins (Wigan), Francis (Hull), Rogers (Huddersfield),. Smith (Hunslet), Prosser (Halirax). Wellington, won 14—7. Hawke's Bay (Napier), won 52—9. Taranaki (New Plymouth), won 43—11. Wanganui, won 57 —12. Auckland (Domain), won 34 —12. New Zealand (Domain), won 10 —13. 1920. Harold WagstaiTe (Huddersfield), captain, Gwyn Thomas (Wigan), A. E. Wood (Oldham), D. Hurcombe (Wigan), W. J. Stone (Hull), Joe Doyle (Barrow), E. Da vies (Oldham), C. Stacey (Halifax), S. Stockwell (Leeds), J. A. Bacon (Leeds), J. Rogers (Huddersfield), R. Lloyd (Halifax), E. W. Jones (Rochdale), J. Parkin (Wakefield Trinity), A. Milnes (Halifax), J. Cartwriglit (Leigh), J. Bowers (Rochdale Hornets), W. Cunliffe (Warrington), E. J. Skelliorne (Warrington), J. Rees (Leeds), A. Johnson (Widnes), W. Reid (Widnes), Ben Gronow (Huddersfield), my H | lton (Oldham), P. Gallagher U3ewsbury 1, p. Clark (Huddersfield).

Auckland (Domain), lost 16—24. South Auckland (Hamilton), won 49—10. New- Zealand (Domain), won 31 —7. North Island (Napier), won 40 —5. < New Zealand (Christchurch), won 19—3. , West Coast (Greymouth), won 55 —13. New Zealand (Wellington), won 11—10. 1924. T J. Parkin (Wakefield Trinity), capr tain, J. Sullivan (Wigan), E. Kapman l (Oldham), S. Rix (Oldham), F. Evans (Swinton), C. W. Barr (Barrow), C. A. * Pollard (Wakefield Trinity), W. Ben--1 tharn (Broughton Bangers), J. Ring > (Wigan), J. A_ Bacon' (Leeds), T. ; Howley (Wigan), W. Mooney (Leigh), D. Hurcombe (Wigan),' S. Whitty ' (Hull), W. Cunliffe (Warrington), J. F. 1 Thompson (Leeds), H. Bowman (Hull), : W. Burgess (Barrow)j .J. Darwell • (Leigh), R. Sloman (Oldham), A. , Brough (Oldham),. D. Rees (Halifax), J. 1 Bennett (Rochdale Hornets), B. Gronow (Huddersfield), F. Gallagher (Batley), J. Price (Wigan). Auckland (Carlaw Park), won 24—11. Auckland Province (Carlaw Park), won 23- —13. South Auckland (Hamilton), won 13—7. , Lower Waikato (Ngaruawahia), won 3o—i2. V' New Zealand (Carlaw. Park), lost B—l6. New Zealand (Wellington), lost 11—13. New Zealand (Dunedin), Won 31—18. West Coast (Greymouth), won Go—B. Canterbury, won 47—10. I 928, J. Parkin (captain), J. Thompson, J. Frodsham, J. W. Brough, B. Halfpenny, O. Dolan, M. Gwynne, G. Oliver, H. Young, B. Evans, W. Gowers, F. Bowen, B. Williams, G. Rees, J. Sullivan, A. Ellaby, A. Askin, Fairclough, W. Burgess, W. Bentliam, A. E. Fildes, R. Sloman, W. M. Horton, Rosser, H. Bowman. South Auckland (Taupiri), won 31—5. New Zealand (Carlaw Park), lost 13—17. Auckland Province (Carlaw Park), won 14 —9. . Auckland (Carlaw Park), won 26 —15. West Coast (Greymouth), won 62 —13. New Zealand (Dunedin), won 13 —5. New Zealand (Christchurch), won 6 —5. Also played exhibition game at Inver.cargill. NEW ZEALAND. 1910. Papakura (Rotorua), Ashcr, Chorley, James (Nelson), Buckland (Taranaki), Woodward (Rotorua), S. McDonald, Griffen, Dunning, Hughes (Southland), Jackson, Hannigan (Nelson), Seagar. 1914. Hardgrave, S. Weston, K. Ifwersen, G. Bradley (Wellington), W. Wilson (Wellington), J. Barclay (Hawke's Bay), W. Bussell (Christchurch), Walters, J. Banks (Hawke's Bay), R. Mitchell, C. Savory, E. Button (Christchurch), J. Parker (Taranaki). 1920. W. Davidson, J. Sanders, C. Woolley, E. C. Grey, K. Ifwersen, A. McClymont, M. Pollock, S. Walters, W. Somers, W. Stormont, E. Herring, H. Avery, N. Bass. 1924. Dufty, Stewart (Christchurch), Brisbane, Gilroy (Christchurch), Fitzgerald (Christchurch), Wetherill, McClymont, J. O'Brien, Lowry, Herring, Mouatt (West Coast), Te Whata, Avery. For the second and third Tests, Mullins (Christchurch), Delgrosso, Polson, Devine (Christchurch), and Petersen (West Coast) replaced Stewart, Wetherill, McClymont, Mouatt, and Te Whata. 1928. Dufty, Hardgrave, List, L. Scott, Wetherill, Prentice, Delgrosso, L. Hutt, ] Somers, J. O'Brien, Timms (South i Auckland), M. O'Brien (West Coast), i Goodall (Buller). Reserves: Eckholf i (Otago), Peckhani, Spillane (Canterbury), Hall, Townscnd (Otago), Calder . (West Coast).