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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18507, 8 October 1925, Page 5

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NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL. INVITATION TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA. No Australian team will visit New Zealand this year, but an invitation has been extend- : ed to South Australia to tour New Zealand in 1926-27. The Management Committee of the New Zealand Cricket r-nunci! came to that decision at its meeting last night. The secretary, Mr J. F. Peaks, reported AnL'T; hi ",' W " a ? vifed that although the A Mrahan team could not come to New Zealand .h.s year, a scc.„nd eleven could be sent. The Australian Hoard of Control had also uggested that the New Zealand touring team might extend its visit by playin' in v- " XV ./' V P c " 1 to wnl( ' h that »■" do not have -«e«- Zealand used „, „ srnun ,i for (li . pointed i. aver.-." said the chairman, Mr I). Kl-ese lie ;,lso ..aid that there was a question of leave for the New Zealand plavers to be considered. Ii would j.rohablv not be advisable to bring over n second eleven Mr H. M. Taylor said he thought that there might he a chance of petting the next touring Kngliih team to come to the Dominion. Mr Peake: What about the South Afric ,ns J Mr Reese said that four matches with the Australian Eleven would show a profit, but a State team would have to remain here for six or seven weeks to make the visit pay. Mr K. R. Caygill considered that it was essential that the bent players should plav against the visiting team, and some of them would probably not be able to get leave from work after the tour in Australia. The chairman considered that it would be worth inviting South Australia to send a team acroi-s next year, if Clem Hill, Grimmett, and the Richardson* would come. That Stato should be a pood .young side. Queensland and Tasmania had ulreadv made enquiries about a New Zealand tour. Mr V,'. H. Winsor: Another advantage will be that our fellows will not have such formidable opponents aa New South Wales and Victoria, and they should play a game against South Australia that should help "them next. time. Mr Caygill: \Yo should insist that the four stars should be in the team. Mr Reese: The tour would extend our friendship in Australia. The original policy Mas that we should visit Australia every six years, and that, in between we should receive visits from the States. On the motion of Mr Cavgill it was decided to cable to Australia "that it was impossible to invite another team this season and to ask what chance there was of South Australia, including Hill, coming next season. Mi- Peake said the Victoria-ns' tour of New Zealand had cost £IBOO, and all the minor associations had lost on their matches. The next visiting team would have to playcombined minor Associations. K.Z. Touring Team. It was decided that the New Zealand team, which leaves for Australia on November 20th, should not extend its tour to Tasmania. The secretary said he estimated that the expenses of the New Zealand team wouldamount to £1789. The Council had a, credit balance of ;ErCOO, and there would be gate receipts. The Council was to get 75 per cent, of the. gate of tbo big matches and a minimum of .£SO fcr the , smaller ones. The team, would leave the ' Dominion on 'November 20th and leave Sydney on January Cth. The secretary also reported that at the request of the- Australian Board of Control it had been decided that the New Zealand touring team should play a match at Ballarat, in the interval betweM| the. matches against Melbourne and Adf l< j3e. The Australian- Board of Control adviaed that the Ballaxat Association had offered the whole of the gato after paying expenses, as it did not wish to make any profit out of the match. The Board had accepted the proposal on behalf of the New Zealand Council on the condition that the amount was not less than £3O. Wingham Cnp. A report was received from the chairman on the dispute shout the allocation of the Wingham. Cup, the eeason before last. It was decided that the previous decision should hold. OLD COLLEGIANS* CLUB. First Eleven—Chryfltall, Jackraan, Chapman, Blunt, C. A. S. Cocks, Lester, HartleySmith, Elliott, Hobbs, Heaeley, Richardson. Second Eleven—G. L. Talbot, B. P. Haworth, Murray, Wood, H. W. P. and It. H. T. Hamilton, Trent, Harrison, Tothill, Buchanan, J. D. Godfrey. Third Eleven—G. E. Keeves, Blunden, R. ami F. H. Hamilton, Fairhurst, C. S. Bowie-, Cooper; Henshall, Morris, Pritchett, Pidgeon. There will be a game for anybody else ■who can turn out. CAMBRIDGE TERRACE CLUB. The following will be the teams for the first v. second eleven match at St. Albans Pork on Saturday, at 2 p.m. sharp:— Firsts —N. Mitchell, E. Brownie, F. Wicks, ■T. Hunter, W. Baseand, D. Bunt, J. McNnlty, J. Davies, I. Barnes, S. Cook,- H. Pyr.e; emergencies. A. Candy, W. Johnston. ' Seconds —M. Gray. A. Simmonds, G. Wright, R. Hunter, V. Gray. F. Hitchens, J. Wicks, "R. Davies, G. McKenzie, R. Gibbard, N. Hitchens; emergencies, J. Harris, A. Dingwall.