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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20225, 1 May 1931, Page 13

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NEW ZEALAND TEAM. A LONDON WELCOME. (united i'ress' association—bi. electric TELEGItAPn —COPYaIOHT.); (Received April 30th, 7 p.m.) LONDON, April 30. That they will play the care-free kind of cricket anfl enjoy the game for the game's sake,Vot worrying about statistical results, is. ono of the grounds of the "Morning Post's" welcome to the New Zealand cricketers. Tho newspaper adds: The tour will fit well into ft season of domestic interest, in which we shall try to forget the psychological perplexities of contests for the.. Ashes and find an intellectual tonic in the doings of young players. They need not regard the Test as an absolutely forlorn hope, remembering the victory of the West Indies in their last encounter with thb triumphant Australian XI. "The Times" says: There would have been little ponder if the- New Zealand team's tour had' been abandoned ia. face

of the pre-occupations- at home, following the earthquake calamity. The team has come at considerable sacrifice, for which it is • assured of all the heartier welcome, if such were possible. .—"The Times" cable. THE ITINERARY. The team's itinerary is as follows: May Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th—Practice matches. : May 6th, 7th, Bth—V. Essex. May 9th, 11th, 12th —v. Leicestershire. May 13th, 14tli, 15th—v. Hampshire. May 16th, IS th, 19th—v. M.C.C.' at Lord's. May 20th, 21st, 22nd—v. Worcestershire. May 23rd, 2oth, 26th—v. Glamorgan. May 27th, 28th, 29th—v. Oxford University. May 30th, June Ist, 2nd—v. Middlesex at Lord's. June 3rd, 4th, sth—v. Cambridge University. June 6th, Bth, 9th—v. Somerset. " June 10th, 11th, 12th—v. shireJune 13th, 15th,, 16th—v. Derbyshire. June 17th, 18th, 19th—v. Minor Counties, at Gainsborough. June 20th, 22nd, 23rd—v. Northahts.

' J una ■24 th, ; 25th,. 26th—Bef;erved. : Juno 27th, 29th, 30th—v. England, at Lord's. July 2hd, 3rd—v. Staffordshire. July 4th, 6th, 7th—v. Notts. July Bth, 9th, 10th—v. Yprkshire, - July 11th, 13 th, 14th—v. Lancashire. July 15th, 16th/.-17th —v, at Edinburgh. July 19th, 20th—v. Durham. July -22 nd, 23rd, 24th —v. Combinod Services, at Portsmouth. • July 25th, 27th, 28th—v.-Hampshire. July "9th, 30.th, Slst-rV.. Surrey. August Ist, 2nd/ 3rd, 4th—v. Glamorgan. August sth, 6th, 7th—v. Warwickshire. August Bth, 10th, 11th —r. Worcestershire. August 12th, 13th, 14th—v. Wales. August 15th, 17th, 18th—v. Lancashire. August 20th, 21st—v. Norfolk. August 22nd, 24th, 25th—v. Essex. August 26th, 27th, 28th—v. Kent. August 29th, 30th, September Ist—v. Sussex. ' ' September 2nd, 3rd, 4th—v. Gentlemen of England, at Eastbourne. September sth, . 7th,; Bth—-v. An England XL, at Folkestone. September 9th, 10th, 11th —v.. An England . XL, at Scarborough. September 13 th, 14th, 15th—v.-Sir Juliek Calm's cgLf at. Nottingham^