FIJIAN TEAM’S TOUR

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25380, 31 December 1947, Page 3

FIJIAN TEAM’S TOUR

ITINERARY ANNOUNCED itinerary for the Fijian cricket teams tour of New Zealand in Febrularc2l’ a J? d A P ri l. was announced last evening by the secretary of the • New and Cr,cket Council, Mr E. E. LutThe touring team will play 15 matches in all, ot which four will be three-day games against the major provinces The team will arrive at Auckland on Monday February 9. and will leave Auckland on its return to Fiji on Saturday, April 3. S . matcnes to be Played are as f 01... ... Waikato, at Hamilton. February io and 11; Auckland, at Auckland, February 13 14, and 16; Rangitikei, at Marton, February 18 and 19; Wanganui, at Wanganui, February 20 and 21; Taranaki, at New F MV?°,Y th ’ Feb ruary 24 and 25; Wellington, at Wellington. February 27 and 28, March 1; South Canterbury, at Timaru. March 2 ana 3; Canterbury, at Christchurch. March a, 6, and 8: Southland, at Invercargill. March 10. 11; Otago, at Dunedin. March 13, 15, and 16; Nelson, at Nelson. March 19 and 20; Manawatu, at Palmerston North, March 22 and 23; Hawke’s Bay. at Napier. March 25 and 27; Poverty Bay. at Gisborne. March 29 and 30; Bay of Plenty, at Rotorua. April 1

OXFORD BEATS LOBURN Oxford. 97 for six wickets declared (G Lawes 28 not out. R. Adair 16. L. Lynn G- ,?? ay 12) - Deat Loburn 47 (G. Hamlo). on the first innings of a junior a grade match played at Loburn on Saturday. Loburn had scored 68 for the loss of three wickets in its second innings when stumps were drawn. Bowling for Loburn, A. Watson took two for 27. and G. Croft two for 31. Oxford s mest successful bowlers in the first innings were: D. Grant (four for 9) R. Green (four for 14). and L. Lynn (two J° r . Cyl and in tsl e second innings H. Knight (one for 7), G. May (one for 8), and R Green (one for 11).