AUSTRALIAN TOUR OF N.Z.

Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28080, 22 September 1956, Page 12

AUSTRALIAN TOUR OF N.Z.

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ITINERARY FOR NEXT YEAR (N.Z. Press Association —Copyright) (Rec. 7 p.m.) SYDNEY, Sept. 21. Fourteen players will comprise the Australian cricket team to visit New Zealand next year. The team will leave Sydney on February 14. Three unofficial tests will be played. The itinerary is:—February 15, 16, 18, play Canterbury at Christchurch; February 20, 21, Southland, at Invercargill; February 22, 23, 25, Otago, at Dunedin; February 27, 28. Combined Minor team, at Timaru; March 1,2, 4, New Zealand, at Christchurch; March 5,6, Wairarapa, at Masterton: March 8. 9, 11, New Zealand, at Wellington; March 13. 14, Poverty Bay, at Gisborne; March 16. 18, 19, Auckland, at Auckland; March 20 21. Waikato, at Hamilton; March 23. 25, 26. Central Districts, at New Plymouth; March 29. 30, April 1, New Zealand, at Auckland.

AUSTRALIAN SELECTORS REAPPOINTED (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 8 p.m.) SYDNEY, Sept. 21. The Australian Cricket Board of Control today reappointed Sir Donald Bradman (South Australia), John Ryder (Victoria), and Dudley Seddon (New South Wales) Australian selectors for the coming season. This is the same panel of selectors as last season. There were no other nominations. The selectors in the 1956-57 season will choose teams for the Bill O’Reilly and Stan McCabe testimonial match at the Sydney Cricket Ground from January I to January 9 next year, and also the Australian teams to tour South Africa and New Zealand. Sir Donald Bradman has not been re-’ nominated by the South Australian Cricket Association this year as a member of the Australian Board of Control. Sir Donald Bradman, who first joined the board in 1945, resigned last April to visit England as a cricket writer. HANMER SPRINGS CRICKET CLUB Would any clubs in the North Canterbury and Christchurch areas who wish to travel to Hanmer for Sunday games please write to the Secretary? If possible please state what date available. R. WILSON, Secretary, c/o. P.O. Hanmer. —Advt.