A CALENDAR OF SPORT

Press, Volume C, Issue 29704, 23 December 1961, Page 9

A CALENDAR OF SPORT

Saturday, December 23. Cricket: New Zealand v. North-eastern Transvaal at Benoni; Fijian team v. Thames Valley at Thames; Australian universities v. New Zealand Universities at Christchurch: Canterbury team v. Combined XI at

Christchurch. Tennis: Marlborough championships at Blenheim; Southland chamS ionships at Invercargill; utt valley championships at Lower Hutt. Sunday, December 24.—Hockey: New Zealand v. Vidharbha. Monday December 25.—-Cricket: Canterbury v. Auckland at Christchurch; Wellington v. Otago at Wellington; Fijian team v. Waikato at Hamilton. Tuesday, December 2S.—Cricket: Canterbury v. Auckland at Christchurch; Wellington v o.jjju at Wellington; New Zealand v. South Africa, second test, at Johannesburg; Fijian team v. Waikato at Hamilton; Australian Universities v. Otago University at Dunedin; Brabin tournament at Auckland. Tennis: Canterbury championships at Christchurch: Marlborough championships at Blenheim; Southland championships at Invercargill; Wairarapa championships at Martinborough; Hutt Valley championships at Lower Hutt; Poverty Bay championships at Gisborne; Taranaki championships at Hawera; first day of Davis Cup challenge round at Kooyong. Bowls: two-day tournaments at Linwood and Canterbury. Softball : women's national inter-club championships at Dunedin; men’s inter-provincial championships at Wanganui. Golf: Christchurch championships at Shirley. Yachting: New Zealand Flying Dutchman world championship trials at Auckland. Wednesday, December 27. Cricket: New Zealand v. South Africa second tea* at Johannesburg; Canterbury v. Auckland at Christchurch; Otago ▼. Wellington at Wellington; Fijian team v. Bay of Plenty at Rotorua; Australian Universities v. Otego University at Dunedin; Canterbury B v. South Canterbury at Timaru; Brabin tournament at Auckland. Bowls: two-day tournaments at Canterbury and Linwood. Tennis: Canterbury championships at Christchurch: Wairarapa championships at Martinborough; Hutt Valley championships at Lower Hutt: Poverty Bay championships at Gisborne: Taranaki championships at Hawera: second day of Davis Cup challenge round at Kooyong. Softball: women’s national inter-club championships at Dunedin; men's national inter-provin-cial championships at Wanganui. Athletics: national advanced coaching school at Trentham. Hoekey: New Zealand V. Bombay. Goll:

Christchurch championships at Shirley. Water polo: Canterbury v. Malvern at Christchurch. Power-boat racing; Griffiths Cup, Australia and New Zealand championships at Auckland. Yachting: New Zealand Flying Dutchman world championship trials at Auckland. Thursday. December 28. Cricket: New Zealand v. South Africa, second test, at Johannesburg; Fijians v. Bay of Plenty at Rotorua; Canterbury v. South Canterbury at Tlmaru; Brabin Shield tournament at Auckland. Tennis: Canterbury championships at Christchurch; Wairarapa cham- § ionships at Martlnborough; Utt valley championships at Lower Hutt; Poverty Bay championships at Gisborne; Taranaki championships at Hawera; third and final day of Davis Cup challenge round at Kooyong. Bowls: floodlight tournament at Beckenham. Softball: women’s national inter-dub championships at Dunedin; men’s national inter-provincial championships at Wanganui. Athletics: national advanced coaching course at Trentham. Golf: Christchurch championships at Shirley. Shooting: Canterbury championships at West Melton, yachting: New Zealand Flying Dutchman world championship trials at Auckland. Friday, December 29.—Cricket: New Zealand v. South Africa, second test, at Johannesburg; Canterbury v. Northern Districts at Christchurch; Otego v. Auckland at Dunedin; Central Districts v. Wellington at New Plymouth; Australian Universities v. Victoria University at Wellington; Canterbury B team. v. North Otago at Oamam: Brabin tournament at Auckland. Tennis: Canterbury championships at Christchurch; Wairarapa championships at Martinborough; Hutt Valley championships at Lower Hutt: Poverty Bay championships at Gisborne; Taranaki championships at Hawera: Hawke’s Bay championships at Hastings: Waikato championships at Hamilton. Softball: women’s national inter-club championships at Dunedin; men’s national inter-provincial championships at Wanganui. Athletics: national advanced coaching school at Trentbam. Hockey. New Zealand v. Poona. ISbooting: Canterbury championships st West Melton. Yachting: New Zealand Flying Dutchman worid championship trials at Auckland.