Cricketers to play one test in Aust.

Press, 22 June 1989, Page 52

Cricketers to play one test in Aust.

PA . 7 Wellington The New Zealand" cricket team will play a test in Australia late in November. * The test, against Allan Border’s side which leads the Ashes series 'in England, 1-0, will lie played at Perth from November 2428 and is theg only confirmed international fixture for the New. Zealand team so far this-sumiier. The New*.,. Zealanders will also play Wojthreeday matches* one day match leading up toft ? the test? .As.day-night! match will ) be 5 played against Western' Australia , 1 on Noveihber B.® - The two sides/ineet lip. ] again from November ?10 ? 13 before New?Zealan<P-1 plays South Australia: ~ I from 17-20? 3-i Whiletdetails of an early j test against Australia have I

- been confirmed, plans for the Indian tou£?here are still tip in th'e air. “We would Have liked to have. hSjd sorted out last, month but ; it has not yet,” said W-Sif New? ; Zealand Crickenpouncirchairman, Barry JPaterson. • “We] haven’t' been able to finalisfe'tfiaKjust yet, we have a few commhhicatiaii problems with thieil'ndjahs.” Mr PateijQn; said he hope'df for • the Indian Summer here could be finalised when he -attended? meg?-,inter-national Cricket "Confer-. ence meeting in ' in three weeks tli|,e. “The Australians' aren’t the problem, but We hope to sort' it all put tljem’’ He could] t.not > comment ;', on proposals lor fa triangular tournament

’ Last summer New Zealand was to play in its first home triangular tournament with England and Pakistan. However, objections by Pakistan and the antiapartheid group, Hart, to? a England tour, itereir'as a foV their cancelled tour to ImJia 'fell through and’the ? tournament was \sub* sbquently scrapped. test in. Australia this year < means-■-New Zealand could j.piay'- ! fivd’ tests' this sumlnei: three more against India and one against Australia in Auckland in late March. The New Zealand team itinerary for its tour to Australia in November:—November 8 v Western Australia D/ N match, Perth; 10-13 v Western Australia, Perth; 17-20 v South Australia, Adelaide; 2428 v Australia, Perth.