N.S.W. TEACHERS v. AUCKLAND.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 87, 6 January 1908, Page 4

N.S.W. TEACHERS v. AUCKLAND.

.-... (BY TELEGRAPH-7-PRESS. ASSOCIATION.) V'..^ ' • ■■■>'{.■■'■ Auckland,' January 4. : i . A match between • the. Auckland school-teachers-and the visiting teachers from- New ■ .'South Wales was played to-day, and resulted in a win for the " visitors by seven; wickets 011- the /first innings. Auckland made -170 and Now South-Wales lost .three- wickets for, ;171.- i speaking at- tho : re'eoption : given -. .by- tlio.New Zealand Educational Institute. 1 ;to tho -Australian cricket team, Mr. L. Deer- - (manager;, of the team) said' that they had • "always been■' told in Australia , that .-New- . ;Zealanders could• not play,,'..cricket. "We 3 aro, . however,'! ho said, "beginning to find out-that this is., a mistaken ideai - ThoWelj. Jington; teachers,put up a splendid 'match 5 .against-lis, their batting being very fine . iindeod. At'. -Taranaki wo . were, absolutely' { -beaten,.and in t the Auckland .match; in which wo r just- managed ; to -get ; liom.e,.:your : ,.men 5' played a very, fine game." , . ( . Hopes,' were .expressed, that an : , interchange 'of visits between tho teachers of New, Zealand iiiid ...those, of the, Australian States would'.bo..,.arranged' in.. fiituro, .the opinion; ' }•: being expressed that, .the visits would prove J ;of great mutual/advantage.. j ■ ' 'Auckland, January 4. t. '• The following team has been picked to're-_ Ipresent tho New Zoaland Tqfioners ;against- ; -. }the New South'. Wales Teachers' team in a; c ; match to Ibo played here on Tuesday and i: 'Wednesday - next:—W. : Thomas, (South - Can- : -terbury), T-. Brodie (Wellington), Holland ' '('Wah'ganui),;:H'.',B! r Lusk" (Canterbury), E.. Murdoch :'(Auckland), J. 'Fanning (Wellington),' A. 'J. : Sliepher'd (Auckland), P. J. i .Ohlson ! (Auckland),- W. Braithwaite (A'uck- ). -land), R. Diirroch '(Wellington), ' N.' it; - , Jacobsen (Auckland). \ ' -