FIGHT FOR THE ASHES

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 88, 12 January 1928, Page 9

FIGHT FOR THE ASHES

ENGLISH TEAM IN AUSTRALIA ITINERARY OF THE TOUR The following is the programme of matches which will be played in Australia by the English team in 1928—29 October 13 to 15 (1928)—v. West Australian Colts, at Perth. October 17 to 20—v. Western Australia, at Perth. ' October 26 to 30—v. South Australia, at Adelaide. . ■ November 2to 6.—v. Victoria, at Melbourne. , November 9 to 13.—v. New- South Wales, at Sydney. November 16 to 20—v. an Australian Eleven; at Sydney. ' November 24 to 28.—v. Queensland, at Brisbane. „ , - i. November. 30 to December 6.—First Test ffiatch, at Brisbane. December 8 to 10.—Combined country, at Warwick. - „ , • , December 14 to 20. —Second Test match, at Sydney. December 21 and 22.—Newcastle and Hunter River districts, at Newcastle. December 29 to January 4.—Third Test match, at Melbourne. January sto 7 (1929).—v. Geelong, at' Geelong. , , _ January 9 and 10.—v. Bendigo, at BenJanuary 12, 14, and 15. —v. Tasmania, at Launceston. . _ ■ January 17 to 19.—v. Tasmania, at Hobajanuary 25 to 29—v. South Australia, at Adelaide. , „ . . , February 4 to 7—Fourth Test match, at Adelaide. ■ , , February 9 to 11— v. Ballarat, at Ballarat. „ _ ... Ffebruary 15 to 19.—v. New South Wales, at‘Sydney. February 21 to 22.—v.’Western Districts (N.S.W.), at Bathurst. February 25 and 26.—v. Southern Districts, at Goulburn. . ■ March 1 to 5— v. Victoria, at Melbourne. „ ~ , , '■ March 8 to 14—Fifth Test Match, at Melbourne. March 21 and 23—v. Western Australia (side to include five players from South Australia and Victoria), at Perth.