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Evening Post, Volume LVI, Issue 153, 27 December 1898, Page 6

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THE NEXT AUSTRALIAN TEAM. [PIiESS ASSOCIATION.! (Received December 27, 9.30 a.m.) Adelaide, This Day. The following seven are considered certain to be in the next Australian team :— Darling, Hill, Trumble, M'Leod, Gregory, Kelly, and Noble. Jones is also considered a probable man. Melbourne, This Day. Harry Trott's health is still far from satisfactory. A collection made in his interest at yesterday's match realised a good sum. Calcutta, 26th December. Ranjitsiuhji, who is now iv India, will return to England in April. THE N.Z. TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. Cuuistchuuch, This Day. The Lj'ttelton Times says that in spite of the fact that reporters were excluded from the. meeting of the N.Z. Cricket Council on Friday evening, when the selection of the N.Z. team was under discussion, the'personnel of the team seemed to be generally known on Saturday. The following is \stated to be the selection: — G. Mills, Auckland ;U. 13. Lusk, Havvkes Hay ; 1 ( \ Ashbolt, A. R. Holdship, A. B. "Williams, and C. A. Richardson, Wellington ; L. T. Cobcroft, \V. Pearce, and D. lleece, Canterbury ; J. Baker, A. H. Dowries, A. H. lTisiior, aud A. Clarke, Otago. [It is reported here to be on the cards that two Olago rej)s. and one Canterbury player may eveu yet not find places iv the team. If so it is probable that one, if not two, men from Wellington will be asked to fill vacancies. Great dissatisfaction is expressed at the non-seleclion of Upharn, who is one of the best fast bowlors in the colony, which is fully borne out ty his past; performances. It is almost certain that Williams and Richardson will not go, in which cat.c the selector (Mr. A* Ashbolt) will have to look around for substitutes/]