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Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 19, 22 January 1921, Page 9

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AUSTRALIAN TOUR

THE COMPLETE PROGRAMME. '

A ' complete itinerary of. the Australian team's tour of the Dominion has been forwarded to the secretary'of the ' Wellington Cricket Association (Mr. Ri S. Johnston), and is as follows: —

"Thursday, 3rd February, leave Sydney for Wellington. . Tuesday, Bth February, arrive Wellington; team will stay at New Occidental Hotel. Friday, 11th, Saturday, 12th, Monday, 14th, ; first match, v. Wellington. Monday, 14th, leave at ' 8.35 p.m. for Palmerston North, arriving 11.35 p.m. ;

' 15th, Wednesday, 16th, second match, v. Manawatu, at Palraerston North; leave Wednesday evening at 11.45 p.m. for Auckland, arriving 2.55 p.nu following day. .

18th, 19th, 21st, third match, v. Auckland. ■ Leave Monday evening at 7.10 p.m. for Hamilton, arriving 9.55 ,p.m.

22nd and 23rd; fourth match, v. Waikato County, at Hamilton. Leave Wednesday, evening at 10.5 p.m. for Napier, arriving Pahnerston North 0.45 a.m. , following, morning. Proceed at 1.1 p.m., arriving Napier 6.12 p.m.

25th and 26th, fifth match, v. Hawke* Bay, at Napier. Monday,'2Bth, leave at 8.45 a.m.- for Masterton, arriving 2.59 p.m. ■.' ■ • >.' '•'•■'

Ist and 2nd March, sixth match, v. Wairarapa, at Mastertonl 3rd March, leave at 6.20 a.m. for Wangamri, arriving Woodville 9.40 a.m. Proceed at 10.1 a.m. for Pahnerston North, arriving 11.5 a.m. Change train, leave for Wa-ng-anui at 12.5 p.m., arriving 3.26 p.m.

4tli and sth, seventh match, v.. Wangunui. 7tli|, leave for Wellington at 12.1 p.m., arriving Wellington 5,50 p.m.

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 3th, 9th, and 10th, eighth match, v. Minor Associations, at Wellington. Leave Thursday .evening for Christchurch by s.s. Maori at 8 p.m., arrive following movning 9 a.m. 11th, 12th, and 14th, ninth match, v. Canterbury, at Christchurch. 15th and 16th, leave 15th at 8.45 a.m. for Ashburtbn, arriving IQ.l 1?, a.m., commence match 2 p.m. 10th match, v. Ashburton County ; 17th, leave for Dunedin at 10.21-a.m., arriving 4i45 p.m.

18th, 19th, and 21st, 11th mstch, v. Otago, at Duhedin; 22nd, leave atsß.3o a.m. for Invercargill, arriving 2.6 p.m. 23rd »nd v 24tri, 12th match, ■ v.- Southland, at Invereargil. 25th, leave at 6.10 a.m. for Wolliiujton, arriving 9 a.m. following morning. $ •

First Test.—Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday, 26th, 28th, and 29th, 13th match, y. Ne> Zealand, at Wellington. 30fch, loa.vo for Auckland at 12.45 a.m., arriving- 6.38 a.m. following, morning. Team wi'-l stay at New Occidental Hotel.

Second Test.—lst, 2nd, AJid 4th'April, 14th match, v. New Zealand, at Auckland .

sth April, leave for Wellington, at 1 p.m., arriving 6.45 following morning. Thursday, 7th, leave for Sydney.. \