NEW ZEALAND TOUR FINANCE

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 137, 7 December 1926, Page 11

NEW ZEALAND TOUR FINANCE

Tho Wellington Cricket Association's (Management Committee met last evening, Mr. C. G. Wilson presiding. Others iresent were: Messrs. A. Eonaldaou, H. [. Buck, E. S. Johnston, L. J. Brabin, o. Drummond, W. J. E. Christopherson,

'and A. Varncy. j?| An announcement was made by the jjhairman that hcauil Mr. Johnston had 56iade ' a canvass for shareholders in C-jhe company to finance tho tour of the ir'jlew Zealand cricket team, and that *<£205, in sum* 'not exceeding £5, had iween obtained, bringing Wellington's %";otal contribution to £341. It was an- »■ icipated that the amount would bo considerably incroasod when further . derails in connection with tho tour were Jiado "known. .:] In view of the representative matches ■jjo be played shortly, it was decided jhat no. club practices take place on liho Basin Eeserve next week, and th/fc ;)eprosentative practices be commenced I-;n Tuesday, with the official coach (F. '■$. Badeock) in charge. ?! Approval of the action of the association in asking that copies of the minutes of New Zealand Council meetings p>e supplied to all affiliated associations ,^raa received from the Wellington TJm;'Mres' Association. y A Press Association cabled message ','*rom England states that the New Zealand'cricketers will play practise games ?irom the 4th to 7th May before commencing the real programme for the '^fenglisk tour with a match against •*|lartineau 's Eleven at Holyport on the ;'Jth May. The list of fixtures, practic'rtlly as. previously published except for ,;-|he engagements stated above, provides for tho final, match of the tour y>eing concluded oil the 10th ScptemV.