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Evening Star, Issue 19773, 25 January 1928, Page 9

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AUSTRALIAN TEAM'S TOUR AMENDED PROGRAMME. [Per Unitep Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, January 24. The amended programme for the tour of the Australian team through New Zealand has been arranged as follows: Nelson—At Nelson, February 15 and 16. ■ TcHington—At Wellington, February 17, 18*, and 20. North Otago—At Oamaru, February 22 and 23. Otago—At Dunedin, February 24,25, and 27. Southland—At Invercargill, February 28 and 21). Canterbury—At Christchurch, March 2,3, and 5. Waikato—At Hamilton, March 7 and 8. Auckland—At Auckland, March 9, 10, and 12. Taranaki—At New Plymouth, March 14 and 15. Wanganui—At Wanganui, March 16 and 17. Poverty Bay—At Gisborne, March 20 and 21. First Test—Auckland, March 24, 26, and 27. Second Test—Dunedin, March 31, April 2 and 3. The New Zealand Cricket Council has agreed to pay the following expenses in connection with the forthcoming visit of the Australian team: —Hotel board, laundry, tips, carriage of baggage, hotel and travelling expenses of the New Zealand players engaged in tests. BOYS’ MATCHES CANTERBURY v. OTAGO. The two teams, senior and junior, representing the Canterbury Boys’ Cricket Association, arrived by the first express yesterday under the charge of Mr G. S. A. Biltcliif, secretary of the association. The following are the Canterbury and Otago players engaged in the matches at the Caledonian Ground to-morrow and on Friday:— Canterbury Seniors.—F. French (captain). 11. Grimmer, K. M'Menamin, E. R. Hamsell, A. Cobden, F. Wise, J. S. M'Kernnn, N. M‘Rae, G. Blackaby. 1. Harris, R. M'Nish, and B. Bar (twelfth man). Canterbury Juniors.—G. Bull, Joseph, P. Mooar, L. Butterfield, ,j. Hooper, G. Carpenter, R. Puddle, A. Leverett, I. Parson, W. M. Brown, E. Grenfell, M. Cooper (twelfth man). Otago Seniors.—Bell, Cusack, Geddes, Knowles, M'Cartcn (captain), Montgomery, M’Lcocl, Pine, Rodgerson, Tobin, Wilson; emergency, Joel. Otago Juniors. —Anderson, Armisbaw, Duggan, Ecboff, Gwynuc, Howie, Herons (captain), Smith, Lawson, Thomson, Walkinshaw; emergency, Coding. OTAGO LEAGUE The following players are requested to be at the Oval to-morrow evening to play matches:—Quest, Little, Holden, Heilyer, Hollander, Kerr, Irvine, Rogers, Vorrath, Rennie, Dougall, Frood, Napier, M’Neill, Colston, H, Gaston, Mattingly, Taylor, Dillon, Perry, Duncan, Gaudin, Agncw, Haldane, O’Connor, Crawford, Wrigglesworth, Pethorick, Bennett, Brown, Slack, Philips, Ringrose, T. Fitzpatrick, Lane, Keen, Wills, Heasdewood, Simpson, M. Gaston, Cummings, Blagdun, Wilson, Cooke, Arthur, Ball. PLUNKET SHIELD ALLCOTT NOT AVAILABLE. [Special, to the ‘ Star.’] AUCKLAND, January 25. Alcott is not available for the Plunket Shield match at Wellington on Friday. W. Hendy (batsman) completes the Auckland eleven, with A. Williams (bowler) twelfth man.