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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXI, Issue 14, 30 December 1930, Page 5

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SOUTH AFRICA’S ITINERARY TOUR OF. AUSTRALIA FIVE TEST MATCHES (United Preu Association—By CablwOopynghU

(Received 30, 12.35 p.m.) Melbourne, Dec. 80. The Board oi vouirol lias approved of me following itinerary for the South Amcan cutset teams visit next year:— Vctoher 22ad., .three days’ match against West Australia, at, Berth. Octouer 3Uth., iour days’ match with South Australia at Adelaide. November Gt.li., tour days’ match with V ictoria, at Melbourne. November 13ui., four days’ match with New South Wales at Sydney. November 20th., tour days’ match with Queensland, at Brisbane. November 27th., five days for the first test match at December sth., three days’ match with a combined country team at Newcastle. December 11th., four days’ match with New South Wales at Sydney. December 18th., five days for the second test at Melbourne. December 26th., two days’ match with a combined country team at Geelong. January Ist., five days for the third test mutch at Adelaide. January Bth., four days’ match with Victoria at Melbourne.

January 15th., five days for the fourth test at Sydney. January 23rd., three days’ match with Tasmania at Launcestown. January 29th., three days’ match with Tasmania at Hobart. February stb.. five days for the fifth test at Melbourne. January loth., four days’ match with South Australia at Adelaide. January 25th., thre days’ match with West Australia at Perth. AUSTRALIANS ‘DESERVEDLY pdpular.”

(United Press Association—By CableCopyright.) (Received 30. 10.25.) Melbourne, Dec. 30. Although the Australian Board of Control discussed for some hours the manager’s (Mr. Kelly’s) report on the teat tour, no decisions were arsived at. The conduct of the team in England was praised in a letter to the board from the Marlyeborng Cricket Club. The letter says:—Rarely has a more popular, and deservedly popular, team visited England.