CRICKET.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXXI, Issue 10273, 15 February 1894, Page 5

CRICKET.

THE INTERCOLONIAL MATCH. NEW SOUTH WALES V. NEW ZEALAND. For the first time in the history of the game of cricket in this colony a real intercolonial match ie promised. In years gone by Canterbury has played Combined Australia, All England, Tasmania, and New South Wales, and a team from this province has worthily upheld its honour upon the cricket grounds of Victoria, but never until the present time has a representative New Zealand cloven been banded together and pitted against a team from one of the other colonies. As in 1878 the cricketing powers in Australia arrived at the conclusion that the time was ripe when Combined Australia should test its strength against the full talent of the Mother Country, so has the management of cricket affairs here decided -that the organisation of a New Zealand Eleven is, in the face of the great strides made in the game in this colony of late years, a positive necessity. To-day, for the first time, our initial eleven will perform against the New South Welshmen. The latter are not a truly representative lot from the mother colony; but their reputations at home, despite their defeat at the hands of Canterbury a fortnight ago, are sufficiently good to enable those who are fairly acquainted with the contradictory nature of cricket to promise a really exciting and memorable tussle to-day, provided the weather is at all favourable. The New South Welshmen arrived from Dunedin last night, in high feather at the successful result of their uphill play, in the face of circumstances altogether uncongenial and novel to them, and as the New Zealand eleven have been carefully selected and well practised, both teams should meet upon a level starting point in the matter of training. The evil effects of yesterday’s rain have been minimised as much as ■ possible by covering the wicket with tarpaulins, and with anything like fair weather this morning the play will be fast and correct. The arrangements for the convenience of spectators, which earned so much public appreciation at the late match, will be Lcoatiawed during; Ai^HW-the

railway authorities have unbended a goo® deal, country visitors will have an excellent opportunity of witnessing the play of the pioneer New Zealand eleven. The following are the respective teams s-“* NEW SOUTH WALES NEW ZEALAND. S. Austin L. a. Cuff (capt.) (Canterbury# 0, Cowley H. JDe Mans (Canterbury) J. Davis (captain) J. Fowke (Auckland) - ■ J. Gould C. Gore (Wellington) > A. C. Mackenzie A. E. Holdsbip (Wellington) ' D. Miller ' A. M. Labatt (Canterbury) X/. Moore J. D. Lawrence (Canterbury) A. Noble J. C. lawton (Otago) E. Noble I. Mills (Auckland) J. Searle E. V. Palmer (Canterbury) S. E. Walford W. Eobertson (Canterbury) The game will start to-day at ■ ttooft and on Friday and Saturday at 10.30 a.m., and all arrangements have been made to ensure the match being played to a finish. The teams will adjourn at 1 p.tt* for an hour for luncheon, but there will bi no afternoon adjournment for tea. Results of the play will be posted at regular intervals at this office. Mr T. D.Condeil will act as umpire for New Zealand an® Mr Barry as scorer. THE NEW ZEALAND ELEVEN. 7 The members of the New Zealand Eleven met at Warner’s Hotel yesterday evening* and, upon the motion of Mr Holdship, of Wellington, seconded by Hi Fowke, of Auckland, Mr L. A. Cuff wai unanimously chosen captain of the team, • CANTERBURYCRICKET . ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the committee of the Cany terbury Cricket Association was held at the City Hotel last evening; present-** Messrs F. Wilding (in the chair), Wa D. Meares, J. A. Caygill, L. A. Cuff, S. Halley and T. D. Harman (honorary secretary). It was resolved—“ That, in tbs match New South Wales v. New Zealand, the captain of the New Zealand team ft# requested to arrange to start the match at noon on Thursday, and at such timet on the other days as will ensure the matOh' being played out.” It was further resolved—" That no afternoon adjournment for refreshments be sanctioned by th* Canterbury Cricket Association in any matches played under its auspices.” It was decided to ask Mr Condellto act aa umpire and Mr Barry as scorer in the intercolonial match. The meeting theft terminated. • . [Pee Press Association.] WELLINGTON, Fbb. 14 : In connection with the cricket matolr : North Island v. New South Wales, th* proposal is that five of the team be selected from Wellington and the remainder from' other parts of the island. Communications are passing between the Selection Com-; mittee and Kallendar, Neill, Fowke and Mills, of Auckland; Wolstenholme, Brae* and Lusk, of Napier; M’Donagh, of Stratford, and Mills, of Hawera. When thn replies are to hand a team WiHrtie chosen. .