PROVINCIAL CRICKET.
WELLINGTON AMD AUCKLAND. PLAY TO COMMENCE TO-DAY. [bt telegraph.—press association.] WELLINGTON, Thursday. Considerable interest centres in :t special cricket match between Auckland and Wellington, Ae two undefeated teams in this season's Plunket Shield series, which will commence at the Basin. Reserve tomorrow afternoon. Auckland and Wellington are due to meet in the final of ihe Plunket Shield series a month hence, so that tho game commencing to-morrow should provide an indication of the strength of tho northerners. Further interest will bo manifested in the match on account of likelyplayers for the English trip appearing on each side. E. H. Bowley, the Sussex professional, will attract special attention. The Wellington team will bo selected from I). C. Collins, H. M. McGirr, H. Lambert, K. James, A. M. Hollings, 13. J. Kortlang, F. T. Badcock, W. J. R. Christopherson, Mitchell and Lowry (Hawke's Bay), G. Orr (Wanganui), 11. B. Massey and W. Aircy. The Auckland team will differ slightly from that which defeated Canterbury and Otago, as ono or two members arc unablo to remain in Wellington. Players are being sent down from Auckland to fill the vacancies.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19529, 7 January 1927, Page 6
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188PROVINCIAL CRICKET. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19529, 7 January 1927, Page 6
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