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New Zealand Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 3648, 26 January 1899, Page 7

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THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN. The following dates have been arranged for the matches of the Australian team, which is to tour England in a few months: May 1 and 4—Vacant dates. May B—At Crystal Palace, v. South England. May 11—At Lewton, v. Essex. May 15—At Oval, v. Surrey. May 18—-Vacant date. May 22 —At Sheffield v. Yorkshire. May 25—At Manchester, v. Lancashire. May 29—At Oxford, v. University. June I—At Nottingham, England v. Australia (Test). June s—At Lords, v. M.C.C. and Ground. June B—At Cambridge, r. University. • June 12—At Bradford, v. Yorkshire.

June 15—At Lords, England v. Australia (Test). ..June 19—At Portsmouth, v. Oxford University. ■ June 22—At Leicester, v. Leicestershire. June 2&—At Derby, v. Derbyshire. Juno 29—At Leeds, England v. Australia (Test). July 3—At Nottingham, v. Notts. July 6—Vacant date. July 10—Vacant date. ■ July 13—At Bristol, v. Gloucestershire. July 17—At Manchester, England v. Australia (Test) July 20—Vacant. July 24—-At Oval, v. Surrey. July 27—At Brighton, v. Sussex. July 31—At Lords, v. M.C.C. and Ground. August 3—At Portsmouth, v. Hampshire. August 7—At Birmingham, v. Warwickshire.

August 10—At Canterbury, v. Kent. August 14—At Oval, England v. Australia (Test). August 17 —At Cheltenham, v. Gloucestershire. • August 21—At Lords, v. Middlesex. August 24—At Taunton, v. Somerset. August 28 —At Liverpool, v. Lancashire. August 31 —At Scarborough, v. an Eleven iof '-England. . i September 4 —At Hastings, v. South ot -England. , . • THE OTAGO TEAM. PIU3SS ASSOCIATION. Dunedin, January 24. The - following players will form the Otago thirteen to play the New Zealand team on Saturday: Austin, Broad, Clarke, T. Downes, Gooch, Geddes, Harkness, Hope, Johnston, Siedeberg, -Webb, Wilkie and Williams. ,

The following are the Junior Championship fixtures for Saturday, the 28 tlr January and 4th February:—Rival v. Potone, No. 3 Basiu; Wellington v. Phoenix, No. 4 Basin; Kilbirriis v. Old Boys, Athletic Park; Midland A v. Johnsonvillo. College ground; Midland B, a bye. ; „ The- following are the Third-class fixtures for January 28th: Karori v. Phoenix, at Karori; Kilbirnie A y. Kilbirnie B, at Kilbirnie; Wellington v. Johnsonville, at College No. 1; Old Boys v. Rival A, College No, 2.