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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20315, 25 January 1928, Page 4

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AUSTRALIAN TEAM’S TOUR. THE AMENDED PROGRAMME. • (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, January 24. The amended programme for the tour of the Australian cricket team through New Zealand has been arranged as foll° Nelson— At Nelson, February 15 and 16. Wellington—At Wellington, February 17 18, and 20. _ , „ {forth Otago—At Oamaru, February 22 fln Otfgo— At Dunedin, February 24, 25, and 27, ... T _ , oq Southland—At Invercargill, February 28 At Christchurch, March 2, 3> Waikato—At Hamilton, March 7 and 8. Auckland —At Auckland, March 9, 10, M 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 51, April 2 and 3. EXPENSES OF LOCAL PLAYERS. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, January 24. 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.

OTAGO LEAGUE. The following players are requested to be at the Oval to-morrow evening to play matches : —Quest, Little, Holden, Hqjlyer, Hollander, Kerr, Irvine, Rogers, Vorrath, Rennie, Dougall, Frood Napier, JVTNeill, Colston, H. Gaston, Mattingly. Taylor, Dillon, Perry, Duncan. Gaudin, Agnew, Haldane, O’Connor, Crawford, Wrigglesworth, Petherick. Bennett, Brown, Slack, Philips, Ringrose, T. Fitzpatrick, Lane, Keen, Wills, Heanlewood, Simpson, M. Gaston, Cummings, Blagdon. Wilson, Cooke. Arthur, Ball.