MARYLEBONE TOURISTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18955, 4 March 1936, Page 7

MARYLEBONE TOURISTS

NORTH ISLAND CIRCUIT ONLY TWO MORE GAMES CRICKET AND SOCCER EVENTS (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. Since leaving Wellington on January 21 to fulfil engagements on the northern section of their New Zealand tour, the members of the M. 0.0. team have made almost. I lie round trip of the North Island. Their extensive travelling, Mie effects of which are being felt by the visitors, and the numerous matches have kept them well occupied, but they have been interested in niuch that they have .seen. Not Ihe least is the variety of weather offering in a New Zealand summer.

Thi' team came as a happy band id sportsmen, and it was evident., from what they bad to say on their return to Wellington yesterday that, they have derived much enjoyment from the tour now Hearing its close. There is but one more engagement to be fulfilled, the fourth match with a New Zealand team to bo played at Christchurch on Friday, Saturday and Monday. Tim date of departure for England lias been altered, instead of leaving Wellington on March 14 as was expected, the team will leave on March 12, the Rangitiki's sailing dale having been brought forward. The alteration of the plans docs not affect the arrangements for the visitors to make a final appearance on the Basin Reserve as Association footballers, an event which they arc keenly anticipating. If is expected the M.C.C. team will be as follows: Goal, Powell (Gambridge University) ; fullbacks, Holmes (Oxford University and Corinthians) and Lyttelton (Eton) ; halves. Griffith (Surrey and Cambridge University). Smith (Chesterfield), and Sims (Queen's Park Rangers) ; forwards, Human (Cambridge University and Corinthians), Barber (Sheffield United). Ilardstaff (England Schoolboy International), Parks (Hay Ward's Heath and Sussex), and T.angridge (Lewes and Sussex).