CRICKET

Southland Times, Issue 19464, 31 January 1925, Page 5

CRICKET

THE VICTORIAN TEAM; TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND. ITINERARY ARRANGED CHRISTCHURCH, January 30. The itinerary of the Victorian cricket team’s tour was fixed to-night by the New Zealand Cricket Council as follows: February 13: Sail from Sydney. February 17: arrive at Wellington. February 20, 21, 23: v. Otago at Dunedin. February 24, 25: v. Southland at Invercargill. February 27, 28 and March 2nd v. Canterbury, at Christchurch. March 3,4, v. North Otago at Oamaru. March .6 7,9, v. Wellington at Wellington. March 11 v, Wanganui at Wanganui. March 13, 14, 16, v. Auckland at Auckland. March 17, 18 v. Manawatu at Palmerston North. March 20, 21, 23 First Test at Wellington. March 27, 28, 30 Second Test at Christchurch. April 1,2, v. Hawke’s Bay at Napier. April 3,4, v. Poverty Bay at Gisborne. April 10: sail for Sydney. It was stated that Ponsford, and Ryder would be playing in the last Test match in Australia, but it was expected both would be seen in the two tests in New Zealand. Mr J. S. Barrett, chairman of the management committee of the New Zealand Cricket Council, stated at to-night’s meeting that the public should be gratified to see such a fine team as the Victorian team in New Zealand. It was virtually a Victorian State eleven. He hoped New Zealanders would be able to give the visitors a good game. If New Zealand could manage to give the Victorians a really good game, it would give cricket great assistance in the Dominion. Mr Barrett said that he would like the public to understand that the management committee in arranging the Victorian tour had tried to be fair to all districts. Some of the districts might be disappointed, but the committee was asking the Victorian team to do all it possibly could do in the matter of travelling. It was hoped the disappointed districts w’culd not harass the Management Committee by making requests for a visit. The committee had done its best to .fit in a match for Nelson, which had put up such a fine record in the Hawke Cup matches, but it had been found impossible to do so. The following Selection Committee was appointed to select the New Zealand test teams:—Messrs K. Tucker (Wellington), E. R. Caygill (Canterbury), and F. Williams (Otago). TO-DAY’S MATCHES. THE CHOSEN TEAMS. The following will represent the Appleby Club’s teams in their matches to-day:— Junior A’s to play Union at Biggar street, No. I.—A. Logan, W. Logan, G. Winter. G. Johnston, W. Carson, W. Greenall, J. Ward, T. Carter, F. Melvin, L. Brosnan, Bricknell, Gwuillam. Junior B’s to play Southern at Biggar street, No. 2.—W. Stott, J. Donaldson, H. Hanan, A. McKenzie, A. Leek, McStay, Keeler, V. Poole, J. Stewart, Schroeder, Sutherland. Emergency. R. Thomson. Matches commence at 2.15 p.m. sharp. The I.C.C. junior team against Bluff at Bluff to-day will be composed of: —Traill, Gee, R. Purdue, Southern, J. Mayhew, Frampton, McGavock, C. Purdue, Ronalds, Stevens, C. Agnew. Those that have material should bring it with them. The team will meet on the Invercargill station at 1.15 sharp.