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THE AUSTRALIAN VISITORS. (Per Press Association.) •Wellington, November 1.9. Mr A. A. George has received by cable the following authentic list of players who will represent the South Melbourne Cricket Club in the tour o; New Zealand, commencing next mouth : --Troti, (Filer, Scott, Kenny, McCormick, Kyle, Pentium.!, Purvis, Leas, Kelly, Sykes, Gray, and Baragwarath. Mr George to-day received letters from Harry Trott, captain of the team, and from W. McCormack', (secretary of !lu club, regarding the personnel of the team. After dealing with the strong points of each player Trott says: “We have a. strong side to play in New Zealand. With myself the above make the cloven of our first eleven.
a The remaining places uiil be piubabi;. ■ j be made up from our second eleven, . so New Zealanders will be able to judge their form against our best club elevens. McCormack writes that the I team will exceed all expectations. Faeey is the only absentee, but as lie lias already been seen in New Zealand his loss will not be felt so much. 1 can confidently assure you that sued) a side could not be got together in ; Victoria unless it- were selected by the j V.C.iA. from all clubs.” TEAM FOR NEW ZEALAND. i Sydney, November 19. | The Cricket Association has recoin-j mended the acceptance of the New | Zealand Council’s invitation to send a ; team to tour the Dominion in February and March, prov ded that the- team! consists of thirteen players and a | manager, not twelve players, as New Zealand suggested. BENEFIT TO THUMPER. Sydney, November 19. The New South Wales Cricket Association is arranging a benefit match j for Trumper at the end of January—j New South Wales and the rest of Aus-J India.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 74, 20 November 1912, Page 8
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