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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13797, 31 October 1908, Page 5

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AUSTRALIAN VISIT TO ENGLAND. By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. (Received Oct. 31, 8.36 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 30. Tho dates and ground for the tost matches between England and Australia for tho coming season havo. been fixed as f olows : — On May 27 at Birmingham, on June 14 at Lords', on July ] at Leeds, on July 26 at Manchester, and on August 9 at the Oval. For each of tho first four test throe days have been piloted. The last is to be played out if the rubber depends on it. OTAGO v. TARANAKI. Per Press Association. ' DUNEDIN, Oct. 30. j Tho Otago Cricket Association re- 1 solved to-night that arrangements would probably bo made for the Otago team to play a match at New Plymouth if tho team wont to Auckland to play for the Plunket Shield match. DISPUTE WITH HEADQUARTERS. DUNEDIN, Oct. 30. The Otago Cricket Association tonight resolved: "That the committee regrets that the New Zealand Council should have granted permission to any other' Association to play ' a challenge match for the Plunket Shield before the Otago- Auckland match. No notification of the resolution stated to have been passed at a meeting of the New Zealand Council on July 16 has been forwarded to this Association, and if the New Zealand Council adheres to its decision to allow Canterbury to play Auckland at Christmas this Association will have to withdraw its challenge as a protest against the action of the Council."