CRICKET
TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW Fairview v. Star, at School Park— Steveils, Rogers, Pelvin, McKay, McNamara (2), Morrison, Malcolm, Thurlow, Hawke, Fawcett. Waimataitai v. Bruce’s—J. W. Glover, D. Andrews, T. Cowles, A. Gray, J. Dore, D. Eddington, E. Gabites, L. Loader, A. Eddington, D. Galbraith, J. Marcellos, V. Stenhouse, I. Menzies, B. Howard. Star Juniors v. Fairview, at School Park—Cowles, Tutty (2), Aitchison (2). Boyd, Gribben, Mac Lean, Grant, O’Gorman, Dickson. West End v. Old Boys, at School Park No. 1, 1.45—F. Stare, W. Bradley, W. Tubb, A. Spence, G. Moore, A. Cameron, A. Ross, J. Garr, I. Cameron, R. Raines, A. Stevenson. Bruce’s v. Waimataitai—H.. Dodds, S. Dobier, J. Allen, V. Cooke, J. Houlihan, W. McCone, A. Rankin, P. Fitzgerald, T. Box, G. Thin, H. Hornbrook, D. Thomas. Celtic Juniors v. Railway, Anzac, at I.4s—Kent, O’Brien, Stevens, Fitzgerald. Harding, Sullivan (2), Cox, Fountaine, Butler, Roper. Old Boys A v. Star, at Park—Lee, Souter-, Thomson, Heasley, McDonald, Davies, Gaflaney, Fear, McWhirter, Lee. FAREWELL TO MEMBERS OF NEW ZEALAND TEAM By Telegranh -Press Association AUCKLAND, March 11. "I am pleased that I will be a fellotvpassenger of the members of the New Zealand cricket team on the way to England," said the Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage) speaking at the farewell function to the five Auckland members of the New Zealand team to visit England. He wished the team every success, and said it could rely on its fullest assistance. Referring to his trip to England, Mr Savage said: "If I am stumped I Will borrow off the cricketers.”
The Prime Minister said that w 'h shorter working hours and more time for recreation, cricketers could be sure that the game would not suffer from neglect. "The trail to England has been blazed by two previous New Zealand elevens, and I am sure that the present team will fully uphold the fine reputation made by the previous teams,” said Mr Wj R. Fee, chairman of the Auckland Cricket Association, in congratulating the players who had been chosen for the tour. He was not .forgetting the many fine exponents who had been unfortunate to miss selection.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20674, 12 March 1937, Page 15
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