ENGLISH SOCCER TEAM
VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND Arrangements for the New Zealand tour of the English amateur team are complete, and Australia has hers well in hand. 'The New Zealand itinerary is as follows: Friday. May 21.—Arrive Auckland, week-end at Rotorua. Wednesday, May 26.—v. Auckland, at Auckland. Saturday, May 29.—v. Wellington, at Wellington. Wednesday, June 2.—v. Otago, at Dunedin. Saturday, June s.—v. Southland at Invercargill. Wednesday, June 9.—First Test, at Dunedin.
Saturday, June 12—v. Canterbury at Christchurch. Thursday, June 17. —v. Hawke’s Bay, at Napier. Saturday, June 19.—Second Test, at Wellington. Wednesday. June 23.—v. Wanganui, at Wanganui. Saturday, June 26.—Third Test, at Auckland. In Australia After touring New Zealand the team will proceed to Australia and play a series of matches there. Application is being made to the trustees for the use of Sydney Cricket Ground, on Saturday, July 3 and 10 —the first two Saturday matches in Sydney. Provided that the use of Sydney Cricket Ground is obtained, there need be no worry about the financial success of the New South Wales portion of the Australian itinerary. The team is due to leave England on April 3. New South Wales clubs will open their season on March 20. The A. F. A. has tentatively approved of the following itinerary for Australia: Saturday, July 3, v. N.S.W., or Australia, in Sydney; Wednesday, July 7, v. Northern District, at Newcastle; Saturday, July 10, v. Australia, in Sydney (Test Match); Wednesday, July 14, v. Queensland, in Brisbane; Saturday, July 17, v. Australia, in Brisbane (Test match); Wednesday, July 21, in Sydney; Saturday, July 24, v. Australian XI, in Melbourne; Monday, July 26, v. Victoria, in Melbourne; Thursday, July 29, v. South Australia, in Adelaide; Monday, August 2, v. Western Australia, in Perth. Two trial matches will be played in New South Wales, North v. South at Newcastle, on May 3, and in Sydney on May 12 (Coronation Day).
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20681, 20 March 1937, Page 16 (Supplement)
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