Cricket.

Thames Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 19604, 9 January 1936, Page 3

Cricket.

TO-MORROW'S FIRST TEST

X K\Y ZEALAND TEAM. FOUR AUCKLAND PLAYERS. The lirst test of a scries of I'mii nolwccn New Zealand ami Englanu will slarl 10-morrow at, Dunedin. I’hc New Zealand team is:—l. l.». Ciomb (captain), -I. E. Mills, 11. (1. Vivian, (1. L. Weir, W. I*]. Merritt, A. W. Roberts, 1). A. K. Moloney, J. lx. Lamason, S. C. Eimes, J. Cowie, (J. -J. -Jackman. The live lirst-mentioned player:toured England in 11)31, while the sixth, Roberts, was very unlucky to be left behind. The remaining live will represent .Now Zealand for the lirst time.

The Marylebono eleven will be selected from the following twelve players: Holmes, Head, Baxter, Human, Mitehcll-innes, Griffith, Barber, Park, Langridge, Sims, Smith, Hardstaff. If a fast wicket be likely both Baxter and Bead will bo played, otherwise one will probably be dropped. The wicket is in an exceptionally fine condition at present.

PAEROA COURT CUP TEAM,

The following cricket team has been selected to represent Paeroa against Hauraki Plains on Saturday for the Court Cup, which the Plains team at present holds: G. Stack (captain), W. Taylor, B. Howard, C. Hardman, S. Stevens, C. Kidd, J. Verran, J. Shears, H. Ellerington, K. Goldsworthy, J. Harris. Reserves, T. Henderson, J. Remington.