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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7067, 20 January 1891, Page 4

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OTAGO v. CANTERBURY

The interprovincial match, Otago v. Canterbury, which is to be played at Lancaster Park on Jan. 23, 24 and 26, promises to be of an exceedingly interesting character. The move on the part of the southern representatives of securing the services of a professional cricketer as a coach, has produced a decided improvement in the form of the men, and has also had the effect of arousing the public interest in the game, which for some years past has been at a low ebb. There is no doubt that the Otago team, will prove themselves formidable opponents this year, and if the Canterbury representatives wißh to uphold their laurels, they must exert themselves to the utmost extent.

Canterbury is unquestionably very strong in batting thia year, but in the bowling department she is scarcely up to the form of previous years. The Canterbury men are hard at work at Lancaster Park every evening, and are making marked progress, both in batting and bowling, under the able tuition of Mr A. M. Ollivier, who has again consented to act as selector of the eleven. The match will probably result in a hard-fought contest, and will no doubt give proof that the great interest being evinced in it haa been fully justified.

Mr A. M. Ollivier, the selector of representative teams, requests the following fifteen to continue practice at Lancaster Park for the approaching match with Otago :— W. J. Cotterill, L. A. Cuff, H. de Maus, E. Ealley, A. Harman, R. D. Earman, J. F. Hartland, A. M. Labatt, F. A. Macdonald, G. Marshall, B. B. Mathias, H. Ogier, A. Eidley, W. J. Waimsley and F. Wilding.

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