CRICKET.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4868, 6 February 1894, Page 3

CRICKET.

• l fSpEciAL to Press Association.} ] LONDON, Feb. 5. ( Stoddart will take an English crioket j team to Australia in the autumn. It is, v reported that Grace, Gunn and Shrews- \ ' bury decline to accompany "he team. [Per Peess Association^ * WELLINGTON, Fb%. 5. j At a meeting of the Wellington Cricket Association to-night, it was djeoided to communicate with Mr Davis relative to a return match with New South Wales. It . was decided that the Wellington team ] should include country representatives, and the Selection Commi^oa in picking the te*ni Waß j ca ivaoH<l fe> fc^e into ; gn . sideration the names of Lu^k, Woktenhome and Bruce, of Napier; and M'Donougb, of Tfcranaku The sele'etftn of the New Zealand team wbb diSctsted, and the followiog rr^olutioS. passed :— "That this Association regrette that Mr OlHvier in •ma4:ingb J i a selectidn'of Wellington reprefi£&ta'tiy<Vß fox We New Zealand team, took 'the advice' of irresponsible persons rather ttaon thatrbf this ABeociation's Selection Committee." The Secretary was instructed Vo write to the Canterbury Association asking it to fix the date of its match with Wellington (in Wellington)

, The members of the New South Walea . team entertained a^d were entertained at . a smoke concert last right, at the OcS ' Wn H( l tOl - The Tisitore 'were assisted by a number of Ic^al amataurs and, a very , enjoyable evening was spsnt. Mr Coleman Davis has received a cable message from Sydney, stating that Mr Newel), who was cabled for to strengthen , the team in the matih against New Zealand, has beea rcluccd leave of absence i ana that Mr Comugham is absent in . Qucsn-and. Mr Davis has cabled to i Sydney to Mr Portug, the honorary Beere--1 a? ? ? - the New South Wftles Cneket ■ Astc ::atic i : to R3k him to u°9 his utmoat endeavours to eecure Newoll'a services, and it js caid that there n a probability , of the eervicG3 of Tamer, the celebrated Australian bowler, being enlisted on behalf , of hn countrymen.