CRICKET.
The Hiwke'a Bay representative team of cricketera arrived from the north yesterday evening, and left by this morning's express for Dunedin. They will play against Otago on Saturday and Monday, meet South Canterbury at Timaru on Wednesday and Thursday, and play Canterbury on Saturday, March 31, and Monday, April 2. The team is spoken of aa a very strong batting one, but its bowling is considered rather weak. A meeting of the Committee of the Canterbury Cricket Association wag held, last evening at the City Hotel. Mr Mathias occupied the chair. It was decided to communicate with the New South Wales Cricket Association, with a view to arranging for a visit from Stoddart/a English Eleven to Canterbury next season, | and it was also resolved to communicate at once with the other Associations in New , Zealand, to secure their co-operation in , the matter. The following will represent Lancaster Park against Union and Linwood Football , Clubs, on Good Friday, at Lancaster Park: — Board, Cooke, Gunthorpe, Johnston, Lafferty, Raphael, Steeds (2)' Wheeler, Willis, Williams; emergency — Manning. The following will re, resent Lancaster Park against Akaroa, at Akaroa, on Saturday:—Brook, Bates, Cuff, Smith, Ridley (3), Walls (2), Clark, Pavitt and Raphael.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 4906, 22 March 1894, Page 1
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198CRICKET. Star (Christchurch), Issue 4906, 22 March 1894, Page 1
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