THE VICTORIAN TEAM'S TOUR.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9946, 23 January 1900, Page 2

THE VICTORIAN TEAM'S TOUR.

THE NEW ZEALAND PROGRAMME, WANGANUI FIXTURES—FEBBU.. ART 21 AND 22. CHRISTCHURCH, January 21. At a meeting of the New Zealand - Cricket Council the Committee appoint- , ed to draw up a programme of matches for the Melbourne Cricket Club's tour brought up a report. The team will be away from Australia, about six weeks! leaving Sydney on February 7th. They n.ust return either by tho ■ llonowai, " leaning Dnnedin an March 12th,' or by ■ tho Waikare, on March 19, arriving in Melbourne either on March 19tl at 25th. < --, • ~'~ ■ ,-W Tile committee _ha 4 framed the pro--- ■ gramme on the assumption that'th'eUal- *\ ter date would be accepted. Guarantees .." had been received .from seven Associations, but owing to intermittent steamer ' - airangements it would be impossible to "• ' play more than five Associations,'.if aNew Zealand Match was to be played; , which the committee thought Bhoald'b'o; . The Committee therefore flubbjitted two programmes only, the difference b,eing that either the Nelson or the "Wanganui Match must be abandoned. - ' The first programme is via Wanganui. as follows:—Play Auckland, February \ 15, 16, and 17; Wanganui, February 21 and 22; Wellington, February 24 26 and 27; Canterbury, March 2, 3 and 5Ofcago, March 9, 10 and 12; New Zea^ land (Chnstchurch), March 15; 16 and ' 17, leaving by steamar at ths close of ins match, ' ' ■-' I, The second programme is via SeW as follows:—%y Auckland, F&ruaxv 15, 16 and 17; Wellington, FebnSrVaf 28; Canterbury, March 3/ 5 and (?• - Otago and New Zealand matchpsraa art - rarged m the first programme l tJ h G f 6pOrt °f mBto)l<» as arranged ft the first programme wag adopted and it was decided to forward it to the Mcl bourne team, in order to choose which ' ' piogramme it thought best ' ££■*&•« try-