CRICKET.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18904, 20 January 1927, Page 12

CRICKET.

N.Z. TEAM'S TOUR.

PROVISIONAL LIST OF MATCHES,

(FROM OUR OWK COBBESI-ONDEKT.)

LONDON, December 15. K provisional list of the matches to bo plavcd by the New Zealand cricket eleven in "19"7 has now been made out. There are forty matches in nil, besides two practice games at the beginning of tho tour. "i.t'Sft Mnf match)saiuraa., . AUon _ M Znd G ay »""T »nd 10thMldaf 14*. I^Vednta^f?n^ay,a^ ey FHday, May 18th 19th! and 20th-Cambridgo Lmvcrs.ty, Ca sM, Monday, and Tuesday, May 21st, 2^ed^d;r^^ar«^ r FHaay,May 25tt 26th and 27th-Royal Navy, Portsm°Saturday Monday, and Tuesday, May 28th, 30th and 31st—Susses, Hove. Thursday and Friday, Juno 2nd and 3rdfliil Cricketers' Conference, Ealing. Saffrdav Monday, and Tuesday, June 4th, Oth ind 7 h—Oxford University, Oxford. Wednesdav, Thursday, and Friday, Juno Bth, oth, and 10th —Worcestershire, Wor"sali'irdav Mond.-iy, and Tuesday, June 11th, 13th, and 1-lth— Northamptonshire, KettC Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, Juno 15th 16lh, and 17th—Leicestershire, Lo Sa C turd r av and Monday, June 18th and 20th— Durham, Sunderland. Wednesday and Thursday, June 22nd and 23rd Northumberland, Newcastle-on-and Saturday, Juno 24th and 25th June 27th and 28th —Scottish Counties, Broughty Ferry, Dundee Wednesday and Thursday, Juno 20th and 30th— Edinburgh Clubs, Edinburgh. Friday,, July Ist—South o£ Scotland, Monday, and Tuesday, July 2nd, 4th and sth—Yorkshire, Bradford. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, July Cth, 7th, and Bth—Notts, Nottingham Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday, July oth, 11th and 12th—East of England. Wisbech Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, July 13th, 14th, and 15th—Gentlemen v. Players, °Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday. July" 16th. 18(li, and 19th—Civil Service, Chiswick. Wednesdav, Thursday, and Friday, July 20th 21st, 22nd—Army, Folkestone. Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday. July 23rd, "sth and 26th—Warwickshire, Birmingham. " Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, July 27tli. 28th, and 20th—West of England, Monday, and Tuesday, July 30th, August Ist and 2nd—Glamorgan, Cardiff. ■Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, August 3rd, 4th, and sth— Surrey, Oval. Suturdav, Monday, and Tuesday, August 0(h, Bth, 'and Oth—Somerset, Westou-super-Wcdnesday, Thursday, and Friday, August 10th, 11th, and 12th—Gloucestershire, Chel"saturdav, Monday, and Tuesday, August 13th IStii, and 16th —Derbyshire, Derby. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, August 17lh 18th, 19th —Lancashire, Manchester. Saturday and Monday, August 20th and 22nd —Cumberland, Whitehaven. Wednesday and Thursday, August 24th and 25th —Bedfordshire, Bedford. Friday and Saturday, August 26th and 07th—Norfolk, Norwich. Monday and Tuesday, August 29th and 30th—Mr Everard Gates's XL, Old BuckeuWednesday, Thursday, and Friday, August 31«t, September Ist and 2nd—Kent, Canterbury. , „ , _ - Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday, September 3rd, sth, and 0th —Wales, in North Wednesday and Thursday, September 7th and Bth»—Tlio Cygnets, in North Wales.

Saturday and Monday. September lpthand 12tt-MrH. D. G. Leveson-Gower a XI., SC " A r °Bpo h rtlng and pactional Trip. Australian cricket to distract public a Urntion Wo shall have the New team Wth us bu? that side is bent on something of n stiortinit and educational tnp, ana makes nTprofence of throwing down a Rage for testing its merits against the full of England. It is content with a visit to Lord's to meet M.C.C., and a happy list of games with first nnd second-class counties, the Services, nnd the Universities. An admirable pv>gr»mmo has been drawn up for our kinsmen from New Zealand, and tho welcome to them will not lack in heartiness. If tho side can play cricket as well as Galhher s men could play Rugby football, so much tho hotter for English cricket."

REPRESENTATIVE PRACTICE. In view of the Otago-Cantorbury match, which commences at Dunediu on February •lth, the selectors of the Canterbury team have arranged for representative practice to bo continued at Lancaster Park. The Selection Committee announces that any player failing io take representative practice seriously will be liable to be excluded from the revised list later. MERIVALE CLUB. The following will represent tho Merivale Club on Saturday:— Juniors v. Williamson's, at Hospital Corner, 2.15 p.m.—R. Blazcy, R. Evans, C. Wobstor, W. Fullor, C. Dickie, W. Lodge, T. Davies, 0. Penberthy, F. Taylor, G. Suckling. J. Donaldson, and S. Hantz. SHIRLEY CLUB. The following will represent tho Shirley Cricket Club on Saturday:— Seniors v. Woolston, at Woolston—E. Cummings, E. T. Taylor, B. Aris, H. Elvy N. Archer,* C. Marshall, R. Colthart, A. Culled, L. Gordon, Jas. Cadenhead, L. Kington. Junior A v. Clark's, at Richmond Domain— Boundy, Grenfell, Oorrie. Clophane, Styles, Anderson, Weir, Norton, Walker, Wontworth, Bancroft. Emergency: M. Collie. Junior B v. Templeton, at Richmond Domain—Frasor, Jorard, Griffiths, Aldersley, Sutherland, Waine, Collie, Trott, Llddon, White, Chisnall. _ , Thirds v. Groens B, at Sydcnham—Bookcr, Kettle, Worrall, Cowper, Dunbier, McLean, Ward, Weeks. Piper, Jones, Wontworth, Anyone unablo to play, ring secretary. OAMARU MATCH DRAWN. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEQBAM.) OAMARU; January 19. Tho match between a, Christchurch team and North Olngo ended in a draw. North Otago's over-night scoro of 109 was token to 322 before tho last wickot fell (Uttlcy 82, Zimmerman 51, McDonald ii, Sumpter 49, Milneß 47, CurringUm 23). The wickotß fell rapidly at the start of the Christchurch team's second innings, but tho latter batsmen did bottor and tho innings closed at 6.30 p.m. for 112 (Martin 30, Norrie K>, Coffey 55, Lawrence 20). North Otago required to get 145 in half an hour, but as some of tho Christchurch players h&d already left, the game was not proceeded with. PENNANT MATCHES. RYDER AND PONSFORD DEBARRED. (BY CABLE—PBBSS ASSOCIATION—COPIBIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) MELBOURNE, January 19..

The Ponnant Committee of the Victorian. Cricket Association refused Ponsford and Ryder permission to play in the pennant club matches while the Victorian team were Hbsent in New Soutli Wales and QueensBydT and Ponsford had previously notified the Association that they would be unable to accompany the team for urgent privato reasons.