TRIAL FOR TOURING TEAM

Chronicle (Levin), 18 January 1949, Page 2

TRIAL FOR TOURING TEAM

CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 17. The New Zealand teams for the fulidre.ss trial matches to.assist the selectors of the.cricket team which is to leave the Hominion on Februarv 20 to tou'r Englaud were announced this morning. The niatch between a team cliosen t'rom the South Island major associatiyns and a South Island XI will begiii li Christchurch on Friday and that be;ween the North Island major and ninor association teams will start at Wellington on Saturday. The teams •hosen by Messrs. ,T. L. Kerr, W. A. ladlee and W. M. Wallaee and anlounced bv the secretary of the New Healand Cricket Council (Mr. E. E. juttrell) are as follows: — South Island Major Association. — j. D. Smith (captain), R. T. Hunt, L. A. Yatt, B. S. St. John, L. J. Groves, I. Yalsh, I. W. Galloway, D. M. Dunnett all Otago), F. B. Smith, W. McD. Anlerson, R. II. Scott and C. G. Snook Canterbury). South Island XI. — K. F. Uttley (capain), A Johnstone (both South Canterrnry), I. Leggat, N. Iloar, G. S. Botting Nelson), F. Cresswell, A. E. Cresswell Marlborough), J. G. Leggat, P. O'Maiev, R. F. Cook (Canterbury), and G. H.

Mills (Otago). North Island Major Association. — W. M. Wallacd (captain), B. Sutcliffe. V. J. Scott, B. D. Taylor, L. Partridge, C. A. Snedden, H. Moyle, L. A.sKent., C. C. Burke (all Auckland), G. A. Rabine, R. McK. 'Murray and F. L." Mooney (Wellington). North Island Minor Association.-^ J. A. Ongley (captain), T. Uownes (Manawatu), J. Reid and R. J. Kemp1 (Hutt Valley), II. B. Cave (Wanganui), T. P. Reaney (Hawke's Bay), I. and L. Wyatt (North Auckland), J. Everest and E. Petrie (Waikato), W; McKenzie (Bay of Plent.v). Twelfth man C. Me- ! Vicar (Manawatu).