Australian Badminton Team Coming To N.Z.

Chronicle (Levin), 1 April 1949, Page 4

Australian Badminton Team Coming To N.Z.

MATCH WITH HOROWHENtA y WELLINGTON, April 1. An Austraiian badmihton team is to visit New Zeaiand in July and AUgust and will meet 'a New Zealand represeiitative team for a test match at wellington on July 26 afld 30. The Austraiian team will consist of ft>ur men and four ladies, andj on arrival in the Dominion will divide into two teams consisting of two men and two ladies, each havihg separate itineraries. The teams however, wi'l combine for the test at Wellington on July 29 and 30. ' The comblhed team will arrive at Wellington from AuStralia on July 18. , The A teani's itinerary from then on is as follows:— ITuly 19, versun. Werington^ at" Wellington; July 20, versus Oanterbury, at Christchurch; July 21, versus .Southland, at! Invercargill; July 23, versus South Islahd, at Dunedin; july 25, versus Otago, at Oamaru; Juiy 26, piay at| Ashburton; July 29 and 30, test match againSt New Zealand, at WePington; August 1, versus Bay of j Pienty, at Tauranga; AuguSt 2, versus Waikato, at Hamilton; AugUst 4, leav.e Auckland for Australia. The B team's itinerary will be; — .July 19, versus Wairarapa, at Masterton; July 20, Versus HaWke's Bay, at Napier; July 21, versus ManaWatu, at. Palmerston North; July 23, versus North Is'and, at New PlyMouth; July 25, versus Taranaki, at an lunspecifled location; July 26,, versUS Wanganui^ , at Wanganui; JUly 27, versus. -Horowhenua, "at l Levin;, .July '29 and 30, test .match I against, New, Zealand . at Wellington; August 1 and 2, Versus Auckland Sub-Assdciation, unspecified loc&tion; AUgust 3, Versus Auckland, at Auckland; August 4", 1'eay.e Auck'Und for Australia. The game at Palmerston North has not yet been confirmed.