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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 301, 14 September 1920, Page 6

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NEGOTIATIONS FOfi THE ENGLISH VISIT. By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurcii, September 18. At a meeting of the Council of the New Zealand Cricket Association matters in connection with the proposed tour of the English cricket team were discussed. The chairman (Mr. F. C. Itaplinel) said that the counciriiad cabled to Sir .Tamrs Allen oil July 2, asking liini io interview Jessop, through Lord Ilawke. to see if a team could '.be brought out for the coming season and on what terms. No reply was received till August 31. whena message was received through tho Minister of Internal Affairs that the tirospects of arranging a team under the eaptaincy of Trouglitan, of Kent, were bright. Tlis term? were that New Zealand should pay shipping and travelling expenses, also tlra lfotel bill, and a definite reply was requested. On September 3 a further cablegram was received from tlio Iligli Commissioner stating tl'.nt two days' extension bad been allowed for the receipt of n replv and that a team had been celected. The chairman commented on t^a extraordinary dr.lav in rpplvin" to tl-a first cablegram, and state,d that he had cabled that owiii" to that fact. t|w crroncil particularly regretted that- it could not finance the trip this season. It was formally decided to postpone the invitation for one year. , • challenge, from the Chinstchurcli Uovs' High School for the Hcathcnte Williams Shield, held by tlie Pnlmerston N'orth; Hisrli School, will be considered at Ihe first meeting of tho committee in the coming season.