AN AUSTRALIAN CRICKETING 'TEAM FOR ENGLAND.

Dunstan Times, Issue 801, 24 August 1877, Page 3

AN AUSTRALIAN CRICKETING 'TEAM FOR ENGLAND.

The arrangements for tlie formation of a combination team of Australian cricketers to play in England during the next season are well advanced, and we are now in a position to announce the names of the members, viz.Victoria—F. Allan, T. Kendall, J. Blackball!, T. Horan, Boyle, or Midwinter. New South Wales—Bamiennan, Spofforth, Garrett, N. Thompson, D. Gregory, and Murdoch. Tasmania—Geo. H. Bailey. Two or three ot the Victorian representatives are in the civil service, but we believe there will be no difficulty placed in the way of their obtaining leave of absence, Mr Mr John Conway lias been the principal promoter of th» undertaking, and will supervise the business management. In order to afford the members of the eleven the opportunity of practising together and liecoming thoroughly well acquainted \rith each other's play, it is intended to play a scries of matches in the colonics before proceeding to England. The first match will be played in Sydney or Brisbane in November next. They will also visit New Zealand, the fact of the light there being very similar to the light in England rendering practice under such circumstances of peculiar value. They will start for England by the March mail. The trip from first to last is expected to occupy about twelve months. Tlie undertaking, we may mention, will be conducted on the co-operative principle, mid an executive committee of three chosen from among the members of the team will supervise the business arrangements. The team chosen appears to he a fairly representative one, and should he able to give a good account of itself against any ordinary English eleven. —Australasian,