Cricket News.
THE COMBINED NEW ZEALAND MATCH. (Per Press Association) Auckland, Nov. 5. The Australian cricket team arrived this morning by the Maiiposa, accompanied by Mr H. Musgrove, manager, and Mr Phillips, umpire. Harry Trott, captain, attributes the team's losses to the bad wickets, and holds that the Australian batting is quite equal to England's best on a good wicket. He believed that Stoddart's team, which visits Australia next season, and which will include Prince Kanjitsinhji, will also visit New Zealand. Fine weather is promised foe the match to-morrow. Mr Smith, secretary for the New Zealand Association, will confer with Mr Musgrove, manager of the Australia* cricket team to morrow as to whether they will adhere to their original intention to play a combined New Zealand match at Wellington or return to Australia and play the Hobart match. The following will represent the Feilding Cricket Club in a match to be played against Palmerston, on local ground, on Prince of Wales' Birthday :—Huddlestone, Hill, Robinson, J. Bramwell, Oarlick, Bartholomew (2), Manning, Morshead, Kebbell Cobbe and Terry. Play will commence at 11 a.m. and local players are requested to be punctual.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 110, 6 November 1896, Page 2
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190Cricket News. Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 110, 6 November 1896, Page 2
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