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Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 697, 17 December 1902, Page 3

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ARRIVAL OF LORD HAWKE'S ~ TEAM. i. a By Telegraph—l’rcss Association. " Auckland, last night. '■ Lord Hawke’s team arrived by tho Ventura, and wore welcomed by Messrs n F. C. Raphael (Hon. Secretary of tho Now Zealand Cricket Council), Melvin- ? noy, A. E. Trott, and others. They ' stated they had a very good passage. The trip is not likely to impair their play on Friday. Replying to a rjuery as to what sort of a team they had, the captain said it would have lots of batting and good fielding, and varied bowling, Tho bowlers were 1 Thompson, Hargreaves, Bosanquet, Dowson, and Rurnip. Thompson was a fast- - ish right-hand bowler, and Hargreaves left-handed. Bosanquet was both fust and slow. Dowson was slow. He had received a cablo stating that Lord Hawke was not coming out, in consequence of an accident and the illness of his mother. PERSONNEL OF THE TEAM. [By Telegraph—Press Association.] Auckland, last night. Later.—On tho wharf to welcome the English cricketers wero Messrs White and F. 0. Raphael (President and Secretary respectively of tho New Zealand Cricket Council), and others. Albert Trott, the ■ famous Aoglo-Australian player, was also i thcro to meet his County captain, Mr P. F. Warnor, and follow cricketers. Tho 1 members of tho toam are : I B. T. Bosanquet, Middlesex [ C. T. Burnup, Kent : E. M. Dowson, Surroy 1 F. L. Fano, Essex : S. I-largroavcs, AVarwicksbiro I’. R. Johnson, Somersetshire A. E. Lotham, Gloucestershire j J. Stunning, Lancashire j J. L. Taylor, Yorkshire E. J. Thompson, Northamptonshire 1 P. F. Warnor, captain, Middlesex f A. D. AVhetman, Eton | With the exception of Thompson and j Hargreaves, tho team is an amateur one. c Tho match against Auckland is co take j placo on Friday, Saturday, and Monday ij noxt, on tho Domain cricket ground. AUSTRALIAN TOUR ABANDONED. TWO ALL NEAV ZEALAND MATCHES. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, lust night. After consultation with Mr AVarnor, tho 1’ captain of tho English team, Mr F. C. ‘ Raphael, Hon. Secretary of tho New 11 Zealand Cricket Council, decided that the * Australian tour of Lord Hawke’s team bo e abandoned. The team will, therefore, be ® ablo to play two New Zealand matches — ‘ one at Christchurch, on March 6th, 7th, 1 and 9th, and tho other at AVellington, on March 12th, 13tb, and 14th. They leavo on March 14th for Brisbane (via Sydney), ' whore a match will probably bo played . against Queensland, on March 21st, 23rd, and 24th, and finally loave for Vancouver on March 26th. ..