ALL-ENGLAND ELEVEN V. WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4948, 31 January 1877, Page 3

ALL-ENGLAND ELEVEN V. WELLINGTON.

■ A meeting of the English: Cricket Match 'General Committee .wag held at the Pier Hotel tft evening, to consider ,a- questiog'-.ikhicb had *rfeen t at the meeting o^the wdlflcihg committee -Jhe previous, evening; Georg* Hunter, Esm, -Sthe.chairj The secretary of the committee Informed the meeting that the team as pre- ■ Tidoely announced .was correct, .with, the exception of Mr. Fulton, who-was unable to play;' Mr. Evans; taking his place. Mr. 'iflnebanan. oh behalf of the luncheon comCitittee, reported that- they .had arranged for •Jjascheon during the match. Mr. Buchanan, 3» ; . i jnembei of the cpmmittee pf selection, then"’ offered an" explanation. He ■■said , Mr. Werry’s nifise had originally . placed in:, the' list M/jjhtt, that he was taken; out to be replaced ifcy ■ one whom the committee judged to be a : tetter man. Mir Weriry’s name, however, hy accident omitted .from tbo list ntidevgency men; ihnfe nevertheless, ion it: being -tfseovered that hit Substitute’ would not be !»U«'to playj.it was thought hut fair thatMji. ■Yferrv’g name should: be re-inserted, notwitn'niahding that he had been left out of the list 'H-jmergency men; Mr. J. A. 'Salmon, oh ■>eh»lf of the Star Club, accepted the ex- ' Iplaaatiota. ' '