AUSTRALIAN CRICKETING TEAM.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 397, 6 August 1877, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETING TEAM.

The Auckland correspondent of a contemporary says : Mr. E. J. Gregory, the well-known cricketer, sands to a friend in Auckland the followirg particulars of the Australians who intend milking a tcur of the colonies: —"It is true that an Australian team is going to travel thruugh tiiD colonies, sturting ear?y in December, anc", after playing a series of matches in themit is their intention to go to En;; 1 and. Mr. Conway :s agent fcr all the mr,;c'":s in the colonies, and Mr. Janes Lil'ywhitv? agent for matches in England. Ido not t!:i.ik there will be the slightest difncu-'ty in ge.ting players, as t' ere are so many anzions to travel. You are right aUwu.'. it beirg imperative f.>r each memb-.r to be a £ptcul;.tL.r :n the venture. I belitve thrt prov:Viu» v :;.s irade in order to ensure unanhrhy z.iul improvement, ior if there is to Le nadu out of the trip bc.ifdes ."■<.' -": T r and glory, t::e players are irroct ei .' eu <o it, but I don't think the tr.'p \:ii ■ e such a grand success in a money i-r ; ~i of view as most of the p'aye.s :. . cjne. That don't nuttier much, i'j l.rg rs tl;e boys tiijoy ;I. uniselvt-s, p.nd do good for cricket. Ther-j is j'ot the slightist donbi; that you will *:. d thc-ni a jo.'ly lot «f fe.'ows, raJ crpiir*. cr.'chf ■;.;."3. Their £eiiirg is rcr; ip i.i .he with the ere: i>/on «: ~' •. v. "c t-I:.-v>e'.' Murdoch— v..0 is.- 1 Lo i.ii « s .'..lchs. Their ba i-i.ig > ;s neve c. sh i:> i.• t •: n the rarjor.hy of x'.h A.E.E., :2 I a". t Charlwood ;:nd Kei.'y, v.\.'_j K-... .. i, Spoffor hj, .1 "id Eva'is ;mo viv-ai 1 <> j and ?re I rr:l<-r vo pi. y t an t. &E. gh : s i , be wli;g. C.Ka'rJyfe.iaw isag;r t . ow.e- - , i but ie ties not lap you a'-r,,'t ».«( kr::cl:les I'Le Ev.ns, wo, by the v.r , ; ©•■ a Iccep v."c.':c;, fiVd well, an I:s ;\ ii..e ' bs.cr..vcn. h_>i? two E.'n:ic-r;ma:s rnd i. y bro-.her Pfve rre J.'ke'y to tiouhle t e ! majority cf \rur.tl.i-, rnd it requires J very £ocd ik.Yh:;; to f-U.j t'.niaDi ~h.g rars. I.e r: ri o. the payers m-nt'o.r.d in your Jc ev rve goc 7 , if I eiic.pt ycrr ' ::T::.', J. GiEGOrY, 2.JuLi.ary ; Ground, Moro f\ - '. , S d. -y."