MELBOURNE CRICKETERS TO TOUR DOMINION

Shannon News, 11 January 1927, Page 3

MELBOURNE CRICKETERS TO TOUR DOMINION

HUGH TRUMBLE PICKS A TEAM. CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. The Management Committee of the New Zealand Cricket Council has.been most anxious’to rtcmv the visitiOf an overseas team during the present season in view of the forthcoming English tour. Negotiations were, entered into with Soutli Australia hut they broke down on the question of terms, the South Australians stipulating 15s a day expenses while the Council resolutely, refused 1 to give more than the maximum ever granted to a visitingteam, 10s a day. The Council’s Australian representative (Mr. T. Howard) was them advised to ask the -Board of Control to send an Australian team but he replied that in view of the New South Wales visit to Western Australia and the Macartney benefit match at. Sydney, it. was improbable that a good team could bo sent. In nowise perturbed the management committee approached Hugh Trumble and asked for a Melbourne Club side With Mr. Trumble as manager. After - many cables had been exchanged it has now been definitely arranged that a side shall be sent subject to the governing body’s approval. The # team will include Hendry, Ransford, Armstrong and Ebeling svith possibly two other internationals. Such a side should give ; the New Zealand team a good try-out before the start of its great adventure. '