CRICKET

Southland Times, Issue 20082, 20 January 1927, Page 6

CRICKET

NEW ZEALAND TEAM THE ENGLISH TOUR ITINERARY ARRANGED (Per United Press Association.) Christchurch, January 19. Final details of the programme for the New Zealand team’s tour of England were issued to-day by the Cricket Council. The matches are:— May 7 (provisional), practice match at Berkhanisted. May 7 (practice match), Major G. Burrell’s XI at Alton. May 9 and 10, Mr H. Martineau's XI at Holyport. Mav 11, 12 and 13, M.C.C. at Lords. May 14. 10 and 17. Essex at Leyton. May 18, 19 and 20, Cambridge University at Cambridge. May 21, 23 and 24. Middlesex at Lords. May 25, 26 and 27, Royal Navy at Portsmouth. Mav 28. CO and 31. Sussex at Hove. June 13, Club Cricket Conference at Ealing. June 4, 6 and 7, Oxford University at Oxford. x June 8, 9 and 10. Worcestershire at Woreeetershire. June 11, 13 and 14, Northamptonshire at Kettering. June 15, 16 and 17, Leicestershire at Leicester. June 18 and 20, Durham at Sunderland. June 22 and 23, Northumberland at Neweast le-on-Tyne. June 24 and 25, Scotland at Glasgow. June 27 and 28, Scottish Counties at Broughty Ferry, Dundee. June 29 and 30, Edinburgh Clubs at Edinburgh. , July 1, South of Scotland at Galashiels. July 2, 4 and 5, Yorkshire at Bradford. July 6, 7 and 8, Notus at Nottingham. July 9, 11 and 12, East of England at Wisbech. July 13, 14 and 15 (gentlemen v players) at Lords. July 16, 18 and 19, Civil Service at Chiswick. July 20, 21 and 22, Army at Folkestone. July 23. 25 and 26, Warwickshire at Birmingham. July 27, 28 and 29, West of England at Exeter. Julv 30, August 1 and 2, Glamorgan at Cardiff. August 3, 4 and 5. Surrey at Oval. August 6, 8 and 9, Somerset at Weston-Super-Mare. August 10, 11 and 12, Gloucestershire at Cheltenham. August 13, 15 a,nd 16, Derbyshire at Derby. August 17, 18 and 19, Lancashire at Manchester. August 20 and 22, Cumberland at Whitehaven. August 24 and 25, Bedfordshire at Bedford. August 26 and 27, Norfolk at Norwich. August 29 and 30, Mr Everard Gates’s XI at Old Buckenham. 1 August 31, September 1 and 2, Kent at Canterbury. September 3, 5 and 6, Wales at Llandudno. September 7 and 8, the Cygnets at Llandudno. September 10 and 12. Mr H. D. G. Leveson-Gower’s XI. at Scarborough. NOMINATIONS RECEIVED. Nominations from cricket associations and sub-associations were received at Monday night’s meeting of the Management Committee of the New Zealand Cricket Council. The Wellington Association have nominated twelve players. The team is to consist of fourteen. No nominations have been received from Canterbury, but this fact will not prejudice the chances of any Canterbury players as the selectors have the right to go outside the players nominated. All the players- nominated will be able to make the tour if selected, with the exception of J. S. Hiddleston, about whom there is a doubt. It was decided to forward the nominations to the selectors. Following are the nominations received:— Manawatu—N. Gallichan. Auckland—H. D. Gillespie, R. W. Rowntree, C. Allcott, J. E. Mills, I. W. Cooper, C. C. Dacre. Wellington—W. S. Brice, F. T. Badcock, C. S. Dempster. M. Henderson. A. M. Hoilings, J. S. Hiddleston, K. C. James, B. J. Kortlang, T. C. Lowry. H. S. Lambert, H. M. McGirr, R. de R. Worker. Otago—R. C. Blunt, A. W. Alloo, G. R. Dickinson, A. Galland. Ashburton—J. B. Nicoll. Wanganui—C. S. Dempster, Wills, G. Orr. Waikato—S. A. R. Badeley, R. Going Taranaki—C. M. Naismith C. Kingstone C. G. Clarke. South Canterbury—None available for selection.