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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7723, 27 January 1905, Page 2

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On Thursday afternoon the New Plymouth "11" team finished their niatch wvtli Carrington ltoad juniors, at Carrington ltoad. The li s requiring 225 runs, put) 011 the score oj 82, Carrington Hoaid thus winning by 143 011 the first innings. The following will represent West End U team against High School ttt High School ground, on Saturday, play to start at 2, 30 ;—Hanks', llartlwipk, Hfaund, Whittle, Young, Thomas, Hyland, Prior, Montifiore, Way, Finn-, McLean. The following is tho draw for the matches in the Saturday competition : —West End A plav Sash and Door Company on West. End ground, High School play West End it 011 High School ground. At the l'tYpies't pf Mr F. C. Itaphael, secretary of the New Zealand ! Cricket Council, Mr T. E. Taylor, Jl'll.K., recently communicated with ir Joseph Ward with « view to arlajigmg lor special train facilities to enable country visitors to witness the matches to he played in the pentres' of the colonv by the Australian eleven-. A reply has been received to the effect) that the Minister will do all lie can in the doswrcd direction*. '1 ho New Zealand Cricket Association has decided to play eleven men against the Australians ot thu (-'unterbury e,!,a Association has decided to li>w S a , etUT f,01 » 'he Auck- : ' Assoeuttion that Canterbury A l, P i? P ' e y™ n,pn »eai» s t the Auati altan eleven.