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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 184, 3 February 1914, Page 4

CRICKET.

TIIK AUSTUALIAN TRAM. LSy Telegraph-Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. Tin' Australian cricket team, whioh (ommeiiccs its tour of Now Zealand tomorrow with a match against South I,Auckland, arrived in Auckland by the Victoria this morning, and left iuimedii'ti'ly for Hamilton. The players arc fully representative of Australia, those I'aHiig the trip being Noble, Waddy, :'<aillcy. Collins, Cody, Trumper (Nw j ' ;uitli Wales), Armstrong, Laver, Rvlbß>I lord, McKenzie, MeOrejror (Victoria V.. , and Ci -iwinrd m-,.,1 l) r . Doll in;' (SsnU'v { ii.-lmlia). Trumper and Tra fl 'f o rd di-T | l'ol come with the team, but, the former I i; expected to reach Auckland on TluiraI <:ay. Urawford Will not -arrive till next v <<•!;. Sims, who organised the team, is not expected till Thursday, and in his absence Mr F. Laver is acting as m«ni".'er. No captain lui=j jet been appointj el, but it is understood that Noble will '!'•'! his side. :! >i The team was met on arrival by -Messrs. C. A. MeKinnoy, representing v the New Zealand Council; A. N. Sneddon, vice-president of the Auckland Association; and Lusk, Bealc. Hay and' AVatts, of the Management Committee. THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR. Ml,'. IiKESE INTERVIEWED. ' ' Auckland, Last Nignt. -Mr. D. Reese, captain of the New /ealanil cricketers, with Messrs. I'iylor, Sneddon and Soraerville, relumed by the Victoria to-dav from Syiiiey. Mr Reese said he considered the tour fully successful, and thought another team should be sent to Australia in three or four years. The team,. although pleased with success in minor matches, was disappointed bv its fail-"i-i's in Sydney mid Melbourne. The-non-sueecss of the batsmen was attributed to a fast week prior to playing at Sydney. They played on two matting wickets and a. soft wicket at Brisbane. He considered that country matches should he eliminated from the next tour. The team's great weakness was bowling, i The bowlers performed well at times, h'.'t generally lacked accuracy and Bya-fc tern. Another feature of the play was Ihe tendency to play back. Forward play was best on fast wickets, and when the players recognised this they did' much better. Cricket in Australia, hethought, was not of such a high standard as when the last New Zealand - team paid a visit.