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Taranaki Daily News, 13 April 1922, Page 3

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NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL. j, VISIT OF McLAREN’S TEAM. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Lost Night. The management committee of the New Zealand Cricket Council has decided to purchase a suitable gift and present it to Warwick Armstrong from the cricketers of New Zealand, as a memento of his many tours ,’n New Zealand. The interim balance-sheet of the interIsland match showed an approximate loss of £63 16s nd. The Redpatb Cup, for the best batting performance in New Zealand during the past season, was awarded to J. S. Huddlestone, Wellington. Letters received from A. C. McLaren were to the effect that the team he is bringing to New Zealand and Australia would be a M.C.C. team selected by him and captained by Sim. The latest communication received by the council was from F. E. Lacey, secretary of the MjC.C., received on March 30, as follows : “A team under McLaren has been sanctioned subject to satisfactory arrangements.” The members of the management committee were of opinion that the team would come out under the control of the M.C.C., and that “satisfactory arrangements" probably referred to financial arrangements. It was decided to recommend to the quarterly meeting that owing to the divergence of opinion regarding the Hawke Cup competition, the council invite challenges from all minor associations desiring to play for the Hawke Cup during next season, such challenges to be sent in before November 1, the management committee to allocate matches in tie order which it thinks reasonable. TH® AUSTRALIAN RULES. MARYLEBONE TO CONSIDER THEIR APPLICATION. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received April 12, 8.10 p.m. London, April 11. The Marylebone Cricket Club holds a special meeting on May 3 to consider applying execlusively in the Australia and Imperial Cricket Conference the recommendations relating to the eight-ball over, the lead of two hundred and fifty entitling a side to follow on, and penmitting the sweeping and rolling of a wicket after rain has fallen. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.