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FIFTH TEST POSTPONED. TORRENTIAL RAINS. PITOH UNPLAYABLE. (Received February 26, 4.40 p.m.) SYDNEY, February 26. I iicrssiuit rain fold throughout tlio night and nil day to-day, and iplay in tlio Fifth Teat match was consequently postponed. Over three and a half inches of rain fell in. the city since Saturday. The fall is general. The pitch is unplayable. THE TEAM FOR ENGLAND. FURTHER ACCEPTANCES. (Received February 26, 8.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, February .26. G. R, Haalitt,.S. E. Gregory, .and J. W. McLaren have accepted the invitation, of the Board - of Control to accompany tlio Australian team to England next month. E. P. Barhour will •probahly >be chosen as fifteenth man. It is expected that Sid. Gregory will bo chosen, captain. P. F. Warner, the English captain, in a speech, said ho preferred not to express his opinioi* of the merits of the quarrel, but ho gave ani assurance that the team chosen would receive a hearty welcome-in England.
MACARTNEY ACCEPTS. (Received Last Night, 9 o'clock.') SYDNEY, February 26. C. G. Macartney has accepted a place in the Australian team for England.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10569, 27 February 1912, Page 5
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188CRICKET. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10569, 27 February 1912, Page 5
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