The New Zealand Team

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4430, 29 May 1893, Page 2

The New Zealand Team

Arraiymeritsfor atrial I l ' Match, — ■*■ On.Saturday, Mr O. Hoben, ■ secretary :of. the NiZ.R.U.j received'«:. ', telegram from Greymouth etatirig that Ihe West Coast Union was willing to send up three or four meu to l«ke part in the trial match here, and, as he knew that the Taranaki, Mana-- •, jwatu, Wairawpa, kelson and Marl-' ' borough Unions 'were anxious tliat a' trial game should be played before the team for Australia was Beleetud.he laid the matter;before the Management Conimitteo of the lodal union. At a speoial meeting W Saturjl&yy.it was decided that if, Mr H»fouid," arrange the fixture for 1 WeanosdayV' the Championship matches for next Saturday would bo postponed.' The delogatea to the New Zhl»ndtlnion : ( who. will'be in Wellington for thi purpose of attending the special meat, ing to be he'd ni'Xt Saturday, will lot na«Ground Committee, and the arrangements will be tuxki ont by Mr Hoben, with the assistance of the officers of tho Wellington Union, j Portion of the.proceeds of the game' will be devoted to the payment of the expenses'of the visiting players. ■ ' ■. • .•■ If a suffioient number of outside players arrive it is probable'that, a combined Wellington team will be selected to play them,' and in the event of there being more than fifteen, Welllugton and Wairarapa will probably combine, Sheedv, tyhnused to play for St, P«triobfi((jP y,\\\ v: be amongst the West Const > tingent. Gardner (who is highly spoken of) and Mackintosh, of South CaqiijiV-' bury, are also exported, Nelson and Marlborough, being so close at hand, will also bo asked to send men. The ■• Manawatu contingent, which will probably oonsißt of Orchard, Robin- ~ son, Mowlem, Cookroft and Elliott, and the Wairarapa Union's formidable quintetfe-D'Aroy, Watson, Gray, Hudson and McEenzio-oan bo reckoned on almost to a certainty. An effort will also be mado to-secure the attendance of some ofjhe Taranaki and Hawke'a Day players. The match, if arranged, should bo well worth seeing with bo many craok players en- :■: gaged in it, ■■ ■ ■ The local soleotion oonimittee have chosen six men to represent Welling. , ton in the New Zealand team, but it is not considered advisable to give the names. However if the trial ■ • game is arranged for next Saturday, tho players who have not been considered good enough by the local - selection committee may succeed in playing themselves into a place. TbeSeleotion Committee of tho New Zealand Union (Messrs Henderson, Logan and Campbell) will, ot conrs* be present at the match. The idea of holding the trial matoh is an exoellenfi one, and it is to be hoped that it will be carried out. ■ , ■

Tbe team will be vSaturday nigl)t,-N,^BMBH >^!i