CROQUET HISTORY: English MacRobertson Shield Team Itinerary CROQUET HISTORY: English MacRobertson Shield Team Itinerary 1927
Gazette
found by Chris Williams
Whilst browsing through some old Gazettes I have come across this fascinating itinerary of the 1927-1928 English MacRobertson Shield team's tour of Australia and New Zealand. [Note that the team was away for six months!]
| October 15th | Leave Tilbury in ss Oronsay | |
| November 15th | Arrive Fremantle. Matches at Fremantle and Perth if time permits | |
| November 19th | Arrive Adelaide | |
| November 23rd | Match at Adelaide | |
| November 24th | Arrive Melbourne by train. Special Tournament arranged by the Victoria CA | |
| December 9th | FIRST TEST MATCH at Melbourne | |
| December 16th | Team crosses to Tasmania. Matches at Launceston and Hobart | |
| January 1st | Return to Melbourne for SECOND TEST MATCH, followed by Matches v Geelong and Ballarat | |
| January 18th | Team leaves by P and O for Sydney. THIRD TEST MATCH either here or before leaving Melbourne | |
| January 20th | Sail from Sydney in ss Ulimaria | |
| January 24th | Arrive Auckland (Hotel Cargan) | |
| January 26th or 27th | Leave for Wanganui (N. Island) N. Island Championship Tournament | |
| February 2nd | Match v N. Island | |
| February 10th | Dominion Championship Tournament and DOMINION TEST MATCH at Palmerston North | |
| February 28th | Sail from Wellington to Christchurch (ss Maori) for Match v S. Island returning to Wellington | |
| March 14th | Leave in ss Tamaroa for Southampton via Panama and Curacao |