In Wellington on 17 November 1888

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Date of Game	Saturday, November 17, 1888
Location	Wellington, New Zealand
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Description	"The first game of base ball played in Wellington took place this afternoon, between the newly-established club in Wellington, and a team from the Hicks and Sawyer's Minstrel Troupe. The weather was cold and threatening. The latter team, who are adepts at the game, won very easily."
Sources	Lyttleton Times, November 17, 1888.
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Comment	As of 2021, we know of two earlier game reports of games in NZ. See [[1]] (1881 game). See [[2]] (unsourced 1888 game). Edit with form to add a comment
Query	The "newly-established" Wellington club" is the NZ Pioneer Club? Edit with form to add a query
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