for Auckland against South Auckland on July 25 at centre. He scored a try in Auckland's 19–17 loss but was said to have “failed badly at centre”. Late in the match with Auckland ahead 17-16 he “passed infield to Dixon when Scott was unmarked”. List was only named as an emergency for the North Island side to play the South Island on July 28. He was however named on the wing for the Possibles in the New Zealand trial match to be played midweek on August 1. List's Possibles side lost 27–24. In the first half he “raced away from a passing bout, and Longville scored”. List was then chosen by Edward Fox, W.J. Mitchell, and W Murray, for the New Zealand side to make his national debut in the first test against England on August 4 at Carlaw Park. He thus became the first ever player to gain selection for New Zealand whilst playing for a second division club. He was named in the centres with Roy Hardgrave and Len Scott on the wings, Craddock Dufty at fullback, and Maurice Wetherill and Stan Prentice in the five eighth positions, and Frank Delgrosso at halfback. An all Auckland backline. The Herald said that “List was certainly very fortunate to gain the centre position”. New Zealand won the match 17-13 causing a great upset in front of a crowd estimated at well over 20,000. List scored a try in the win. While New Zealand used the two five eighths system the English played 2 centres and had a solitary five eighth. Their centres opposite List and Wetherill were Jim Brough and Joe Oliver. England had just toured Australia where they won the test series 2–1. With the score 4–0 to New Zealand early in the match “List came into prominence with a good run. He placed a punt nicely and L. Scott beat Askin and Sullivan in a follow through, but the ball went over the dead line”. Then with the score 4–3 to New Zealand, England were penalised under their posts. Instead of kicking for goal “Wetherill took the ball, baffled the Englishmen by kicking across to the left flank, where List ran through, gathered the ball cleanly and dived through a tackle to score” with Delgrosso converting the try. With New Zealand leading 11–3 in the second half Wetherill caught the ball standing still “but swept a very wide