[a][2][3] Captained by George Anson, the team won its only appearance in first-class cricket by 6 wickets.
[5] The New Zealand captain and cricket historian Dan Reese later wrote: "For a couple of years ... Wanganui cricket reached first-class standard, chiefly on account of Barton, then the best batsman in New Zealand, being resident there.
"[6] A West Coast Cricket Association was formed in 1888, based in Wanganui and including Hāwera and Feilding.
It should not be confused with the South Island's West Coast Cricket Association, formed around the same time, based in Greymouth, which is still in existence.
Four of the West Coast players had previously played in a match now considered first-class, with opening batsman John Fulton the only one to have played in more than three first-class matches before the game.