FOUR FOR A "BOB"
The price charged for booking a seat for the seeond test match in Sydney worked -out at 14/8 a dav and the tieket stated that no refund would be made in any ease. Oue day only 63 runs were scored and that worked out at nearlv threepenee a run. That day 40,000 saw onlv 90 minutes' plav and ai'ter 4 o'cloek, when the wiclcet played very easily and the greasy ball made the bowiers' job an nnpossible one, the batsmen were more intent upon making appeals against the light than upon seoring runs.
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Chronicle (Levin), 15 January 1947, Page 7
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97FOUR FOR A "BOB" Chronicle (Levin), 15 January 1947, Page 7
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