CRICKET TEST TAKINGS
RECEIPTS TOTAL £91,912 best gates at m2xb0urne From the five Test cricket matches in Australia the total receipts are £91,912, and a record for one Test tour. The largest "gates" have been at the two matches at Melbourne. The total flgures are: —
Attend- Takance. ings. £ £ First (Brisbane) — 60,216 10,352 Second (Sydney) — 126,140 12,131 Third (Melbourne) ... 250,534 29,667 Fourth (Adelaide) ~ 172,016 17,495 *Fifth (Melbourne ... 224,388 22,267 933,294 91,912 "Including estimate of £3967 from reserved seats. The gates were thrown open on the fifth day, but the four days, of the final Test had already yielded: — Attend- Takance. ings. £ £ First day — 52,342 4,041 Second day 77,181 6,488 Third day 63,728 5,341 Fourth day 31,137 2,428 224,388 18,300 Reserved seats (estimated) 3,967 £22,267
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 55, 20 March 1937, Page 17
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