HAWKE CUP RECEIPTS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 97, 11 May 1937, Page 5

HAWKE CUP RECEIPTS

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Poor Return for 1936 Season

(By Tclagrapb-

PALMERSTON N, This Day. That the Hawke Cup is not made of gold was proved with disappointing certainty at a xneeting of the Manawatu Cricket Assoeiation's executive last evening, when a financial statement of the five challenge games during the past season was presented. Summarised, it was as follows:. —

The following is & tabulated return Of the financial statement of the season 's matches: —

The New Zealand Cricket Council must have been particularly heartened by an appropriation of sevenpence on the match with Southland: In the match, Wellington ▼. Miuor Associations, played at Palmerston North in Februaiy, g&te receipts were £26 Ss, and expenses £28 14s 2d, Manawatu carrying a loss of £2 6s 2d. These disappointing results were in part accounted for by bhd weather, which interrupted several of the matches and Teduced attendances even when play was poSBible.

£ s. d.f Profit mi games .. .. .. .. 8 13 5; Manawatu's share (65 p.c.) 5 12 7i Contending Assns. (30 p.c.) .. 2 12 31 N.Z.C.C. (5 p.c.) .. .. .. .. 0 8 8

Gate M'tu's Match. Receipts. Profit. Share. £ «. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. • ! Wanganux, j 25/12/36 .. 25 17 9 0 17 8 0 11 5! V. 1 j Southland, 1/1/37 28 3 0 0 11 11 6 7 9 v. ) Wairarapa, 22/1/37 .... 28 661650 13 3 v. Hawke's 26/3/37 SI 7 9 2 6 7 1 M 3 v. Sth. Auck., 27/3/37 .... 26 S 0 3 16 10 2 > 11