CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 19 July 1933, Page 3

CRICKET

AIERRITT'S BRISK CENTURY

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright;.

LONDON, July 17. The Lanchashire League performances include:

Merritt, five wickets, and 149 not out, including 23 boundaries, eight of which wore scored off the last nine balls. Richardson, six wickets and 46 runs. Fairfax, one wicket ad 28 runs, not out.

McDonald, six wickets and 26 runs Bird, 16 runs. Cronib, 42 runs.

LEICESTER V. WEST INDIES

West Indies, first, 156, ‘(Headley 60, Shipman 4 for 10.). Leicester, first, 8 for 231 (Armstrong 84.

.CONTROLLING BODIES’ PROFIT

SYDNEY, July 1,4

Although the position has. not been seriously discussed by the members of the Board of Control it is'by np means certain that there will be any more cricket tests between Australia- and' England. Certainly the M.C.C ha.s done nothing in the eyes of Australians to ease the serious situation which was created last season by the socalled body-line bowling, and’ the relationship between the two controlling bodies is still severely strained. Many 'bold the' view that no team should 1)0 sent to England until the atmosphere has been 'cleared, for it is stated that it would be. unwise t O . ejigage. in tests while lie present, feeling' prevails. The gap between the two schools or thought is so wide now that is seems hopeless to assume that is, . will,; be lessened while negotiations are conducted according to the present plan, For that reason there has been consederahie sprport for the proposition that Australian should send an envoy to England po explain to the M.C.C. just what body-line bowling is, and to see whether it would be possible for the. two countries to come >to some agreement on ‘that point. In view of the, suggestion that test cricket should be "abandoned it, is of interest to “study the' returns of the last r tour . of' AVetralja anil show the treknendbuk'monetary benefit it was to cricket bodies iil England. and Australia. Figures.that have just been made available show 'that more than l, pdonle witnessed the matches played on ' tlie' J ton"r. • The gross’ receipts were £100,682, r of 'which* the Aiafylebon® Cricket" ('Club/ ’received £36, : 737.' : For the” five test matches played the gross receipts wfire’£69,9B9 8s" lOd, made 'uj> as follows : ’' ' '■ . , £,s ,d ■ First test fit 'Sydney v 'l6 " H Second test in Melbourne 16,172 4 2 Third test in'Adelaide 16,241 . 5.. " i, Fourth' test hC-Brisbanc 10,909 ' .8-. fi. E^ifth'test in Sydney ;.!'' ll ;782 ‘l4, ', 5 ', 'lt wiirjje seeifAhht Ahe.test matehey ’ provided (, nearly" 70 per cent of the total grd'sjs Wceiots; ,profit received frorii the test fiVatehoAhjf the lian Board ..of '.Control, was. yhicli' represented' 25 per, .cent o,f the takThgs after/ pavthent pf 'expanses. That qmhfit "'is'.' cfetnliuted‘..anipiig the States."'' Each state in'( which a .test.. m. .was .pla.yed received in,, nddijiofi 75 per’ ceht'of the net,proceeds, (I Sydr hey, with two Cgr rues',.'received ,£7477. About one lialf that amount .went to each of thpVother( States concerned,

The ■total number of people who attended the matches during the whole tour was 1.2.78,056. This'was -slightjy less than'the'.total for the' 1.928-19' tour bv the •Englishmen, when T,290,420 witnessed tlfe gomes, but'.was greater than the total of 1,052,820 for the tour in 1924-25. ' ' '