THE ENGLISHMEN'S TOUR.

Otago Witness, Issue 2813, 12 February 1908, Page 61

THE ENGLISHMEN'S TOUR.

A DEFICIT PROBABLE. SYDNEY, Melbourne 5. The agreement under which the present English te<im is touring Australia secures to the Marylebone Club at least £10,000 of the gate money. The Board of Control assumed the responsibility, and in turn passed it on to the associations cortrolling cricket — New South Wales, Victoiia, and South Australia. With the end of the tour now in sight it appears tolerably certain that these associations will have to make up anything between £1503 and £2500. Up to* the conclusion of tho Tasmanian tour the English team had received £5389. The two remaining tests and the matches against New South Wales and South Australia will have to provide the balance, and it is likely that the total will fall far short of this amount. If the Englishmen win the fourth test maich the shortage will be about £1500. but ;f; f they lose it the fifth match will be no draw, and the loss will be near £2500. MELBOURNE, February 6. In regard to the shortage in connection with the tour of the English team, it is explained that the so-called shortage will not mean an actual loss to the association, but merely a loss of the anticipated profit. As a matter of fact, the guarantee of £10,000 has been secured.