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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8894, 14 August 1907, Page 2

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Press Association.—Copyright. London, August 13. In the match Staffordshire versus Durham Barnes took six wickets for 23 and six for seven runs, taking four wickets with successive balls. Rhodes, Blythe, Barnes and Hutchings have accepted invitations to visit Australia, Hirst and Lilloy declined. It is understood that they and Hayward and Tyldesloy consider tho Marylebono offer of £3OO insufficient to recoup losses of business during their absence. Tho newspapers deplore tho defection of leading batsmen. Tho Dailv Mail suggests that Australia should offer better terms, enabling Marylebono to give professionals £4OO.