A "BETTER 'OLE."

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 95, 23 April 1931, Page 7

A "BETTER 'OLE."

CRICKET FINANCE. South Africa Proposes a Switch With Australia. ADVERSE EXCHANGE BATE. (United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 10.30 a.m.) CAPETOWN, April 22. The absence of a reply from the Australian Cricket Board re a guarantee against the adverse exchange rate is accepted to mean that Australia is not prepared to meet the demand. The South African cricketers are considering the alternative of inviting the Australian team to visit there. The secretary of the Transvaal Board points out that 12 days' play by the M.C.C. team produced receipts totalling £12.000. He said: "If Australia sends Bradman and a few others, we will pack the grounds, and the visit is sure to be a success." FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN. SOCCER INTERNATIONAL. (Received 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, April 22. In an international Soccer match Wales beat Ireland by three goals to two at Wrexham. Southern section results: Brighton beat Coventry 2 —o. Northern Section: Chesterfield beat Lincoln 3—2. Scottish Division: Motherwell drew with Ayr I—l, Dundee drew with Celtic o—o, Partick drew with Rangers I—l. Scottish Second Division: Boness beat Brechin 4—o, East Sterling lost to Arbroath o—3.0 —3. For the Sheriff of London's Shield Arsenal beat Corinthians 5—3.

At Rugby League York beat Featherstone 10—8, and St. Helens beat Wigan Highfield 40—17.