SERIOUS EFFECTS
(Received 6th May, 2.30 p.m.) *" LONDON, sth May. The cricketers are not escap g the effects of the general strike. The weather is affecting the gate receipts, while the expense is trebled. It was thought that the troubles would be minimised following the offer of a motor firm to place six cars at the team's disposal for the remainder of the tour, but the d :<*iculty of obtaining drivers resulted in the offer being withdrawn. The team
' 1 to return by motors from Leicester last night at a cost of £50, against £15 by rail.* Taxis have now been commissioned.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 107, 6 May 1926, Page 10
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102SERIOUS EFFECTS Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 107, 6 May 1926, Page 10
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