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Grey River Argus, 9 August 1935, Page 8

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TARRANT'S TEAM O.K. MELBO L’BNE, August 8. Au emphwtie denial of th e cablegram from Calcutta that the Maharajah of Patiala was not financing the Australian cricket team’s visit to bndia, was made by Prank Tarrant, who said:—“The Maharajah definitely is sponsoring the t°ur, and J, as his agent* am arranging for the payment of the players The money has been deposited in the Melbourne bank. Re ports that the Bengal Association would share in the profits are quite wrong, because the Maharajah doos not intend to accept any money.” Tarrant described the team he had selected as one of the best that Australia could send. AFRICANS V. WARWICK. LONDON, August 7. A stubborn second wicket stand, between Rowan and Viljoen laid the foundations for a big total against Warwickshire. The cricket was not’ interesting until Nourse and Cameron were together. Cameron scored fifty in forty "minutes compared with Rowan’s 250 minutes’ stand. Scores:— SOUTH AFRICA—First Innings. Mitchcdl, c Collins, b Paine 17 Rowan, b Paine 102 Viljoen, sitpd. Smart, b Wyat’t ... 37 Nourse, not out 99 Siedle, b Paine 18 Cameron, c Smart, b Wilmott ... 73 Dalton, e Wyatt *b Paine 3 Langton, not out 2 Extras 16 Total for 6 wickets 367