ENGLISH CRICKETERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18332, 23 February 1923, Page 6

ENGLISH CRICKETERS.

FINANCE OF THE TOUR. ; ■ RESULT NOT YET KNOWN. VISIT OF AUSTRALIAN TEAM. V [BT TELEORAPH.-PBES3 ASSOCIATION.] CHEISTCHUBCH. Thursday The statement^de^^;^ A C. MacLaren that the M.C.C tour in New Zealand had resulted n nnancloss «» referred to the chairman of the New Zealand Cricket xCouncil, Mr. J- £• Barrett, .who gave detedsgegardmg the financial arrange f which and entered into between the N £ ealand Marylebone • Club. The JNew * Pnnnril were to take all prohts, pa.y «*" matches played in Australia, w« cent . Zealand Council received 75 per cent, of the net takings. ■ N "The balance-sheets from all over we Zealand have not yet come to band, said Mr. Barrett, "and until we get them, and also the Australian returns, we cannot say whether the tour will be a finan cial success or otherwise. The M.uu team ought to prove a pretty good chaw in their return matches in- Australia , Discussing the possibility of future visits from g overseas teams, Mr. Barrett said the council had yet to consider a letter from the Australian Board of Control regarding the visit of a team to Tsew Zealand in 1923-24, such a team to contain five or six leading players, the balance consisting of younger men. Ihe matter would probably be placed before the quarterly meeting of delegates next week. _________«————