CRICKET.

NZ Truth, Issue 104, 15 June 1907, Page 3

CRICKET.

(By Scout)*

It is said that J. R. M. Mackay, having left Johannesburg for Capetown, intended returning toAustral a at no distant date, though one has .heard nothing definite on the subject. In the/ tour of the Transvaal cricketers, prior.' to -the departure of tiro South African team for EngJand, ''Sunny Jim" performed brilliantly as a batsman. At the annual meeting of the Northanptonshiro: Cricket Club, the bal-ance-sheet' showed that the receipts last season amounted to £2,363, a-nd the expenditure to £2,751, a ' loss of £352.; 'A scheme for ."unearthing"' likely players was approved, as was also a yearly guarantee fund of £1,000 to cover possible loss, on any season's working. Surrey Cricket Club came out . of last season's workings with a profit of £586.11./. In the match with Yorkshire, the gate receipts— over £1550— jwere given to Walter Leas for his benefit. Holland, the Surrey professional, is to be tender-ed a benefit this season, and, as m Lees' caso, last year, the proceeds of ihe , Surrey-Yorkshire match will be set aside for that purpose. ■ While so ' many of the English county cricket clubs have ieen sending up a 'doleful cry of deficits, the Derbyshire Cricket Club congratulates itself on being on the right, side of the lodger to the tune of £18. The gate receipts amounted to £2659, and subscriptions for the yoar . totalled £1225. Last. season there was a losS of nearly £200. There is still owning to the bank a sum of £670. This season's match botw-eon the champion County and the Rest of England is to be played at tho Oval on September 12, 13, 14, and the Surrey Committee have decided, after consulting with the leading counties, that half the proceeds shall go to the Cricketers' Fund, and tho other half to the champion county for charitable purposes, to be selected by such county. Lord Hawke, asked his opinion with regard to the speech of Mr C. E. Green. President of the Essex County Cricket Club, m winch he condemned the introduction of Colonial cricketers into English counties under the present system, of qualification, has replied to" tho effect that "Yorkshire are absolutely In accord with the views of the Essex Club Committee." S. G: Smith, a West Indian, has been. engaged as Coach by the Northvimptonsh ire Club, which has also secured %c services of L. T. Deiffield. "4 ' ' ' Rheumatism has 1 played' the very "dickens" with A. C McLaren, the famous Lancashire cricketer, of late years. The effect has been to cripple bis - play to a very ' serious extent. Archie Js now health recruiting m India, and Lancashire is not likely to have his se*vic«s this seasonj '