CRICKET.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10519, 29 July 1910, Page 6

CRICKET.

[Br Electric Telegraph—Copy right ] (Per Press Association.) Received -July 28, at 10 p.m. London, July 28. In cricket, Essex beat Kent by ISO runs." Gillingham made 145. Kent is leading . Middlesex, with Lancasliiro nest. Capetown, July 28. Mr Abo Bailey, interviewed, said tliafc provided the . Sun's guarantee came through the Eioard of Control the team would-certainly go. to Australia.

NEW ZEALAND CRICKET COUNCIL (Per Press Association.) Christchureh, July 28. At a meeting of the Now Zealand Cricket Council" to-night the following statement of receipts and. expenditure in connection with the tour of the Australian team showed that the receipts were as follow':—Amounts of guarantees, £1100; proceeds of test matches — first'match (at Christchureh), gross takings £-341 2s, less ground charges and expenses £lO3 13s Bd, net takings £237 8s 4d; second test match (at Wellington), gate receipts £293 16s 6d, less City .Council's-share at. 5 per cent (£ll 13s' 9d), net gate receipts £279 2s 9d—enclosure and stand £26 13s 6d, afternoon tea £l3 Is 9d,. total net takings £3OB 18s; refunds by non-members of the Australian team for fares and carriage of luggage, £l4 10s 3d; total receipts, £1730 16s 7d. The expenditure was as follows: Amount guaranteed by New Zealand Cricket Council, £200; expenses of first test match, £l6O 13s od ; of second test match, £199 3s 4d ; .general expenses of the tour, £IO2O 16s lid; balance in the Bank of New Zealand, £l5O 2s lid. The principal items included in the general expenses were: —Daily allowance of 5s per member of team, £23S ss; steamer fares, £205 2s; railway fares, £156 0s 7d; hotel expenses, £285 19s 6d t expenses of assembling team at Sydney, £57 3s; washing and tips, £SO. The- details of the different matches I are as follow: —

Wellington.—Gross takings, £380; amount of guarantee, £150; expenses, £SO; profit, £l5O. Auckland. —Gross takiugs, £221; amount of guarantee, £150; expenses, £96; loss, £25. Canterbury.—Gross takings, £342; guarantee, £150; expenses, £152; profit. £4O.

Otago.—Gross takings, £324; guarantee, £150; expenses, £118; profit, £55.

Manawatu. —Gross takings, £160; guarantee, £75; expenses, £3B; loss, £7. Wanganui.—Gross takings, £59; guarantee, £75; expenses, £54; loss, £7O.

Taranaki —Gross takings, £69; guarantee, £75; expenses, £49; loss, £54. First test match (Christchurch). — Gross takings, £341; guarantee, £100; expenses, £264; profit, £76. Second test (Wellington)— Gross takings, £338; guarantee, £100; expenses, £213; profit, £124 (?). The secretary (Mr F. C.. Raphael) stated that- the above figures were only tentative, as certain figures had not come to hand from the Board of Control. He thought that £3O would cover the additional expenditure, and £SO more than' cover it.

A recommendation to make a refund to Hawke's Bay was agreed to, hut an amendment to increase the amount to £35 was negatived. The secretary of the Council was voted £25 in recognition of his services during the past, season. It was reported that the Management Committee was in communication with the M.C.C. and Board of Control asking their consent to an extension, of the tour of the M.C.C. team to visit Australia in 1911-12 to New Zealand. An , offer by Lord Hawke, made through the Auckland Association, to provide a shield or cup for competition amongst the minor associations in the Dominion, was referred to the Management Committee to consider and report