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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13449, 24 November 1905, Page 5

CRICKET.

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r> £w,f he 7 Bankruptcy Court, Sydney, on October 31 Sydney E. Gregory, who was & member of the last Australian Eleven, came up for examination in the bankruptcy matter of, hyd, Gregory and David James Noonan Gregory stated that he had previously been bankrupt in January, 1903 and had not yet obtained his certificate of discharge nor. had he applied for it. m wen to England with the Australian Woven, ] eaving on Ist February last. The team went on certain financial terms, its members to snaro and share- alike. The ft °8*e«l to this among themselves.Air Lloyd: Didn't you want to know on what terms you were going?-The Bankrupt: No. I had ],„,„ beforoi and kl)eff liiere was no stipulation beyond that wo wero to share and share alike. Tito agreement was signed by all on board the Majcs- !'° ?" ™, G Way acvoss from America to Enslantl. lhat was the only agreement made between members of the team. The details of the. agreement related more to the conduct of tho team, and. included an understanding that all were to be paid alike That agreement was carried out. They all got precisely the same money. He was not quite sure what they all got in England. Ho understood that the financial result, ol the tour represented something liko £800 per man. Their expenses had to come out of that. Each member had to pay his own expenses to England and back, ami all train fares. They got an advance from tho Melbourne Cricket Club. They had not yet had a. complete statement. The fares to and from London cost over £100. They paid for everything when' travelling about England—Mr Lloyd asked if the tour was as successful financially as previous tours.—The Registrar: Mr Darling says not.—Gregory expressed the opinion that Darling ought to know.—To Mr Lloyd: Darling, Laver, and Noble were the financial members of the team. He had sent out £300 to Australia at different times, getting advances against his share. He thought he had drawn between £400 and £500 altogether. When the whole thing was cleared up he was entitled to an account. He had another £15 to come, so he was told by Howell on the boat coming out.— Questioned about the money lie had sent out, the bankrupt said his wife had paid money to doctors and for living expenses. He had left her only a- little money. She had been sick, and had had to have two nurses and a doctor. His wife told him that it had cost £300 for sickness. £130 going in two weeks for doctors. He had paid £50 to Wisden, in England. In connection with his present bankruptcy, he had had to be careful with his expenses for cab fares, theatres, and "shouting."—The Registrar: They don't "shout" in England';— The Bankrupt: Not at all. Money had also gone to buy clothes, cricketing material, etc. "Athough," added the bankrupt, "you get most of your bats given you."—The examination was adjournd until 11th November, particulars of which have not yet reached New Zealand.

Kelly, who has filled the position of wiekcticeepcr in the New South Wales team so ably for so many years, has, under medical advice, decided to refrain from taking any further part in representative cricket, The strain of having to keep wickets while he was physically unfit has told its tale on Kelly's system, though he looks well. "Mother," as he is known to many, had his linger hurt early in the English tour by a hard return from Duff, and through Newland's non-success he had to keep wickets when he should have been resting. One can easily imagine what Kelly had to put up with when Cotter was bowling, It showed he possessed any amount of grit to agree "to take" Cotter with an injured finger. In reviewing the past season 111 England, Cricket refers to Trtimpcr thus"He was in 1902 as dazzling as Ranjitsinhji, and, like him, seemed to juggle with the ball, but liiinjitsinhji's juggling; was scientific, while Trumpet's was only the result of a combination of a wonderful eye, great confidence, much good luck, and a certain panic among the .bowlers, who, for the most part, were unable to do themselves justice when opposed to him. But if Trumper can learn to restrain himself and to remember that although from the pavilion a brilliant innings of 40 may seem more attractive than a. sound one of 100, it does not look as well on paper, ho may recover his lost ground entirely, and 1)0 the greatest batsman of bis day, for ho lias youth on his side."