CRICKET.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 14038, 22 October 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

TOUR OF AUSTRALIANS. GROSS AND NET PROFITS. Tress Aspociation-By Telegraph-Copyright Received 1.10 a.m., Oct. 22m1. MELBOURNE, Oct. 21. Victor Trumper lias returned: : He informed air interviewer that the gross takings of tlie Australians' cricket tour were £13,500, and tiro gross share of cadi'of the 16 Australian players £392. After deducting expenses and the Board of Control's cut, the net share of each cricketer would be about, £202. ASSOCIATION AND COUNCIL. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 21. The Canterbury Cricket Association to-niglit decided to play Wellington at the new year, the match to bo considered tho Plunket Shield match, provided Wellington then held it. It was docided to withdraw tho challenge already issued to Auckland and to challenge Auckland for the week following the now year provided Wellington then held tho shield. At the annual meeting of tho Council held to-night tho balance-sheet showed a debit of £'6B 18s Id. The proposed'new rules were adopted with' small alterations. Regarding tho Plunket shield .rules notico of motion was given that no coach or person imported at tho expense of any association or club should he . eligible to play in any shield match until ho had resided in the dominion, for two years continuously. : A rule was also adopted ivhereby 60 per cent of tho profits of a challenge match should ho retained by the local .association, 30 per cent, should bo paid to tho challenging association and 10 per cent, to tho New Zealand Council, tho foregoing arrangement liofc to apply to ordinary interorovincial matches treated as shield matches.