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Record receipts
AUCKLAND, Wednesday
(AAP). — Aucklanders saw only
four of the 21 days play on the
Australian cricket tour of New
Zealand but paid out nearly half
of the gross takings — SA70,000
toward a tour gross of SA148,000.
This included a record, 64,000
N.Z. SA55,700 for the sccond
Test, which lasted only 18 minutes
over three days.
Thomson
BRISBANE, Wednesday. —
Test fast bowler Jeff Thomson was
told he will have the pin in his
injured right shoulder removed on
Monday, three weeks ahead of
schedule, after a visit to a
Brisbane orthopaedic surgeon
today.
Thomson says he expected the
arm would be stiff for a few days
but will test it out late next week.
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