LATE SPORTS & PASTIMES

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLIV, Issue 10133, 10 June 1924, Page 5

LATE SPORTS & PASTIMES

BOXING IN AFRICA.

LONDONER DEFEATS CHAMPION

{Per Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 10.25 am.) CAPETOWN, June 9. Brown, of London, beat Fraser, the South African bantam-weight champion, on points in 20 rounds. •

V CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

& SOUTH AFRICANS' TOUR

(Received This Day, 10.29 a.m.) LONDON, June 9

The South Africans, in the first innings, made 334. (Nourse 144). Cambridge University in the first innings made 191.

(Received This Day, 10.55 a.m.) LONDON, June 9.

The Africans in the second innings made 130 for five (Susskind 41, Catterall 26). Stumps were then drawn.-

ENGLISH CRICKET TEAM.

TO TOUR AUSTRALIA.

(Received This Day, 11.10 a.m.) LONDON, June 9.

: "The "Daily Express" states it is probable that the English team for Australia -will be:—A. E. Gilligan (captain), Wood, Chapman, C. H. Gibson, Hobbs," Sutcliffe, Hearne, Hendren, "Woolley, Tate,. Parkin, Kilner, Bowley, Geary, Howell, and a reserve wicket-keeper—Smith, of Gloucestershire, or Duckworth, of Lancashire. Contrary to the earliest impression, *Hobbs is likely to make the tour if his wife can accompany him. Hearne's health is not good, and the sea voyage and heat will not suit him, but he is anxious to go to Australia again. Business will prevent Fender from _ going. iMacLean regards Gibson, who is now lin Argentina, as the; hest bowler in ¥theworld.

AT 110 MILES AN HOUR.

(FATALITY AT BROOKLANDS. (Received This Day, 9.10 a.m.) m (Renter,) LONDON, June 9. m In the course of the Whit Monday motor racing at Brooklands, a car, H travelling at 110 miles an hour, ran : ■over the top of the banking, and -caught ffre. The driver, J. Toop, , was killed instantly.

LAWN TENNIS.

DAVIS CUP PLAY

(Received June 10, 2.5 p.m.) LONDON, June 9. In the Davis Cup matches Wheatley "beat Spence, of South Africa, 6-4, 6-3, 16-4. '