LATE SPORTING

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 52, Issue 206, 13 June 1932, Page 6

LATE SPORTING

THE TURF. NOMINATIONS FALL OFF. CANTERBURY CLASSIC RACES. (Per Press Association). CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Nominations, received on Friday, for the Canterbury Jockey Club's classic races show a big falling off, the total being 494, compared with 700 last year. Instances areo—--1932. 1931. Champagne Stakes ... 75 108 C.J.C. .Derby ... 119 174 New Zealand Oaks ... 69 89 CRICKET. THE ENGLISH TOURING TEAM. PERSONNEL FOR, TRIAL MATCH. (Received This Day, 12.20 ■a.m.) LONDON, June 12. The teams for the cricket test trial match that starts at Manchester next Saturday are: — North. ( Wyatt (captain), Sutcliffe, Leyland, Harwood, /Voce, Keeton, Duckworth, Paynter,Sibbles, T. B. Mitchell, J. E. Timma. South. Jardine (captain), Duleepsinhji, Allen, (Peebles, Allom, F. R. Brown, Woollev, Hammond, Ames, O'Connor, T. Cook. Iddon is twelfth man for both sides. COMMENT ON TRIAL SELECTIONS (Received This Day, 12.20 p.m.) • LONDON, June 12. The omission of Chapman is the mosi> surprising feature of the trial teams, which the "Daily Telegraph" attributes to the selectors' desire to give Jardine a chance of proving his mettle. The selectors know all there is to be known about Chapman. "News-Chronicle" says that everybody will miss' Chapman's name. The selectors' task must have been rather difficult and delicate, but some selectors do not seem to go out of their way to look for trouble.' "The Times'-' cricketing editor says that notable omissions are Chapman, Robins and Tate. Keeton and Paynter thoroughly deserve nlaces. Woolley's selection is interesting. Apparently Jardine will be England's captain. AVERAGES IN BRITAIN. O'CONNOR. AND LARWOOD LEAD. (Received This Day, 12.20 p.m.) LONDON, June 12. O'Connor heads the batting averages with 674 runs and an average of 67.40. He is followed by Sutcliffe, Tyldeslev, Shepherd, Ames, Keeton, Hobbs, Paynter, Hammond, Jardine and Woolley. Larwood heads the bowling wtih 24 wickets and an average of 7.79. He is followed by Durston, Staples, Voce, Kennedy, Bailey, Sibbles, Freeman, Tate and Verity. TENNIS. DAVIS CUP CONTEST.

GERMANY IN THE SEMI-FINALS. (Received This iDay, 12,20 p.m.) LONDON, June 12. The matches in the third round of the European zone of the Davis ,Cup contest were continued en Saturday. At Berlin Prenn heat Rogers (Ireland),, 6-2, 7-5, 6-2; von Cramm beat McGuire Ireland), 6-2, 6-4, 6-2. Germany meets Britain in the semi-final. At Warsaw Perry (England) beat Stolarow, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5; Thoczyhski beat Leo (England), 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5. At Montreaux Sertorio and Palmiera (Italy) beat Aeschlimann and Fischer (Switzerland), 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4.