OVERSEAS SPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 174, 25 July 1928, Page 7

OVERSEAS SPORT.

TAME CRICKET TEST.

England's Easy Win Over West Indies. FREEMAN'S GOOD RECORD. (Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) (Received 11.30 a.m.) LOXDOX, July 24. Play in the cricket Test match was dull and slow on an easy wicket. The West Indies, in their second innings, made 115 (S. T. Hill 38). Freeman took five wickets for 39 runs, and White three for 41. England won by an innings and 30 runs. The "Daily Xews" cricket correspondent describes the finish of the Test as the tamest for many years. He says the West Indies have much to learn before they can justify their new rank. With six wickets in hand and requiring seventy-four to necessitate a second English innings they petered out unimpressively. Constantine was twice dropped. Freeman's figures to-day were:—Nine overs, fourteen runs, three wickets. His match figures were ten wickets for 93 runs. Freeman has taken 192 wickets for the season.

ENGLAND'S ELEVEN.

Chapman Expected To Be The Leader. WEEK-END ANNOUNCEMENT. (Australian Tress Assn.—United Service.) (Received 9 a.m.) LOXDOX, July 24. It is understood that the first batch of cricketers to be invited to make the trip to Australia will be announced on Saturday. Well-informed critics state that Chapman will be captain and Jardine vicecaptain.

RICHARDS STRUCK OFF.

PLAYS WITH AMATEURS. (Australian anil X.Z. Press Association.) (.Received 1.p.m.) PARIS, July 24. Vincent Richards, the American professional tennis player, has received cabled disqualification from the Professional Tennis Players' Organisation for practising with the amateur Davis Cup representatives.

TENNIS IN BELGIUM.

AUSTRALIANS COMPETE. (Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) LONDON", July 24. A Belgo-Atistralian tournament was commenced at Le Zoute, Belgium. In the singles Miss Akhurst defeated Madame Guyot, 6—l, 6—2: Miss Boyd defeated Mcllle. Josane Sigart, 6—4, —4; Miss Bickerton defeated Madame Ittner, 6—2. 6—2: Mrs. O'Hara Wood defeated Madame Dupont, 6—3, B—6. In the doubles Mrs. O'Hara Wood and Miss Bickerton defeated Mdlles. Yvonne and Josane Sigart, 7—9, 6—3, 6—l.