CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 160, 8 July 1932, Page 7

CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

Jardine Tops Century for Gentlemen. INDIA DRAWS WITH STAFFORD (Received 12 noon.) LONDON, July 7. At the Oval the Gentlemen declared their first innings closed at 452 for 'seven wickets. D. R. Jardine (Surrey) carried his bat for 123. The Players scored 218 for three wickets. J. W. Hearne (Middlesex) led with 90. A. Sandliam (Surrey) followed with 88. Against Staffordshire, the All-India eleven was dismissed for 162 (C. J. Taylor seven for Gl). JThe county, which made 209 in the first innings, declared at 142 for six wickets. Requiring 190 to win the Indians lost six wickets for 94, and the match was drawn. BRADMAN AND McCABE. IN FORM AT ST. CATHERINE'S. (Received 12 noon.) VANCOUVER, July 7. A. A. Mailey's Australian, cricketers, at St. Catherine's, in a return match, decisively defeated the Ridley College past and present team, which batted 18 men for a. total of 112 runs. McCabe took four wickets in five balls and ended with an average of seven for 25. Kippax took three for 12 and Fleetwood-Smith three for 45. The visitors showed little respect for the bowling, and made .'io9 for six wickets. Bradman (109), Tolhurst (72) and Nutt (09 not out) were the highest scorers. In their next game the Australians j beat a Montreal eleven, scoring in 90 minutes, 150 for two wickets. Hie Montreal side was all out for 123. DAVIS CUP. CAN LACOSTE COME BACK ? (Received 10.30 a.m.) PARIS, July 7. France is treating week-end contests with the Australian lawn tennis playeis as test trials for the Davis Cup, especially to demonstrate whether or not T.aeoste has recaptured his former brilliance. He meets H. O. Hopman on Friday, and J. B. Crawford on' Sunday. THREE FOR ONE. SEQUEL TO JOHNSON AFFAIR. SYDNEY, July 7. Mr Hu"h D. Mcintosh, who cancelled his 'arrangements for bringing Jack Johnson to Australia, instead will bring "Tiger" Payne, Al. Walker and the American heavy-weight Frank Wine. The last-named is to box Young Stribling at the v.nd of this month. FRANCHISE DENIED. VOTES FOR WOMEN IN FRANCE. (Received 11.30 a.m.) PARIS, July 7. The Senate, by 253 votes to 40, rejected the Women's Suffrage Bill.