ENGLISH CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 117, 20 May 1933, Page 9

ENGLISH CRICKET.

INDIANS' BIG WIN.

Freeman and Verity Bowl Well In County Games. WALTERS TOPS TWO HUNDRED. (United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, May 19. The West Indian cricket team defeated Cambridge University by 10 wickets. County games, commenced on Wednesday, resulted:— Somerset: First innings, 87 (Mitchell five for 4(i, Townscnd four for 24); second, 182 (Townscnd five for 58). Derby: First innings, 81 (Watson five for 27); second, three for 191 (Storer 89). Derby won by seven wickets. Worcester: First innings, 38.3 (Walters 22ti; Freeman eight for 110); second, 119 (Freeman five for 48). Kent: First innings, 44(i (Ashdown 108, Fairservice 110); second, one for 58. Kent won by nine wickets. Middlesex: First innings, 570 (Hcarne 140 not out); second, eight for 243, declared. Gloucester:' First innings, 229; second, 351 (Hammond 178). Middlesex won by 39 runs. Sussex: First innings, 445 (James Langridge 101); second, none for 23. Notts: First innings, 227 (James Langridge six for 32); follow-on, 239. Sussex won by 10 wickets. Essex: First innings, 04 (Verity five for 34); second, 08 (Verity six for 40). Yorkshire: First innings, four for 128, declared; second, none for 5. Yorkshire won by 10 wickets. " WELL AND FIT." N.Z. Soccer Captain Welcomes Rain and Heavy Ground. MATCH AGAINST N.S.W. TO-DAY (Received 10.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. The Cricket Ground will be very sodden for the Soccer match to-day between New Zealand and New South Wales, but the New Zealanders' stock has risen on that account. The captain, J. Christie, said: "This is just what we wanted. In Auckland it rains nearly every week-end and we Soccer lads beeomo so accustomed to a greasy ball that a dry one would almost seem foreign to us." The players are all well and lit.

DAVIS CUP. Japan Too Good for Ireland In Second Round. SOUTH AFRICA'S GOOD START. (Received X p.m.) LONDON, May 19. At Dublin, in the sccond round, the Japanese Davis Cup team eliminated Ireland from the contest. 111 the doubles Satoli and Nunoi defeated McGuire and Rogers, (5 —3, B—(i, 3 —o, G —2. At Berlin, Ivuhlmann (Germany) beat Leembruggcn (Holland), o—3, o—3, 0 —1; von Cramm (Germany) beat Timmcr (Holland), o—2,0 —2, C—3, I—o,1 —0, o—4. At Basle, Ivirby (South Africa) beat Fischer (Switzerland), 5—7, o—4,0 —4, o—o0 —0 7—5, o—3;0 —3; Robbins (South Africa) beat Ellmer (Switzerland), o—l,0 —1, o—l,0 —1, 5 —7, o—3. At Genoa, Stefani (Italy) defeated Artfs (Austria), 7 —5, C —2, 6—o; Matejka (Austria) beat de Morpurgo (Italy), o—3, 3—o, 3—o, o—3, o—3. At Montreal, the United States eliminated Canada. Lott and van Rvn beat Wright and Rainville in the doubles, o—l, o—3, o—3.

AMERICAN TOUR. NEW ZEALANDER SELECTED. (Received 2 p.m.) LONDON, May 19. J. E. Lovelock, the New Zealand and Olympic mile runner, of Oxford, has been selected for inclusion in the OxfordCambridge athletic team to tour Canada and the United States in July. CLOSE STRUGGLE. ENGLISH BILLIARDS TITLE. (Received 2 p.m.) LONDON, May 19. The scores in the final of the English billiards championship are:—Davis (England), 9009; Lindrum (Australia), 8717.