LATE SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 19387, 22 October 1926, Page 8

LATE SPORTING

CRICKET. NEW ZEALAND TEAM’S TOUR. [Per United Press Association.} CHRISTCHURCH, October 22. “ If you get a good Press and .start off well I expect to see a profit on the tour. It is not impossible that at places like Durham and Swansea you may get 15,000 and 20,000 people to watch tho matches. Noble and Clem Hill, who both saw the Now Zealand team play in Australia, agree that you should bo capable of beating the average firstclass county.” So ran a letter dealing with the prospects of the proposed New Zealand cficket tour of England, which was received by the Executive Committee of the New Zealand Cricket Council last night. Tho letter was from Mr A. Sims, at present in England. It also stated that an endeavor was being made to arrange a match with Ireland. Dublin people wore very anxious to have the New Zealanders and would guarantee £2OO to £250 per week. M.C.C. TEAM’S TOUR. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. CALCUTTA, October 21. (Received October 22, at 10 a.m.) The Marylebone team’s - lirst match of tho tour ended in a draw. Marylebono mad© 339 and 77 for four wickets. Tlio Mohammedans’ team scored 187 and 138 for three wickets. The local side recovered well from a bad start, and scored faster than tho visitors.— Sydney ‘Sun’ Cable. HENLEY REGATTA, Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. MELBOURNE, October 21. Tho fire in tho boat sheds on the Yam River did damage to the extent of £IO,OQU, but sufficient boats have been borrowed to enable tho regatta to be held. CYCLING RECORD. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright MELBOURNE, October 22. (Received October 22, at noon.) By covering IUU miles, nnpucod, in 4h 23min 39scc Hubert Oppsrman broke the world’s and the Australasian professional cycling records. MAORI RUGBY TEAM. NEWPORT MATCH DRAWN. LONDON, October 21. (Received October 22, at 10 a.m.) The Maoris drew with Newport, there being no score. [The All Black beat Newport by 13 points to 10.]