OVERSEAS SPORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19939, 7 May 1928, Page 13

OVERSEAS SPORT.

NEW ZEALAND BOWLERS. DEFEAT OF DORSETSHIRE. Australian Press Association—United Service (Received May 6, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, May S. The Mew Zealand bowlers defeated Dorsetshire, at Weymouth, by 122 points to 117. Sole (New Plymouth), Doherty (Wellington), Grant (Oamaru) and Parker (Auckland) were the winning New Zealand skips.

BILLIARDS MATCH IN SYDNEY. LINDRUM AHEAD OF McCONACHY. In their billiards match Walter Lindrum (in play) has scored 7501, with breaks of 211, 254, 107, 516, and McUonachy 4876, his best breaks being 110 and 126. BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP. DAVIS AHEAD OF NEWMAN. Australian Press Association—United Service LONDON, May 5. In their billiards match, Davis (in plav) has scored 14,668, and Newman 14,241. ENGLISH RUGBY LEAGUE. SWINTON WIN CHAMPIONSHIP. Australian Press Association—United Service (Received May 6, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. May 5. In the final maich of the Rugby League championship at Oldham Swinton defeated Featherstone by 11 points to nil. ASSOCIATION IN ENGLAND. RELEGATIONS IN LEAGUE. (Received May 6, 5.5 p.m.) Dnited Service. LONDON, May 5. The tinai matches under the Association codo in the League competitions were played to-day. As the result, in the First Division, Tottenham Hotspur and Middlesbrough were relegated to the Second Division, and in the Second Division Fulham and South Shields go down to the Third Division. TENNIS AT BOURNEMOUTH, HARD COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS. Australian Press Association—United Serrioe (Received May 6, 5.5 pjn.) LONDON, May 5. In the British hard courts tennis championships in the semi-finals P. D. B. IS pence defeated Cochet, 5—7, 4—6, 6—2, 6—3, 9 —7, Lacosto defeated Mayes, 6—2, 6—4, 4—6, 6—3- In the women's matches Miss Goldsack defeated Miss Eileen Bennett, 3—6, 7—5, 6—4, and Miss Joan Ridley defeated Miss Hardie, B—lo, 6—l, 6—o. In the men'fi singles final Lacoste, the holder, defeated Spence, 6—2, 6—2, 6—2. In the final of the mixed doubles Cochet and Miss Eileen Bennett defeated H. Lester and Miss Joan Ridley, 9 —7, 6—2. In the men's doubles Spence and C. Kingslev defeated Lacoste and M. Jiba, 3—6, B—6, 6—2, 6—2.

ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET. BOWLEY BATS AND BOWLS WELL. Australian Prees Association—United Service (Received Mar 6, S.S p.m.) LONDON. Hay 6. In the (bounty cricket matches that ended on Friday, playing against Surrey JVlarvlebono scored 247 and 313 (Hendren 65, tlusseil 92, Calthorpe 62) and Surrey 331 and 179 for three wickets (Hobbs 100 not out). The match was drawn. Playing for Gloucestershire against Worcestershire Dipper made 71 not out. Gloucestershire won by nine wickets. For Sussex against Leicestershire Bowley made 61 and took four wickets for 34. For Leicestershire Shipman made 61. Sussex won by seven wickets. In the matches begun to-day, against Worcestershire Middlesex in the first innings made 333 (flendren 100. Hearne 76, Wheat ley 62; Hill five for 93). Worcestershire made 27 for five wickets. Flaying against Hampshire Surrey in the first innings made 459 (Hobbs 58, Fender 63, Gregory 79, Peach 96), and Hampshire made 19 for one wicket. Playing against the West Indies Derbyshire in the first innings made 159 (Browne took four for 44), and the Wast Indies made 107 for one wicket (Chalienor 70 not out).

Playing against Warwickshire Glamorgan in the first innings made 129 (Santall took four for 11), and Warwickshire made 192 for fonr (Smith 52, Wyatt 62)« Playing against Sussex, Notts in the first innings made 229 (Whysal! 89). Tate took six for 59. Sussex made 125 for no wickets (Bowley 76). Playfhg against Northamptonshire Lan* eashire in the first innings made 528 for four wickets (Watson 223, Tyldesley 140 not out, Hallows 100).

Playing against Leicestershire Cambridge University made 381 (Morgan 111, Robins 62, Long field 120. Astill took six wickets for 79).

ROWING IN ATTSTRAUA. PEARCE WrNS SINGLE SCULLS. (Received May 8. 6.5 p.m.) SYDNEY. May 6. In the inter-State eight-oared race on the Nepean River, over a course of three miles, the result was:—Western Australia, 1; Queensland, 2; Tasmania, 3. All the State competed. Won by a length and a quarter. The winners hold the King*a Cup. The single sculls race, over two and ahalf miles, resulted :—Pearce, New South Wales, 1: Marsh, Tasmania, 2; CamTiridge, Victoria, 3. Won by 10 lengths. Time, 15m 30 2-ss, a record for the event. Pearce will be the Australian sculling representative at the Olympic Games at Amsterdam.