OCERSEAS SPORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19953, 23 May 1928, Page 17

OCERSEAS SPORT.

fENGI-ISH CRICKET ELEVEN.' CHOICE OF WICKET-KEEPER. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. LONDON. May 21. The Athletic News in discussing the •selection of a wicketkeeper for the next English cricket team for the Australian tour says he must be picked solely for wicketkeeping. The paper, suggests the Lancashire player. Duckworth, than whom it says there are not two, if any, better •wicketkeepers in English cricket to-day. MIDDLESEX CRICKET CLUB. UENDREN AND HEARNE TO STAY. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. LONDON. May 21. The committee of the Middlesex County Cricket Club has made satisfactory arrangements with the professionals, Hendren and Hearne. to remain members of the county eleven. This docs not affect Hendren's appointment as a coach in South Australia, nor any appointment that Hearne may take up in the winter. CRICKET MATCHES IN ENGLAND. 'GLOUCESTERSHIRE PLAYS DACRE. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. (Received May 22, 8.55 p.m.) LONDON, May 21. Ram throughout the country interfered with the cricket matches which began on Saturday, when Yorkshire, Sussex, Derbyshire and Somersetshire did not play. The latter, with Marylebone, the West Indies, Essex and Surrey did not play to-day. Against the West Indies Marylebone ■*cored 65 for one wicket. Against Warwickshire Lancashire made 204 (Hallows 74. Mayer four for 53). Warwickshire made 107 {R. Tyldesley four for 28). Against Yorkshire Sussex made 91 for two. Against Kent Northamptonshire made 350 (Freeman six for 52). Kent made 452 for seven wickets (Ashdown 178, iWoolley 77, Recordon 64 not out). Against Leicestershire Nottinghamshire made 141 for seven (Whysall 61). Against Hampshire Worcestershire made 244 (Gibbons 107. Kennedy five for 66, Boyes four for 36). Hampshire made 99 for three. Against Oxford University Gloucesterehire made 344 (Dipper 100, Hammond 53, Dacre, the New Zealander, 69). Oxford University made 277 for eight (Kingsley 93, Ford not out 65). NEW ZEALAND BOWLERS. .VICTORY OVER OXFORDSHIRE. Australian Tress Association—United Service LONDON, May 21. The New Zealand bowlers overtook their opponents' lead and defeated Oxfordshire on the Merton College ground by 117 points to 103- - ENGLISH RUGBY LEAGUE TEAM. ARRIVAL AT FREMANTLE. (Received May 22, 5.5 p.m.) FERTH, May 22. The English Rugby League team has Arrived at Fremantle by the Cathay. LIGHT-WEIGHT BOXING TITLE. M ANDELL DEFEATS McLARNIN. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. (Received May 22, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK. May 21. The holder, Mandell, retained the light"weight boxing championship by winning a 15-round contest on points from McLarnin. HARDCOURT TENNIS IN PARIS. NEW ZEALANDER IN DOUBLES. Australian Press Association—United Service (Received May 22, 5.5 p.m.) PARIS, May 21. In • the hardcourt tennis championships in the first round of the doubles, Tooralva (Chile) and Edouard Borotra (France) defeated J. Peacock (New Zealand) and Guillemot (France), 6—4, 6—4, 6—3. Borotra played most brilliantly, his strokes recalling those of hia famous brother.