OVERSEAS SPORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20716, 8 November 1930, Page 11

OVERSEAS SPORT.

ENGLISH CRICKET TEAM. DRAW IN SOUTH AFRICA. CAPETOWN. Nov. G. In a match against tho Marylebone Cricket Club team a team of 15 players from the West Province schools made 115 (Leyland seven for 7). Marylebone made 2'J4 for six wickets (Wyatt 58, Sandliam 53, Hendren 100). The match resulted in a draw. MOTOR-CYCLE SPEED RECORD. BRITISH RIDER AT CORK. British Wireless. RUGBY, Nov. 6. Wright, riding a J.A.P. motor-cycle at Cork to-day, beat tho world's fastest speed record. His mean speed was 150* miles an hour, and his fastest one-way run 152J, miles an hour. The previous record was 1572 Ini l cs iln !lour > ''- y ( -' er many. PROFESSIONAL BILLIARDS. PROGRESS OF MATCHES. (Received November 7, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. Nov. 6. The scores in the billiards matches now in progress are: —Lindrum, 23,842, including breaks of 1279 full, 735, 266, 250, 294 and 1001; Davis (in play), 22,300, including breaks of 2SO, 245, 446, 234 and 217 unfinished. Newman, 25,071, including breaks of 295 and 321; McConachy, 18,839, including breaks of 320, 226, 811 and 281. The snooker scores are:—Davis, 1374; Lindrum, 909. McConachy, 125/; Newman, 1242. NORTHERN UNION FOOTBALL. TWO SEMI-FINAL RESULTS. LONDON. Nov. 6. Under Northern Union rules, in the Yorkshire, Cup semi-final, Leeds beat Hull by 9 points to 4. In tho Lancashire Cup semi-final St. Helens beat Oldham by 6 points to 4