OVERSEAS SPORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20793, 9 February 1931, Page 7

OVERSEAS SPORT.

PROFESSIONAL BILLIARDS BREAK OF 2835 BY LINDRUM. (Received February 8, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. Feb. 1. Lindrum, who in his billiards match yesterday with Newman (receives 700(J) in the final of the Empire .tourney had made 9159, including an unfinished bresk of 1200, to his Opponent's 16,588, with an amazing sport scored 3880 to-day. lie carried his unfinished break to 2835. He completed the afternoon session, in which Newman scored 31, and 273 unfinished, which in the evening he carried on to 451, when he broke down, missing ,bovh object balls in a masse shot. Newman later made a break of 199, and then Lindrum was most brilliant, and showed marvellous control of the balls in a break of 1794 unfinished. The scores are: Newman 16,819, Lindrum 13,039. •

SYDNEY GRADE CRICKET.

SOME GOOD SCORING. (Received February 8, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY. Feb.: 8. For the grade cricket matches yesterday there were damp wickets. Playing against Gordon. Glebe in the first innings made 129, and in the second 63 (Macartney seven for 36). Gordon in the first innings made 221 (Kelleivay 51, Nowland (five for 64). Gordon won outright. Against Paddington, Marrickville in the first innings made 343' (Brown 80, Bettington five for 96). Paddington in the first innings made 247 for nine wickets (Russell four for 54). The match was drawn. Against Northern District, St. George in the first innings made 168, and in the second 100, for one wicket (Bradman 50, not out). Northern District in ' the -first innings made 87 (Noakes eight f'6r 43), and the second 97 (Noakes four for 2i). St. George won :• outright. -Against Western Suburbs Balmain in '• the first innings made 321. Western Suburbs in the first innings made 274 (Poole 64. Mailey three for 100). Balmain won on the first innings. Against Petersham, Randwiek in the fifst inniiogs made 300 for six wickets, declared, and in the second 73 for two (Patersham ' in the first, innings 167, McNamee .five -for 45). Randwiek won on the first innings. Against Mosman, University in the first innings made 285 (Hellmirich 124, McCabe two for 23), and in the second, 41 for five (Bassett four for 9). Mosman in tho first .innings made.. 210 (Parsonage four for 59). University won the first innings. Against Cumberland, Waverley in the first innings made 453 for seven wickets, declared, and in the second 76 for two. Cumberland in the first innings made 200 (Conway six for 86). Waverley won on the first innings. Against North Sydney, Manly in the first innings made 187, and in the second 128 for three. North Sydney in the firsl; innings made 164- (AustiD three for 26) • Manly won on the first innings.THE ENGLISH CRICKETERS.' ~~~* I : '— ■ . J .y MATCH WITH FREE STATE. (Received February 8. 5.5 p.m.) CAPETOWN. Feb. 7. The English cricketers td-day began a match against the Free State at Bloeni-. fontein. The home team batted first, and made 148 (Fox 54. Tate, two foi: 24; Voce, three for 45; Peebles, four for 45). The visitors had made 188 for ' three wickets (Wyatt 50) 'when stumps were . drawn. " i BRITISH RUGBY MATCHES, THE . COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. •' * , (Received February 8, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Feb! 7. The results in the Rugby football matches played to-day were as follows: Blackheath, 28, v. The Army,-14; "Bristol, 12, v. Cambridge University, 8; Headingley, 32, v. Coventry, 6; London Scottish;' 8. v. Leicester, 8; Northampton, 21, v.; Harlequins, 0; Old Alleynians, 3, v. Old Merchant Taylors, .0; Oxford University, 18, v. Richmond, 9; Plymouth Albion. 6, v. Devonport Services, 5; Rosslyn Park, 3, v. Guy's Hospital; 28; United Services, 11, v. Gloucester, 13; Heriotians, 4, v. Gala. 12; Carlisle, 5, v. Glasgow Academi-:' cals, 0; Bedford, 10, v. Royal Air Force, 0. In the county championship semi-final Warwickshire beat Lancashire by 22 points to 10, at, Coventry. In an international Rugby match at Cardiff, Wales beat Scotland by 13 points to 8. At Swansea, in an amateur Association match, Wales lost •to Scotland by one goal to two.