OVERSEAS SPORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20869, 11 May 1931, Page 7

OVERSEAS SPORT.

CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

PARKER TAKES 14 WICKETS.

LONDON, May 8. The results in the County cricket matches were as follows: —

Derbyshire v. Gloucestershire.— Derbyshire: First innings, 100 (Parker six for 41); second innings, 120 (Parker eight for 50). Gloucestershire: First innings: 112 (Worthing four for 25); second innings, six for 111. Gloucestershire won by four wickets. Hampshire v. Somerset.—Hampshire: First innings, 339 (White six for 84); second innings, seven for 207, declared. Somerset: First innings, 329 (Case .131); second innings, nine .for 196. Hampshire won on the first innings. The results in matches outside the championship were:— Surrey v. M.C.C.—Marylebone: First innings, 320 (Dawson 70, Ilendren 107, not out); second innings, five for 97, declared. Surrey: First innings, 201 (Sandham 87, Peebles five for 51); second innings, one for 149 (Hobbs 78 not out). The match was drawn. .

Notts v. Glamorganshire. —Notts: First innings: 234 (Larwood 74); second innings, three for 375, declared (Lilley 110, Voce 129, Walker 100 not out). Glamorganshire: First innings, 161; second .innings, 147 (Larwood eight for 54, including the hat trick). Notts ' won by 301 runs. Cambridge University v. Sussex. —Cambridge: •. First innings, 181 Kemp-Welch ■ 79); second innings,172 (Langridge seven for 32). Sussex: First 'innings, 297 (Cook 95 not out); second innings, four for 57. Sussex won by six wickets. Oxford* University v. Yorkshire.—Oxford: First innings,' 213 (Nawab of Patandi 68, Macaulay four for 48; second innings, 80 (Macaulay six for 26). Yorkshire: First innings,'3Bs (Mitchell 62). Yorkshire won by an innings and 92 runs. KTJGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL. SWINTON WINS CHAMPIONSHIP. (Received May 10, 5.5 p.m.) . LONDON, May 9. At Rugby League football York beat Keighley, 4*4—11. In the League championship final at Wigan Swinton beat Leeds, 14 —7. LAWN TENNIS IN AMERICA. V TILDEN MP:ETS RICHARDS. (Received May 10, 8.5 p.m.) NE\V YORK, May 9. In the icst match of a series for the world's prcicssional lawn tennis cham-' pionship at Madison Square Garden to-day W T "Tilden defeated Vincent Richards, 5—7, 6-0, 6-1, 6—3. The series of five matches is expected to bring to each man about £7OOO. Richards is guaranteed £SOOO. Tilden will take a percentage of the gate money as co-promoter. An additional £2OOO is promised the winner. Tilden has been playing on an average one match every other day since the middle of February, when he started a tour of the country. Richards has had no competition since he won the professional title from Kozeluh last autumn. Tilden and Richards last met in 1926, when Richards defeated Tilden in three of the five matches played. BOWLING- CHAMPIONSHIPS. « NEW SOUTH WALES WINNERS. (Received May 10, 5,5 p.m.) SYDNEY, May 10. The results in the New South Wales howling championships yesterday were as follows:—In the finals of the singles C. A. McNeill (Hamilton), beat G. Gartrell (Chatswood), 31—19. In the pairs, Curtis and Fitzpatrick (Manly) beat Hawks and Wheeler (Dubbo), 21—18. In the teams match D. and O. Oldi rovd, Bartlett and Sharpies (Woonona) * beat Crispe. Pepper, Chase and Howie J (Epping), 24—22.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS ROWING.

FINE RACE ON PARRAMATTA. (Received May 10, 5.5 p.m.) ■ : SYDNEY, May 10. In the Great Public Schools rowing contest on the Parramatta River, the Chnrclr of England 'Grammar School won the champion eights after a gruelling race and became head of the river, from. Sydney High School. St. Joseph's College was third. It was one of the'finest races in the history of this competition. Grammar School won by six feet, and there was a canvas between second and third. King's School also rowed well. IN SYDNEY. DEAKIN DEFEATS HAMON. (Received May 10, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, May 10. In a wrestling match yesterday Jim Deakin, list. l^lb., an Australian middleweight, beat Jack Ilamon, lOst. Hainon hurt his hip when Deakin secured a fall in the sixth round, and the towel was thrown in. PROFESSIONAL BOXING. BURKE DEFEATS GIBBS. (Received May 10, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, May 10. In a boxing match at Newcastle yesterday A 1 Burke. lOst. 111b. (Newcastle), knocked out Tommy Gibbs, lOst. lib. (Sydney), in the third round.