OVERSEAS SPORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20965, 31 August 1931, Page 9

OVERSEAS SPORT.

ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET. YORKSHIRE BEATS SUSSEX. LONDON, August 28 The results in the county cricke: matches were as follows: Middlesex v. Northamptonshire.—Mid dlesex: First innings, 329 (Hendren 203) j second innings, five for 309, declared Northamptonshire: First innings, nin=: for 376, declared (Bakewell 105); second innings, 170 (Peebles five for 30). Mid dlesex won by 92 runs. Surrey v. Leicestershire—Surrey: Firs innings, 355 (Sandha.m :.15, Block 117) ; second innings, two for 60. Leicester shire: First innings, 179 (Allom six fo 43); follow-on, 232 (Fender six for 81) Surrey won by eight wickets. Notts v. Hampshire.—Notts: First inn ings, 373 (Kee:on 131); second innings, five for 50. Hampshire: First innings, 181; follow-on, six for 402, declarer (Bailey 104). Notts won on the firs: innings. Sussex v. Yorkshire, —Sussex: First innings, 106 (Verity six for 52); second innings, 165 (Verity seven for 93). Yorkshire: First innings, 148 (Langridge six for 59); second' innings, one for 124. Yorkshire won by nine wickets. Derbyshire ' v. Lancashire.—Derby: First innings, 173; second innings, 65 (R. Tyldesley six for 21). Lancashire: First innings. 66 (Slater five for 22); second innings, seven for 176. Lancashire won bv three wickets.

'Gloucestershire v. Glamorgan.—Gloucester: First innings, 541 (Hammond 156, Seabrook 103, Smith 112); second innings, six for 132, declared. Glamorgan: First innings, 356 (Turnbull 128, Parker five for 59); second innings, eight for 164. Gloucester won on the first innings.

AMERICAN TENNIS TITLES. RESULTS IN MIXED DOUBLES, (Received August 30, 7.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, August 29. In the lawn tennis championships at Brookline to-day, in the' mixed double# in the semi-finals Miss Nuthall and Lott defeated Mrs. Shepherd Barron and Hughes, 4—6, 6—l, 6—4. In the prior round Mrs. Harper and Allison defeated Mr. and Mrs. Van Rvn, 6—l, 5—7, 6—4; Mrs. Pittman and Keith Gledhill defeated Mrs. Whittingstall and Sidney Wood, 6—l, 6 —3. Mrs. Pittman and Gledhill had defeated Miss Mudford and Perry, 9—7, 6—4.

LONG-DISTANCE SWIM. WOMEN'S EVENT AT TORONTO. (Received August 30, 5.5 p.m.) TORONTO. August 29. M.sii Margaret Ravior, of Philadelphia, won the women's 10-miles swim yesterday for the second year in succession. Her time was 4h 56m 44 2-ss. Miss Ravior wins £IOOO of the prize money of £2OOO. Mrs. E. H. Gary (New York) was second and Miss Ethel McGarry (New York) third. LONG-DISTANCE WALKING, NEW SOUTH WALES TITLE. (Received August 00, 7.5 p.m.) v SYDNEY. August 30. The 50 kilometres walking championship of New South Wales was won by G. A. Smith (New South Wales) in 5h 7m 2s. W. J; Clark (Randwick), with 5h 23m 255, was second, and C. W. Grigg (Queensland), with 5h 31m 265, third. There were seven competitors. A strong wind hampered the'men. ROAD CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIP. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN EVENT. (Received August 30, 7.5 p.m.) ADELAIDE, August 30. J. Buckley (New South Wales) won the 100 miles senior road cycling championship in 5h 7m 50s, Goiild (Marrickville), with 5h 14m 40s, was second, and Herraman (South Australia), with 5h 20m 475, third.