SPORTS AND ATHLETICS

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIII, 25 May 1922, Page 2

SPORTS AND ATHLETICS

CRICKET. ENGLISH COUNTY MATCHES. LATEST RESULTS. Per Press Association—Copyright. LONDON, May 23. Hampshire 83 and 107 beat Glamorganshire 36 and 76. Leicester 302 and 281 drew with Kent 440 and 37 for three wickets. Essex, who in their second innings made 407 for nine wickets (Russell 118) and declared, drew with Surrey 263 (Hobbs 102) and 203 for three wickets (Ducat 108 not out). Yorkshire 342 beat Northamptonshire 79 and 88. Macauley took four wickets for 11. Warwickshire 170 and 116 beat Gloucestershire 105 and 84. Notts 421 beat Derbyshire 115 and 176. Lancashire 460 for two wickets declared (Makepeace 152, Hallows 179 not out) beat Worcester 289 and 96. Parkin took seven wickets foi' 23.

TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND. MACLAREN’S TEAM. CHRISTCHURCH, May 24. Mr Peake, secretary of the New Zealand Cricket Council, states that the English cricketers’ tour of the Dominion under Maclaren, will be a M.C.C. team. Originally it was intended to open the tour in New Zealand, but at Maclaren’s request it was agreed that the team should play first in Australia, arriving in New Zealand at the end of November. The Dominion tour would extend over eight weeks, at the conclusion of which the team would return to Australia for a further series of matches. The New Zealand Council practically agreed with the Australian Associations as to the conditions governing the matches in the Commonwealth, and D. Reese, who is shortly going to Australia, will complete the arrangements. In correspondence Maclaren states that he expects to get an excellent amateur team. BOXING. GREB DEFEATS TUNNEY. NEW YORK, May 24. Greb was given the decision over Tunney in al5 rounds contest. He thus wins the light-heavy-weight boxing championship. ROWING. AUSTRALIANS AND HENLEY. NO CREW TO BE SENT. MELBOURNE, May 24. Ju view of tlie cable received from the High Commissioner advising that it is impossible for Murray and Bridge, the rowers, to be accepted at Henley, all idea of sending a crew has been abandoned.