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BY EX-BRITON.
Aggregate for 72 Holes of 296.
CARNOUSTIE MEETING.
years,
America for several the British Open Golf Champion. ship with an aggregate for 72 holes of 296. To-day's rounds were 77
-71.
YORKSHIRE.
Three Surrey Centuries Record Victory.
DEMPSTER'S FOURTH.
SHEFFIELD
GREAT BRITAIN IS SUCCESSFUL.
South Africa Case Three Matches,
DAVIS CUP RESULTS.
Eastbourne, Yesterday. Great Britain to-day vanquish- South Afriú in the third round of the Davis Cau when
G. F. Hughes and F. 3. Perry (Great Britain) defeated Spence and Farquharson (South Africa) in the doubles match by 8-6, 6-4. 5-4, after a thrilling struggle for
supremacy.
Earlier Results. F. J. Perry (Great Britain} beat Farquharson
(South Africa) 6-2, 6-3, 6-3.
Carnoustie, Yesterday.
London. Yesterday. Tommy Amour, 11 native of
Cricket struck its brightest vein Edinburgh. who hus been in at Sheffield to-day after two blanked
won days owing to rain. The match be- tween Yorkshire and, Gloucester- ehire appeared to offer no prospects of victory for either side. The lure of fifteen valuable points,, however, was the cause of a novel agreement between F. E. Green- wood, the Yorkshire skipper, and B. II. Lyon, the visiting captain. The home county won the loss and put Gloucester in to bat. The first ball went for four hyes whereupon
H. W. Austin (Great Britain) Lyon declared the innings closed. beat Kirby (South Africa) 6-2, Yorkshire scored four runs with- | 6-8, 2-6, 10-8, 6-3. out loss and also declared. Then friendship censed. Gloucester scored 171 against some really In the third round of the Davis good bowling by Verity, and thanks Cup Czecho-Slovakia beat Italy to Goddard (5 for 21) were able by three matches to love. Reu to dismiss their opponents for 124 | ter. runs. Victory by 47 runs after one anday's play! Cricket is indeed be- coming brighter and brighter.
To-day was a Royal day, and one of the biggest occasions in the his tory of this little Forfarshire town. Intense interest in the most thrill ing battle for the British open golf title for years is enhanced by a visit from the Prince of Wales, who expressed a desire that the visit be treated as "private and informal." With twenty-five players within six strokes of each other at the head of the field, there is every prospect of a remarkable finish.
Amerien took the lead halfway through the third round, Macdonald Smith equalling his own and Jura do's record with 71 for aggregate of 223.
Britain is hot on his heels, how. ever, Reg. Whitcombe, who also equalled the record, coming second with 71-224, followed by Alliss with 73-225, Armour 77-225 and Cotton 70-226.
Argentinian Leads.
At the Oval, Surrey registered their second fifth century total at the expense of the Warwickshire bowlers, Hobbs. Ducat, and Shepherd scoring centuries. R. E. S. Wyatt, the England captain. made a big effort to pull the game
Jurado took the lead to-day, with round in the fourth innings but
found no one to stay with him.
78-220.
The Prince of Wales congratulat ed Jurado, who staged another great round. His only error. home was at a hole where he placed his second into a burn, and had to lift his ball out under penalty of one stroke.
Lenders in the third round up to
How are:
Jee Jurado. 73-220.
Mardonald Smith, 71-293,
Bayers, 79-22,
Reg. Whiteumbe, 71-224.
Ryder Cup player),
Sarazen
W. Davies 71-225.
Allies, 75-225,
Armour, Cotton, 79-220.
Archie Compston, 75-228. Genta (Argentine), 75-228. Charles Whitcombe. 75-23). Horton Smith. 75-231.
--Reuter.
The following were the most noteworthy batting and howling fents Accomplished during the mid-week cricket programme:-
Batting,
Hobbs Shepherd
R. C. Blant
|
Italy Eliminated.
Prague, Yesterday,
Scores:- Gloucester:
Yorkshire:
4 for no wicket dec. 171 (Verity 7 for 64). 4 for no wicket dec. 124 (Goddard 5 for
21).
Surrey beat Warwickshire by an innings and 112 runs at the Oval.
Scores:-
Warwick: 130 (Gover 6 for 72).
252 (R. E. S. Wyatt
Surrey:
100, P. G. .H.
Fender G for 51).
303 for 4 dec., (Hobbs 147, Ducat 125. Shepherd 140).
Notts bent Hampshire by ten wickets at Trent Bridge.
Scores!
.147 1-10
.125
120
Antill (Leicester)
115
K. S. Duleepsinhji (Sussex)
.112
G. Kemp Welch (Cant.)
C. S. Dempster (N.Z.)
.302" 100
denotes not out. Baxling.
Notts:
Ken?
.10 für 107
"H.
G. Owen Sraith (Oxford U.)
& for 98
R. E. S. Wyatt (Warwick) ...100
I. 4. R. Peebles (Middle-
Freeman (Kent)
Verity (Yorkshire)
Larwood (Notts)
Jackson (Worcester) Langridge
(r)
7 for 44
7 for
64
6 for 20
G for 25
(Sussex) 6 for 34
Perks (Worcester)
....
6 for 40 P. G. H. Fender (Surrey) 6 for Gover (Surrey)....... 6 for 72 Goddard (Gloucester) 5 for 21
FANLING GOLF.
E.
STARTING TIMES FOR TO-MORROW.
The Secretary of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club, supplies the following list of starting times for Faniing to-morrow:---
9.24 a.m.-E. L. Hosie and W. A Butterfield.
M. Wellings (Oxford U)...
5 for 36 5 for 42 Wickets taken in both innings.
Durston (Middlesex)
Larwood was again in deadly form with the ball at Trent Bridge and in Hampshire's second innings claimed 6 wickets for 20 runs to dismiss the visitors for the low total of 68 runs. Set 10 runs for victory Notts won by ten wickets. At Leicester, Suasex ran up the formidable total of 397 runs in the first innings, "Duleep" scoring hia 9.32 a.m.--D. J. Gilmore and R-third century of the season, but C. Law.
9.36 a.m.-W. R. Vallance and
9.28 a.m.Á. H. Penn and J. R. Collis.
W. C. Shields.
.
9.40 a.m.-H. T. Williams and G. Castle.
9.44 a.m.-B. M. Wood and J. E.
Richardson.
9.48 a.m.-J. B. Mackie and G. W. Reeve.
9.52 a.m.-L. C. Parker Rees and W. N. Pittendreigh.
9.56 a.m.-V., R. Gordon and A. C. I. Bowker.
10.00 a.m.-H. R.`Remington and P. S. Cassidy.
10.04 a.m.-J. K. MacFarlan and E. D. Matthews.
10.08 a.m.-J. B. Labyon and E.
J. Munro.
10.12 a.m.-G. G. Johnston and W. W. McKenzie.
10.16 a.m.-A. Leach and D. S. Robb.
10.20 a.m.-A. H. Penn and J. R. Collis.
were unable to force Leicester to
follow on. Astill, a player now past his prime scored his first cen- tury of the season for Leicester- shire. James Langridge captured aix cheap wicket to swell his already large "bag" this season.
Hants: 220 and 63 (Larwood 6 for 20). 279 for 9 dec., and 10 for
no wicket.
Sugrex took first innings points from Leicestershire at Leicester.
Scores:-
Sugger: 397 for 9 dec., (K. S.
Duleepsinhji 112).
75 for 2. Leicerier: 286 (Astill 115, Lang- ridge (J) 6 for 34).
Middlesex beat Somersetshire by eight. wickets at Lord's.
Scores:-
Somerset: 114 (Durston 5 for 42, 1. A. R. Peeblea 4 for 45).
+
193 (1. A. R. Peebies 6
+ for 62),
Middlesex: 246 and 62 for 2.
wickets at Worcester.
Worcestershire heat Kent by five
Kent: 76 (Jackson 6 for 25).
Scores:-
Worcester: 112 (Freeman
110 (Perks 6 for 40.
44).
76 for 5.
FRIENDLY.
I
7 for
Oxford University beat Lanca- shire by seven wickets at Oxford,
Scores:- Lancashire: 195 (H.
At Cambridge the New Zealan- ders gained a lead of 70 runs on the Arst inninga. R. C. Blunt scor- ing his second century of the season. In the second innings C. 5. Dempster scored his fourth century of the tour, two of which Oxford:
G. D.
G. Owen Smith 4 for 67). 92 (E. M. Wellings 5 for 36, H. G. Owen Smith 4 for 31).
171 and 117 for 3. were undefeated efforts. Kemp-Welch scored an undefeated Cambridge University drew with century in an attempt to score the the New Zealanders at Cambridge. 297 runs required for victory. At 96 runs in arrears with half their the close of play Cambridge were
wickets in hand.
The full results" as cabled by Reuter were as follow:-
Gloucestershire beat Yorkshire
19.24 a.m.-A. G. Coppin and A. by 47 runs at Sheffield. D. Coppin.
10.28 a.m.-N. K. Littlejohn and WA. Stewart.
10.32 a.m.-H. W. Daukes and H. M. Muir.
HOME RACING.
. BRULETTE WINNER OF THE OAKS.
London, Yesterday,
The result of the Oake to-day
was:
Brulette
Four. Course.
Link Star
1
2
B
Fifteen ran, Won by a length, with three quarters of a length between second and third.
Betting was 7----2 Brulette, 1 Four Course, 10-1 Link Star- Reater.
Scores: New Zealand: 375 (R. C. Blunt
Cambridge:
120).
226 for 5 dec., (C. S. Dempster 101*).
305 and 200 for 5
(G. D. Kemp Welch 102*).
FIRST CLASS COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE TO DATE.
Gloucestershire (2) Middlesex (16) Kent (5) Notts (4) Worcestershire (10)
Yorkshire (8) Surrey (8)
Derbyte. (1)
Essex (0) Susacz
(0)
(13)
ire (12)
Bomersetshire (14)
Glamorganshire (11)
Warwickshire (15)
Northamptonshire (17)
1st Inns. No Poss. P. W. L.W. L. Result Pts. Pts.
4' 2 2 1
0 135 24
0 4.0 2 0
0 90 10
10
105 69
0
105 вя
105 54
136
105
3
120
5 1 2 0 0 2 15 23 7 0 3 2 0 0.2.04
105 14
12
The Agures in brackets were the positions occupied by the counties at the close of the 1980 season. The method of scoring this year in as follows:-15 points for a win; 7% points for a tle: 5 points for a win on the frst innings and 3 points for lows op first innings; 4 points for a tle on the, first innings and 6. points for a no result.
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