OVERSEA SPORT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1859, 19 September 1913, Page 9

OVERSEA SPORT.

AMERICA YACHT CUP,

By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright "Titnos"—Sydney "Sun" Special Cables. New York, September 17.

Tho sails for tho new defender of tho America Cup will bo of silk texture, double woven.

ENGLISH CRICKETERS.

SEASON'S LEADING AVERAGES. London, Soptomber 17. The season's leading crickct averages' aro: Mead, 2G27 runs, averago 50.51; Ilobbs, 2605, average 50.09; G. Gunn, 1097, averago 49.91; Kidd, 10-11, averago i 49.57: Tennyson, 832, averago 46.22; J. W. llearne, 2030, avejago 44.26; Tarrant, 1030, averago 40.75. Biwling analysis—Barnes, 35 wickets J averago 10.22; Blytbo, 107, average' 10.34; Drake, 11G, average 1G.93; Tarrant, 13G, averago 17.08. In tho final-Cricket match of the seasoti, tho Rest of England scored 26G iuhs and a combined eleven of Kent ancl Yorkshire 154 and 07. Barnes, in th'o second innings of -tho combined counties, took seven wickets for 20 runs. /[Kent is tho champion county for 1913, Yorkshire being tho runner-up.] I AUSTRALIANS IN CANADA. Calgary, September 17. • The Australian cricketers scored 129 ' against tho Calgary (Alberta) fifteen's 102. Tho game was featureless.' It was a single-innings contest. (Rec. September 18, 10.20 p.m.) Vanoouvar, September 18. Mr. Boßjamin, managor of tho Aujs>

tralian touring team of cricketers, interviewed, said -that agreements had been signed for another tour of the cricketers to the United States and Oaiiada next season, 'l'lio present tour, which was tlio most successful ever experienced, had a financial success. which was quite exceptional, and the attendance was everything that could have been desired. OBJECTION IN COLOMBO. London, September 17. Renter's agent at Colombo states that there is an agitation there against the' proposed Australian cricketeiis' (Rev. IS. I<\ Waddy's team) visit in January next, on tlio ground that Indians and Ceylonese aro prohibited from landing in Australia.