CRICKET IN ENGLAND

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2212, 27 July 1914, Page 7

CRICKET IN ENGLAND

/ -COUNTY MATCHES. By Telegrapti—l'reas Aeeoeiauun—Copyright I ' ' London, July 24. Essex (259) defeated Sussex (102 and 47) In the matcli against Kent, Middlesex scored 88 an 1 132. This is Middlesex's first defeat this season. AUSTRALIAN TEAM FOR SOUTH AFRICA. Sydney, July 25. , Whitty is available for the Australian cricket team for South Africa. SCULLING . RIPLEY V. CHARLIE TOWNS. By TelesraDh—Press Association—CoDyright (Rcc. July 26, 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, July 26. Wm. Ripley and Charlie Towns have signed artioles to row for the championship of New South Wales and a wager of £100 a-side. The event will t.ike place on September 19.' OLYMPIC TEAM'S COACH A SPLENDID PERFORMANCE. or Telezrsph— Press Afswiation-Oonyrieit ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) London, July 24. Walter Brickett, aged 49, the British Olympic team's swimnr'ng coach, walked a mile, ran a mile, cycled a mile, and swam a mile at Putney in 42min. 20 1-5 see, 'V GOLF INTER,OLUBMATCHES. The annual matcli between Miramarand Hutt Clubs was played on Saturday. Senior ;teams played at Miramar, and the result was a win for the .home club by, seven matches, to four, one match finishing all square. Following are the results, the'Miramar players being mentioned first in every case:— R. L. D.' Kidston beat Kirk; M. W. Horton beat J. L. CTimTe; B. L. Taylor beat L. D. Hurst; W. T. Wyn.Vard beat C. G: Allan; G; H. Liddle beat F. Brodrick; R. P. Ward beat A. Treadwell; B: H. Morison lost to C. G. C. Schmidt; R.' G. Scott beat J. H. Wagg-P. B. Clarke lost to T. H. Dawson; W. E. A. .Gill lost to W. E. G. Paton: G. O. Sutton and F. F.. Wills, all square; A..Erskine-lost to F. Reid. /At.'the.Hutt lints, junior .teams fromthe two clubs played,'and hero again the Miramar, men. won easily, by nine matches to one. REFIGNED -IN; A BODY : ' CRICKET COUNCIL EXECUTIVE. By Teloi-'i' ■ ■ Ohrlstchuroli, Julv 26. At a meeting of' the New Zealand Cricket Council to-night, tho Management Committee announced that they had deoided to retire from office, and' would not seek re-election at the next annual meeting of the council. The secretary and treasurer also announced that tbov were resigning.. A motion was proposed that no action of the delegates in the past could bo construed to be in the nature of want' of confidence in the -Manaeement Committee, and that tlie committee be requested to rcionsicW the question of resignation -in a body. Tho motion, was ruled out of order, and the intention- of . the' committee and officers'to resign therefore stands.