COUNTY CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 114, 16 May 1931, Page 13

COUNTY CRICKET

GLOUCESTER BEATEN

(Received 16th May, noon.) ■ LONDON, 15th May. Rain interfered with English county cricket matches. Following are results: Middlesex v. Gloucester. —Middlesex, first innings, 258 (Hearne 83), second, 250 (Newman 78) v ' ' • / Gloucester, first, 200 (Peebles, six for 100, Lee four for 41), second, four for no wickets. ■ Middlesex won on the first innings. I

Somerset y. Surrey.—Somerset, first, 338 (Case 155);, Surrey, first, 579 for four wickets (Sandham 131, Hobbs 128, Ducat S3, Fender not out 139. Jardins not ont 80): Surrey won on the fir3t innings. , . ' .'

Lancashire v. Essex.—Lancashire, first,. 244 for 6 wickets declared, second, 11 for none, Essex, first 59 (Hopwood ;four for 16), second 193 (Sibbles five for ,46). Lancashire- ■won.1 by; ten wickets. : ' ,

Worcester .y, Notts.—Worcester,, first, 77 (Larwood six for 31), second 108. Nottingham, first, 152 ■-, (Boot, four for 27, Parks, five- for 40);, second, 34 for no wickets. Nottingham won. N by ten wickets. Cambridge University, first, 179 (Verity five for 42); second, 93 for three wickets. Yorkshire, first 376 for .six, declared (Sutcliffe not out 173), drawn. . Oxford University, . first 291 (Hone 137, Snary four for 27); second, 32 for no wickets. Leicester, first 232 (Wellings.six for 75),. drawn.