CRICKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 280, 9 September 1935, Page 3

CRICKET.

LEVESON-GOWER’S ELEVEN. BIG SCORE AGAINST AFRICANS. LONDON, Sept. 7.3 The South Africans are playing a match against H. D. G. LevesonGower’s eleven. Scores: — LEVESON-GOWER’S XI. Sutcliffe, c Cameron, b Mitchell ... 96 Sinfield, c Cameron, 1> Langton ... <0 Mitchell, c Tomlinson 496 Hendren, c Crisp, b Vincent ... 18 Leyland, c Vincent, b Langton ... 00 Wyatt, not out ••• ••• Holmes, 1> Tomlinson J Nichols, not out " Extras 1° Total (for 6 wickets) ... 403 Wade fell while fielding and dislocated a shoulder.

MINOR COUNTIES WELL BEATEN.

LONDON, Sept. 7. The match between the South Africans and the Minor Counties was won by South Africa by eight wickets. South Africa, in its first innings, made 394. Minor Counties, first innings 190 and, following on, 224. South Africa made 21 for the loss ot two wickets in the second innings.

ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET.

YORKSHIRE WIN CHAMPIONSHIP

LONDON, September 6. Yorkshire won the county cricket championship, this being their fourth championship in the past five years. Last year’s champions, Lancashire, filled "fourth position. Derbyshire, which last season, made a phenomenal advance to third place, have risen to second place. Details arc as follow, the figures representing the percentage scored of the possible points:—

Per cent. Yorkshire ... ... ••• 71.33 Derby ... ••• 63.33 Middlesex ... ... ••• 56.11 Lancashire ... ••• 54.00 Notts 50.71 Leicester .••• Nortliaiits were bottom with 12.22 A. P. Freeman has taken 200 wickets for the eighth successive season.