COUNTY CRICKET.
AS EXCITING STRUGGLE* THE TOP AVERAGES. LONDON , , August 26. The struggle for the county oliampionship continues to be most exciting. Sur rev 'beat Leicester by 88 runs, and Middlesex beat Kent by five wickets, scoring 315 for five wickets in the fourth innings, Hendrcn being 93 no t out. Yorkshire beat Essex on the first innings. I The present position is: Middlesex, 77 per cent; Surrey, 73; Yorkshire, 69; Lancashire, 64; and Kei.t, 63. Mead completed his. 3,000 runs, the first to accomplish the 'feat for 15 years. The leading averages are:— BATTING. C. P. Mead (Hampshire) 72 C. G. Macartney (Australia) ..... 67 W. W. Bardsley (Australia) 6C H. T. Hardinge (Kent) 52 A. C. Russell (Essex) »50 R. A. Shepherd (Surrey) 50 A. Sandham (Surrey) 49 A. Ducat (Surrey) 48 W. W. Armstrong (Australia) .... 43 J. S. Ryder (Australia) ~... 42 H. h. Collins (Australia) ,„ 37 •J. M. Gregory (Australia) 37 E. R. MajTre (Australia) 36 BOWLING. Wlcts. Aye. W. Rhodes (YorJcshire) 123 13-22 Armstrong (Australia) 90 14.22 A. E. Keif (Surrey) 38 14.81 E. A. McDonald (Australia) 12G 15.56 J. M. Gregory (Australia).. 107 16.29 W. Bestwick (Derby) 147 16-72 J. C. White (Somerset) ... 143 17.07 F. E. Woolley (Kent) 133 17.07 J- TV. 11. T. Douglas (Esses) 123 1.0.04 A%A. Mailey (Australia) .. 125 19.55
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Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 205, 29 August 1921, Page 5
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