COUNTY CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 198, 23 August 1928, Page 19

COUNTY CRICKET.

GREAT SCORE BY E. TYLDESLEY. HAMMOND IN LIMELIGHT AGAIN. MAKES 80 AND BAGS 15 WICKETS. (Australian Press Assn. — United Service.) LONDON, August 22. Rain interfered with some of the county cricket championship matches in the latest series. Results are:— Surrey v. Middlesex.—Surrey, first innings, 13(5. Durston took four*wickets for 31. and Haig four for 44. Second innings, 433 for six wickets (Ducat 82, Barling 93, Gregory 75 not out, GarlandWells 05 not out). Middlesex, first 42S for nine, declared (Killick 170, Hendren 104). Middlesex won on the first innings. Kent v. Yorks. —Kent, first, 261 (Hardinge 72). Macaulay took six for SG. Yorks, first, 43 for one. Owing to rain the match was drawn. Derby v. Notts.—Derby, first, 183 (Bowden 50). Barratt took five for 62. Second, 74 for four. Notts, first, 375 (Whysall 157, Walker 52). Notts won on the first innings. Hants v. Warwick.—Hants, first, 235. Wyatt five for 04. Second, 147 for three. Warwick, first. 244 (Green 74). Warwick won on the first innings. Somerset v. Essex.—Somerset, first, 298 (Robertson-Glasgow 72, Young 80). Second, 87 (Ingle 50 not out). O'Connor five for 15. Essex, first, 281 (Russell 91, Franklin 104). Second, 106 for three. Essex won by seven wickets. Lancashire v. Leicester.—Lancashire, first, 488 for five, declared (Watson 80, E. Tyldesley 240, Iddon 113). Leicester, first, 215 (Astill 68, Colman 54). MacDonald four for 66, R. Tyldesley five for 55. Second (follow on), 01 for two. Lancashire won on the first innings. West Indies v. Sussex.—West Indies, first, 188. J. Parks five for 44, Wenslev four for 60. Second, 89. Wensley six for 44. Surrey, first, 364 (Bowley 62, Grimpston 52, Corford 53, Wagner 80 not out). Sussex won by an innings and 87 runs.

Batting for Gloucester against Worcester, Dipper made 77, Hammond 80, and Neale 51 not out. Hammond took nine wickets for 23 and six for 105. Gloucester won. For Glamorgan against Northampton Bates made 73 not out. Ryan took six for 71 and six for 59, and Mercer four for 45. For Northants Jupp took seven for 68 and six for 84. Northants won.