CHAMPIONS LOSE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 150, 27 June 1934, Page 7

CHAMPIONS LOSE.

COUNTY CRICKET.

Sussex Overwhelm Yorkshire By Innings.

JAMES LANGRIDGE 9 FOR 34,

(United P.A.-Electric Telegraph-Copyright)

(Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, June 26. Although rain marred play in the series of English county cricket matches which ended this afternoon, five games reached finality. The outstanding result was the overwhelming defeat of Yorkshire, champions for the previous three seasons, by Sussex, runners-up in 1932 and 1933. The match was played at Sheffield. James Langridge, nine for 34, and A. F. Wensley, five for 46, did some fine bowling for the winners. Yorkshire were minus the services of M. Leyland, H. Verity and W. E. Bowes, three outstanding players in the second Test at Lord's. Centuries were scored by J. Arnold, Hampshire; J. A. Cutmore, Essex; A. E. Alderman, Derby; J. E. Timms, Northants; A. Sandham and E. W. Whitfield, Surrey; N. S. Mitchell-Innes, Oxford University. Harold Larwood was responsible for a fine double against Worcester, 53 runs and seven wickets for 51. Results: — , Hampshire: First innings, 305 (Arnold 127); second, 149 (Evans five for 46). Essex: First innings, 301 (Cutmore 104; Kennedy seven for 73); second, one for 154. Essex won by nine wickets. Glamorgan: First innings, 331 (E. Davies 84); second, five for 124, declared. Somerset: First innings, 228; second, one for 46. Glamorgan won on the first innings.

Middlesex: First innings, 260 (Enthoven 95).. Gloucester: First innings, three for 07. The game was drawn. Derby: First innings, 238 (Alderman 115.); second, seven for 221, declared (Townsend 85). Northants: First innings, 177 (T. B. Mitchell six for 73); second, seven for 195 (Tirnms 100 not out). Derby won on the first innings. Notts: First innings, 407 (Larwood 53, A. Staples 66). Worcester: First innings, 199 (Larwood seven for 51); follow-on, one for 64. Notts won on the first innings. Lancashire: First innings, 174 (Lewis seven for 73); second, 129 (Lewis five for 44, Todd four for 10). Kent: First innings, 212 (Hopwood four for 42); second, three for 93. Kent won by seven wickets. Sussex: First innings, five for 357, declared (Cook 91 not out). Yorkshire: First innings, 126 (Wensley five for 46); follow-on, 115 (James Langridge nine for 34). Sussex won by an innings and 116 runs. Warwick: First innings, 163 (Smith five for 44); second, 148 (Astill eight for 50). Leicester: First innings, 125 (Hollies seven for 33); second, 108. Warwick won by 78 runs. Surrey: First innings, 483 (Sandham 123, Whitfield 114); second, five for 103. Oxford: First innings, 305 (MitchellInnes 171); follow-on, seven for 280, declared. Surrey won by five wickets. LIST OF CENTURIES. ,30 THREE-FIGURE SCORES. The century lists to date on the present tour are:— AUSTRALIANS (18). McCabe.—24o, Surrey; 192, M.C.C.; 142, Lancashire; 108*, Leicestershire; 105*, Gentlemen. Brown.—los, Cambridge; 119, Lancashire; 113, Northants; 105, England (second Test). Ponsford.—2Bl*, M.C.C.; 229*, Cambridge; 125, Surrey. Bradman.—2oo, Worcestershire; 160, Middlesex. Chipperfield.—l7s, Essex; 116*, Hampshire. Woodfull. —172*, Lancashire. Darling.—loo, Oxford. ENGLISHMEN (12). E. Hendren.—l3s, M.C.C.; 115, Middlesex. A. Sandham.—2l9, Surrey. L. E. G. Ames. —120, England (second Test). M. Levland. —109, England (second Test). W. G. L. F. Lowndes.—l4o, Hampshire. C. P. Mead.—l 39, Hampshire. Do Saram.—l2B, Oxford. R. J. Gregory. —116, Surrey. E. Tyldesley.—lo7, Lancashire. A. W. Snowden.—los, Northants. R. E. S. Wyatt.—lo2*, M.C.C. •Signifies, not out.