LANCASHIRE WINS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 204, 29 August 1934, Page 7

LANCASHIRE WINS.

COUNTY LEADERS.

Sussex Runner-up for Third Successive Season.

HOPWOOD, WALTERS IN FORM.

(United P.A.—Electric Telegraph-Copyrigfct)

(Received 10 a.m.)

LONDON, August 28.

Lancashire, by gaining a first innings lead against Surrey, at The Oval, become the winner of the English county cricket championship. Sussex, even if defeated by Yorkshire in the remaining match, at Hove, must be runner-up.

Eesults of games which terminated this afternoon: —

Middlesex: First innings, 312 (Price 92); second, five for 285, declared (Price 107). Kent: First innings, 138 (Woolley 82); second, 193. Middlesex won by 2C6 runs.

Lancashire: First innings, eight for 453, declared (Hopwood 151, Tyldesley 81). Surrey: First innings, 294 (Holmes 115); follow-on, five for 172. Lancashire iron on the first innings.

Somerset: First innings, 211 (A. Staples six for 39); second, two for 44. Notts: First innings, 361 (Harris 84) Notts won on the first innings.

Yorkshire: First innings, 346 (Leyland 84). Hampshire: First innings, 264 (Mead 120 not out; Bowes five for 71). Yorkshire won on the first innings.

Worcester: First innings, 312 (Walters 66); second, none for 278, declared (Walters 152 not out. Gibbons 104 not out). Leicester: First innings, 211; second, one for 26. Worcester won on the first innings. Essex: First Innings, 312 (Nichols 116); second, four for 337, declared (Cutmore 91, Pope 108). Gloucester: First innings, 210; second, one for 43. Essex won on the first innings.

Sussex, who has never won the championship since its institution in 1873, was also runner-up in 1932 and 1933, when. Yorkshire was on top both years. Lancashire was champion in 1926-27-28-30, previous to which the Red Eose had not been conspicuous since 1904. Surrey won in the war year, Yorkshire in 1919-22-23-24-25-31-32-33, Middlesex in 192021, and Notts in 1929. Lancashire's supremacy a few years ago was chiefly due to the splendid bowling of E. McDonald, a member of the great Australian eleven of 1921, who immediately afterwards qualified for the county.

POSITIONS OF TEAMS.

WARWICK IN THIRD PLACE

The positions of the teams in the English county cricket championship, after the games which terminated, yesterday, are:—

Figures in parentheses indicate the position of the teams in the 1933 championship.

An outright win counts 15 points, a firet innings win 5, a loss on the first Innings 3 and a game in which no result is obtained 4 each.

The percentage is calculated on the basis of the number of points gained to the possible number of points. In the case of Lancashire the latter figures are 450, Sussex 435 and Warwickshire 360.

VISITING GOLFERS.

U.S. PLAYERS FOR AUSTRALIA,

(Received 11 a.m.) HAWTHORNE (N.J.), August 28,

Mr. George Jacobus, president of the American Professional Golfers' Association, in an interview with the Australian Press Association, emphatically denied reports that no American golfers had definitely decided to participate in the Centenary championships. He said his association would positively send five players, including Paul Runyan, who had definitely elected to accept, and a sixth player would be named within a week, by which time the list would be published.

Mr. Jacobus added that he was authorised to make, and had already made, tentative bookings for the team to sail from San Pedro by the Mariposa on October 17. He said he understood Gene Sarazcn was unable to make the trip on account of professional engagements. Joe Kirkwood was not selected by the Golf Association Committee, and whether or not he would make the trip on his individual initiative was not known, but it was thought unlikely. Olin Dutra, the open champion, had been invited, but was unable to participate in tho trip because of physical ailments he suffered at the time he won the championship.

Mr. Jacobus asked the Australian Press Association to quote him as saying that the team selected would be an exceptionally strong one.

PRAISE FOR LOVELOCK

WORLD'S SUPREME ATHLETE. (Received 12 noon.) LONDON, August 28. Dr. A. E. Porritt, in the "Evening News," says: "Lovelock still stands supremo among the world's athletes. Despite criticism and undeterred by much ill-health he has shown us how perfect he can bo. "It is cheering to think that he will remain in Britain at least until the 193 C Olympic Games at Berlin."

Per Played. Points, cent. 1. Lancashire (5) .. 30 257 57.11 2. Sussex (2) 20 238 54.71 3. Warwick (7) ... 24 190 52.77 4. Derbyshire (6) .. 27 20S 51.38 5. Yorkshire (1) ... 29 222 51.0;-! 6. Kent (3) 30 225 50.00 7. Gloucester (10) . 30 210 40.61) 8. Essex (4) 28 191 45.47 9. Notts (8) 27 170 41.97 10. Middlesex (12) . 27 164 40.49 11. Surrey (9) 25 139 37.07 12. Leicester (17) .. 23 123 35.63 13. Glamorgan (10) . 23 94 27.24 14. Hampshire (14) . 27 100 24.6!) 15. Somerset (11) ... 24 78 21.61! 16. Worcester (15) ..27 87 21.48 17. Nortnants (13) .. 24 51 14.17