DERBY DEFEATED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 115, 16 May 1936, Page 9

DERBY DEFEATED.

KENT'S BIG VICTORY. [ Holmes Scores 171 Not Out For Surrey. J NORTHANTS AND INDIA DRAW. United I'ress Association. —Copyright. (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON*, May 15. The cricket match between AllIndia and Northamptonshire ended in a draw. In reply to the Indian score of 40.i for nine wickets, declared, the county made 242. (Amar Singh four for 52), and had to follow-on. Two great partnerships saved the game, Xorthants in the second innings losing only one wicket for 275 (Bakewell 100 not out, Allen 00, Grimshaw 73 not out). The series of county games, which commenced on Wednesday, was eliiefly remarkable for the heavy defeat of Derby (second in the 1935 championship) by Kent, and another top score by K. It. T. Holmes. The captain of the M.C'.C. team on its recent Australian and New Zealand tour is showing remarkable form for Surrey, and has led the way in every innings that county has played this season. M. Leyland (Yorkshire) scored another century, while James Langridgc (Sussex) was responsible for a fine double which brought about the narrow defeat of Glamorgan, who won this game last year. Three bowlers took as many as seven J wickets in an innings: A. P. Freeman (Kent), H. Verity (Yorkshire), and W. Wooller (Cambridge, the Welsh inter- i national Rugby centre). 1 Results and principal perform-1 anees: — Essex: First innings, 21:5; second, 193 (Robins five for 40)." Middlesex: First innings, 183; second, 170 ( Stcphcnaon five for 53). Essex won by 47 runs. Hampshire: First innings, 2C>7 (Gover six for 61); second, eight for 309 (Creese f>4 not out). Surrey: First innings, nine for r>93, declared (Holmes 171 not out, Barling 91, Fishlock 89). Surrey won I on the first innings. Lancashire: First innings, 200; second.! eight for 219. Leicestershire: First innings, nine for 40.5, declared (Geary (52). Leicestershire won on the iirst innings. Derbyshire: First innings, 11D (Freeman seven for 29) ; second, 99 (Wright five for 31). Kent: First innings. 179 (Copson five for 07) ; second, none for 12. Kent won by 10 wickets. Sussex: First innings, 291 (James Langridge 70); second. 137 (Reed live for 30). Glamorgan: First innings, 259 (E. Davies 130; James Langridge five for 51);' second, one for 30. Sussex won on the iirst innings. Oxford University: First' innings. 150 (Verity eight for 50); second, 100 (Verity seven for 73). Yorkshire: First innings, 350 (Leyland 141). Yorkshire won by an innings and 40 runs. Cambridge University: First innings. 243; second, 109. Warwickshire: First innings, 43 (Jahaiigir Khan six for 11); second, 112 (Wooller seven for 20). Cambridge won by 287 runs. DAVIS CUP WIN. BELGIUM BEATS NORWAY. (Received 1.30 p.m.) OSLO, May 15. Tn the second round of the Davis Cup contest, Belgium defeated Norway by three matches to.two.