GIMBLETT AGAIN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 124, 27 May 1936, Page 7

GIMBLETT AGAIN.

TOWNSEND A CENTURY Verity Takes Fifteen Wickets Against Leading XI. GEARY SHINES IN HIS BENEFIT United Press Association. —Copyright. (Received 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 26. Kent, leader in the county championship, was badly beaten at Shef- i field by Yorkshire, last year's winner. ] W. Barber scored more runs than the i Kent batsmen aggregated for their ; two innings, and H. Verity took 15 wickets in the game. In capturing nine wickets in the second innings, off less than seven overs, Verity secured five wickets in 12 balls. Harold Gimblett, hailed as successor to Jack Hobbs, made a century before lunch for Somerset against Northamptonshire, at Kettering. His score included six sixers. The "Daily Mail" expresses the opinion that he is playing himself into the Test team. F. Warne, the young left-handed Victorian batsman, playing for Worcestershire at Old Trafford, made 83 and 115. Another outstanding batting feat was a great innings of 182 not out by L. F. Townsend (former Auckland coach), for Derbyshire against Sussex, at Chesterfield. George Geary was responsible for a fine bowling double in his benefit match at Hinckley, where C. S. Dempster led liis side to a narrow victory over Warwickshire.

H. L. Hazell, a slow left-arm bowler, took 14 wickets for Somerset, and A. R. Gover, the Surrey express, had another successful match. Results of the series of county games which commenced on Saturday: — Kent: First innings, 107 (Verity six for 20); second, 39 (Verity nine for 12). Yorkshire: First innings, seven for 290, declared (Barber 158). Yorkshire won by an innings and 153 runs. Derbyshire: First innings, 387 (Townsend 182 not out). Sussex: First innings, 129 (Copsou five for 42) ; followon, 233. Derbyshire won by an innings and 25 runs. Worcestershire: First innings, 292 (Warne 83); second, six for 208, declared (Warne 115). Lancashire: First innings, 332 (Iddon 130); second, three for 103. Lancashire won on the first innings. Notts: First innings, 303; second, one for 238 (Keeton 83, Harris 103 not out). Hampshire: First innings, 299 .(Pothecary 70 not out). Notts won on the first innings. Warwickshire: First innings, 133 (Geary six for 30); second, 78 (Geary seven for 7). Leicestershire: First innings, 108 (Mayer five for 19); second, nine for 104 (Hollies six for 39). Leicestershire .won by one wicket. Essex: First innings, 94 (Gover six for 30); second, 223 (Gover six for 40). Surrey: First innings, 250 (Barling 100: Nichols five for 70); second, two for 08. Surrey won by eight wickets. Glamorgan: First innings; 240 (E. Davies 85); second, 110 (Goddard five for 43). Gloucestershire: First innings, 177; second, nine for IS3. Gloucestershire won by one wicket. Somerset: First innings, 202 (Gimblett 100); second, none for 34. Northants: First innings, 138 (Hazell six for 00); follow-on, 157 (Hazell eight for 79). Somerset won by 10 wickets. : Cambridge University: First innings, 238 (Yardley 101); second, 109. The Army: First innings, 151; second, 191 (Jahangir Khan five for 55). Cambridge won by five runs.