TEST BATSMEN PERFORM WELL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 196, 20 August 1938, Page 24

TEST BATSMEN PERFORM WELL.

COMPTON 180, NOT OUT.

VALENTINE BIGGEST SCORER

IN COUNTY GAMES.

VERITY'S TEN WICKETS. United Press Association. —Copyright. (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON", August 19. Several of the English Test batsmen performed well in the latest series of the county cricket series, in which Yorkshire, the leaders, gained an outright victory, as did their nearest opponents Middlesex. Of the Test batsmen D. C. S. Compton did beet, scoring 180 not out for Middlesex. W. J. Edrich, whose inclusion again is in doubt, enhanced his chances with an innings of 82. which total E. Paynter (Lancashire) also got. B. H. Valentine was the highest scorer with a great knock for Kent of "242. Another batsman to excel was F. S. Lee, the left-hander, who opens for Somerset. H» contributed a centnry in each innings. M. Leyland. who is expected to be included in England's side for the final Test, got 79. H. Verity, England's crack bowler, was in good form for Yorkshire against Gloucestershire, taking four for 40 and six for 43. ESSEX V. MIDDLESEX. Essex: First innings. 108 (Robins four for 22): second, 309 (O'Connor 122). Middlesex: First innings. 392 (Edrich 82. Compton not out 180); second, no wickets for 26. Middlesex won by ten wickets. DERBYSHIRE V. HAMPSHIRE. Derby: First innings. 287 (Worthington 76): second, no wickets for 17. Hampshire: First innings, 120 (G. Pope seven for 53); second, 182 (Mitchell six for 96). Derby won by ten wickets. LANCASHIRE V. GLAMORGANSHIRE Lancashire: First innings, 383 (Paynter 82); second, four for 87 (Clay four for 27). Glamorgan: First innings, 272 (E. Da vies 92; Wilkinson eight for 86). Rain stopped the game and Lancashire won on the first innings. KENT V. LEICESTER. Kent: First innings, 519 (Fagg 50, Valentine 242, Knott 108); second, one for 46. Leicester: First innings, 223 (Woolley five for 49); second, 340 (Dempster 116, Woolley six for 57). Kent won by nine wickets. SURREY V. WARWICKSHIRE.

Surrey: First innings, 410 (Squires 80, Parker 111); second, five for 121 decalred. Warwick: First innings, 33.5 (Wyatt 88, Cranmer 80); second, three for 108.

Surrey won on the first innings. WORCESTER V. SOMERSET.

Worcester: First innings, 146 (Wellard seven for 59); second, 300.

Somerset: First innings, 196 (Lee 109 not out; second, 205 (Lee 107; Howorth six for 51).

Worcester won by 45 runs. YORKSHIRE V. GLOUCESTER

Yorkshire: First innings. 346 (Yardley 07, Ley land 79; Scott five for 51). Gloucester: First innings, 119 (Smailes five for 32, Verity four for 40); second, 147 (Verity six for 43). Yorkshire won by an innings and 80 runs.