OVERSEAS SPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 208, 3 September 1938, Page 9

OVERSEAS SPORT.

COUNTY CRICKET.

Leader Safely Negotiates the

Final Round.

YORKSHIRE RETAINS TITLE.

United Press Association.—Copyrifbt(Received 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, September 2. When Yorkshire beat Sussex by four wickets at Hove the northern county again won the English cricket championsi*) p. This makes the sixth season sine# 1931 that Yorkshire has been county champion. Lancashire won in 1934 and Derbyshire in 1936. Results and principal performances in the final round, which terminated this afternoon:— SUSSEX Y. YORKSHIRE. Sussex.—First innings, 77; second, 322 (Cox 142). Yorkshire.—First inninjrs. nine for 330. declared (A. Mitchell 100. Barber 86); second, six for 70 (James Langridge four for 22). Yorkshire won by four wickets. SURREY Y. LANCASHIRE. Surrey.—First innings. 270 (Fishlock 139); second. 133 (Wilkinson six for 53). Lancashire.—First innings. 164 (Watts five for 43); second, two for 241 (Paynter 104, Washbrook 107 not out). Lancashire won by eight wickets. ESSEX Y. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Essex.—First innings. 553 (Avery 138, O'Connor 83, Nichols 159). Gloucestershire.—First • innings, 97 (Nichols nine for 37): follow-on, 391 (Barnett 151, Crapp 89). Essex won by an innings and 65 runs. KENT V. NOTTS. Kent.—First innings. 84 (Voce seven for 39); second. 122 (Voce six for 53). Notts.—First innings, 133 (Watt five for 33); second, none for 74. Notts won by 10 wickets. LEICESTERSHIRE V. SOMERSET. Leicestershire.—First innings, 113 (Andrews six for 56); second, 179 (Wellard five for 37). Somerset.—First innings, 432 (Lee 95). Somerset won by an innings and runs.