COUNTRY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 108, 10 May 1939, Page 18

COUNTRY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP

YORKSHIRE V. M.C.C. Maxylebone.—First innings, 92 (Robinson seven for 33); second innings, 114 (Verity nine for 62). Yorkshire.—First innings, 148 (Sims five for 70),; second innings, one for 59. Yorkshire won >by nine wickets. MIDDLESEX V. OXFORD. Oxford University.—First innings, 195; second innings. 223 (Peebles five for 69). Middlesex.—First innings, 334; second innings, three for 85. Middlesex won by seven wickets. SURREY V. SOMERSET. Somerset.—First innings, 157 (Gover seven for 38); second innings, nine for 330, declared. Surrey.—First innings, 300 (Fishlock 90, Parker 111 not out); second innings, four for 398 (Fishlock 101). Surrey won by six wickets. SUSSEX V. HAMPSHIRE. Sussex.—First innings, nine for 462, declared (John Langridge 140); second innings, two for 13. Hampshire.—Firet innings, 228; followed on, 349 (Walker 107 -not out). Sussex won on the first innings.

FISHLOCK IN FORM.

HE SCORES 90 AND 101. PHILLIPSON DESTRUCTIVE. I VERITY TAKES NINE WICKETS. (Received 10.30 a.m.) LONDON", May 10. In the opening series of games in the English county cricket championship L. B. Fishlock (Surrey) was the outstanding batsman, as he narrowly miaeed scoring two centuries against Somerset at the Oval. When Lancashire vieited Gloucestershire some capital bowling in the second innings by W. E. Phillipson, who visited New Zealand -with Sir Julien Calm's team, caused the downfall of W. R. Hammond's county by 10 wickets. At Lord's two Yorkshire bowlers had a successful match against M.C.C., E. P. Robineon taking seven wickets in the first innings, and H. Verity nine in the second. Results and principal performances:— LANCASHIRE V. GLOUCESTER. Gloucestershire. — First innings, 267 (Barnett 120): second innings, 79 (Phillipson seven for 18). Lancashire.—First innings, 308; second innings, none for 39. Lancashire -won by 10 wickets. KENT V. ESSEX. Kent.—First innings, 269 (Taylor five for 50); second innings, 132 (R. Smith five for 27). Essex.—First ijinings, 109 (Watts six for 27); second innings, 176 (O'Connor 98; Wright four for 57). Kent won by 116 runs.