CRICKET.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20024, 4 September 1930, Page 5

CRICKET.

COUNTY COMPETITION. THE FINAL ROUND. (UNITED PRBfIS ASSOCIATION—** BLBCT*tO MLZOJUPH—COPTBIOHT.) LONDON, September 9. The county cricket competition ended today, when Gloucestershire defeated Derbyshire, and so became runners-up to Lancashire in the championship. The leading positions are:— Points. Lancashire .. .. 155 Gloucestershire . . 352 Yorkshire .. 150 Not tinghamshire .. 149 Lancashire, has won .the championship four times in the last five aeasons. It won this yeftr ten matches and lost none, while Gloucestershire won 15 and lost four. The details were:— Middlesex v.. Surrey. . Middlesex—First innings 204 (Gregory five for 86): second innings 264 (Hendren 92), Gregory five for 66,. Allom five for 78. . Surrey—First innings .460 (Grogory 171, Fonder 96); second Innings none for 59. Surrey won by tea' wickets. Kent Yorkshire. Kent—First innings JB7 (Ashdown 60); second innings 211 (Bryan 96), Robinson four for 38. ....... Yorkshire—First innings 443 (Leyland 112, Mitchell not out 101). . Yorkshire won by an innings a»d 4j runs. Derbyshire v. Gloucestershire. .

Derbyshire—First innings 172, Parker four for 76; second innings 182, Parker eight for 62. Gloucestershire—First innings 176 (Caere not out 52); second innings .two for 180 (Hammond no* out 84). Gloucestershire won by eight wickets.

Worcestershire v. Nottingham. Worcestershire —First innings 117, Barrett six for 21; second innings 60, Larwood eight for 33. Nottingham—First innings 132, Brooke five for 86; second innings none for 46. Nottingham won by ten wickets. Warwickshire v. Essex. Warwickshire—First Innings 257; second innings 214. ... Esses —First innings eight for 522 declared. Essex won by an innings and 51 runs. Somerset v. Hampshire. Somerset —First innings nine for 545, declared. Hampshire—First innings 459. Somerset won on the first innings.