ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25274, 28 August 1947, Page 7

ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET

(Rec. 7 p.m.) LONDON, August 26. Middlesex, with a clear win over Surrey, went 20 points ahead of their nearest riyals, Gloucestershire, in the county cricket championship. Scores: Middlesex.—First innings, 442 for seven declared (Compton 178, Mann

106); second innings, two for 51. Surrey.—First innings, 202 (Bedford five for 53); followed on, 309 (Parker 75). Middlesex won by eight wickets. Worcester.—First innings, 56 (Copson five for 15. Gladwin four for 10); second innings, 174 (Copson four for 48). Derby.—First innings, 205 (Howorth five for 88); second innings, none for 26. Derby won by 10 wickets. Leicestershire.—First innings, 276 (Chapman 74: Hollies five for 88); second innings, 193 (Jackson 90; Grove five for 43). Warwick.—First innings, 237 (Ord not out 81; Walsh six for 98); second innings, 112 (Walsh six for 67. Jackson four for 29). Leicester won by 120 runs. Yorkshire.—First innings, 280 (Lester 126); second innings, 331 (Lester 142). Northants.—First innings, 145 (Aspinall eight for 42); second innings, 114 (Aspinail six for 23). Yorkshire won by 352 runs. Gloucestershire.—First innings, six for 424 declared (Allen 220); second innings, five for 298 (Crapp not out 133). Hampshire.—First innings. 472 (Arnold 195, McCorkell 101; Goddard five for 32). The match was drawn. Kent.—First innings, nine for 402 declared (Todd 173, Fagg 82); second innings, six for 192 declared (Todd 71). Somerset.—First innings 248 (Wright seven for, 103); second innings, seven for 248. The match was drawn. Glamorgan.—First innings, 234 (Dyson 83); second innings, four for 366 (Davies 108, out 100). Nottinghamshire.—First innings, five for 384 declared (Simpson 141, Hardstaff not out 127). The match was drawn. Sussex.—First innings. 221 (Parks not out 119); second innings. Fix for 359 declared (Cox 103). Lancashire.— First innings, three for 348 declared (Washbrook 176); second innings, none for 233 (Washbrook not out 121, Place not out 106). Lancashire won by 10 wickets. Ship Destroyed by Dock Fire.—Fire swept the Vancouver Island port of Alberni waterfront and destroyed a 1.500.000-dollar Government • assembly dock and warehouse. The freighter Sampep (7219 tons), owned by the Hain Steamship Company. London, was caught at her moorings and destroyed.—Vancouver, August 26.