COUNTY MATCHES
LONDON, May 12. County cricket matches resulted:— Hampshire, 153 and 324 (Rogers 138, Walker 75) beat Middlesex, eight for 416 declared (Robertson 141, Thompson 98) and two for 62, by eight wickets. Warwickshire, 403 (Spooner 168, Dollery 87) and five for 178 declared (Dollery 61) drew with Lancashire 338 (Washbrook 80, Place 111) and eight for 158. Leicestershire, 243 (Tompkin 109, Smithson 106) and eight for 256 declared, lost to Gloucestershire 198 (Walsh six for 74) and four for 304 (Graveney not out 126, Wilson not out 88) by six wickets. Glamorgan, five for 378 declared (Parkhouse 84, Watkins 114, Wooler not out 83) and 189 (Davies 71, Ashman five for 40) beat Worcestershire 374 (Bird 125) and 192 (Shepherd five for 45) by 1 run. Somersetshire 127 (Tomson four for 25, Wood four for 31) and 185 (Tomson four for 46) lost to Sussex, six for 402 declared (John Langridge 90. Suttle 103, James Langridge not out 104) by an Innings and 90 runs. Kent, six lor 507 declared (Fagg not out 269, Mayes 93) drew with Nottinghamshire 313 (Simpson 84, Poole 77) and two for 340 (Simpson 157, Giles not out 132).
Yorkshft-e, seven for 366 declared (Yardley 85, Illingworth not out 146) and eight for 166 declared (Smith five for 66) drew with Essex, six for 370 declared (Horsfall 85, Insole 84) and nine for 179 (Insole 72; Holdsworth five for 21).
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Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27039, 14 May 1953, Page 9
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