COUNTY MATCHES

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 28002, 23 June 1956, Page 6

COUNTY MATCHES

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LANCASHIRE NOW LEADING (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) T , . LONDON, June 21.' Lancashire, the English championship leaders, Glamorgan and Gloucester, all won their county cricket matches today with a day and a halt to spare. Lancashire, who had trailed Essex by three runs on the first innings, rallied today to beat the southern county by eight wickets. It was Lancashire’s sixth championship victory of the season, and the thirst they had completed inside two days. The fast bowler, Freddie Moore, who is deputising for the test man, Brian Statham, helped to bundle Essex out today for 130 by taking six wickets for 45. This gave him a match return of 11 wickets for 81. Lancashire now lead in the table by 16 points from their nearest rivals, Sursurey, who have no county game in the current programme. A splendid forcing innings by their 43-year-old captain, George Emmett, carried Gloucestershire to their first victory over Yorkshire since 1948. With Gloucestershire leit to score 99 to win, Emmett, who hit 62, and Arthur Milton, raced to 100 in an hour. Don Shepherd, with off-cutters, played the leading role in Glamorgan’s win by idling eight Hampshire wickets today for 33 on a wearing wicket to finish with match figures of 12 for 64. For the third successful day, a "hattrick" was performed. Today’s feat was achieved by R. G. Thompson, Warwickshire’s seam bowler, who at Horsham captured the first three Sussex second innings wickets with successive deliveries. Close-of-day scores today were:—

At Bristol, Gloucestershire teat Yorkshire by 10 wickets. Yorkshire 95 and 91, Gloucestershire 88 and none for 100 (Emmett 84 not out). At Cardiff, Glamorgan beat Hampshire by eight wickets. Hampshire 125 and 95 (Shepherd eight for 33). Glamorgan 136 and two for 88

At Chelmsford, Lancashire beat Essex by eight wickets. Essex 100 and 130 (Moore six for 64). Lancashire nine and two for 134 (Wharton 71).

At the Oval, Surrey 243 and none for 16. Oxford University, nine for 267 declared (Walton 75, Smith 75). ’

At Horsham, Sussex 201 and five for 58, Warwickshire 194 (Wolton 51, Marlar five for 35).

At Tunbridge Wells, Kent eight for 318 declared (Disbury 74 not out). Leicestershire eight for 306 (Lester 55, Tonkin 68, Jackson 60, Palmer 69 not out).

At Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 125 and five for 148 (Simpson 61). Middlesex 275 (Parfitt 80).

At Worcester, Worcestershire, five for 349 declared and two for 75. Cambridge University 346 (Dexter 61. Pretlove 59, Singh 58, Jenkins five for 85).