County Matches In Britain

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28897, 18 May 1959, Page 8

County Matches In Britain

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, May 16. Close of play scores in today’s cricket matches were: At Lords: Middlesex 220 (W. Russell 52, F. Titmus 43) v. Sussex 80 for four. At Cambridge: Cambridge University 316 (H. Blofeld 59, J. Bernard 119 not out) v. Free Forresters 39 for five. At Southampton: Kent 371 for five (J. Wilson 148, S. Leary 54, M. C. Cowdrey retired hurt 60) v. Hampshire. At Leicester: Derbyshire 238 (H. Johnston 97, D. Morgan 56; T. Spencer five for 69) v. Leicestershire 28 for one. At Taunton: Somerset 314 (G. Atkinson 54. P. Alley 55) v. Gloucestershire 13 for none. At Manchester: Lancashire 282 for nine (C. Wash brook 55. G. Pullar 76; K. Grieves three for 40) v. Yorkshire. At Northampton: Warwickshire 266 (A. Townsend 111; P. Watts five for 30) v. Northamptonshire 83 for two. At Nottingham: Surrey 350 for two declared (J. Edrich 112, M. Willett 72) v. Nottinghamshire 9 for none. At Worcester: Worcestershire 266 (M. Horton 74, D. Richardson 59) v. Essex 83 for one (G. Barker 63). Results of matches concluded yesterday were: At Lords: Hampshire 382 for six declared beat M.C.C. 148 and 157 (M. C. Cowdrey 47; D. Shackleton 6 for 44) by an innings and 70 runs. At Cambridge: Somerset 307 and 215 for three declared beat Cambridge University 183 and 74 (C. McCool 7 for 29) by 265 runs. At Coventry: Derbyshire 315 and 245 for six declared beat Warwickshire 125 and 268 (A. Wolton 70, A. Townsend 49 not out) by 167 runs. At Swansea: Glamorgan 114 and 263 for four (B. Bedges 79, W. Parkhouse 111) beat Worcestershire 190 and 186. At Oxford: Yorkshire 400 for three declared and 168 for four declared beat Oxford University 261 and 203

(A. Baig 41. J. Burki 70) by 140 rU At Rushden: Lancashire 219 and 172 for two (A. Wharton 65. G. Pullar 76 not out) beat Northamptonshire 129 and 259 (G. Tribe 105 not out; T. Greenhough 5 for 57) by eight wickets. , , . At Bristol: Gloucestershire 350 and 195 for five declared (T.Graveney 69 not out) drew with Sussex 238 and 189 for five (K. Suttle 74 not ° U At Nottingham: Nottinghamshire 306 for six declared and 241 for six (A. Jepson 42, E. Martin 133 not out) beat Leicestershire 302 for seven declared and 243 for six declared (Van Geloven 59, W- Watson 58) by four wickets.