COUNTY TABLE POSITIONS

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28987, 31 August 1959, Page 13

COUNTY TABLE POSITIONS

Few Matches To

Play

iNZ Press Association—Copyright. LONDON. August 29. Teams in >ne English County cricket championship have all only one or two matches more to play in the 28-match competition. Positions after yesterday’s matches were:—

Close of play scores in today's matches were;— At the Oval: Middlesex 306 for eight (P Parfitt 44. J. Murray 65. D. Bennett 74 not out) v. Surrey. At Bournemouth: Derbyshire 326 (I. Hall 52, I. Johnson 80, D. Morgan 75. G. Richardson 41) v. Hampshire.

At Canterbury: Kent 258 (A. Dixon 76. C. Boroe five tor 44). India 91 for three.

At Loids- Ire'and 276 for seven declared (T McCley 73. R. Hunte 43 not out), M.C C. 150 for four (L. Hutton 80).

At Hove: Sussex' 210 (Nawab of Pataudi 52 D Smith 49) v. Yorkshire 89 lor five At Chelmsford: Lancashire 345 (G Pullar 61 J Bond 50, P. Marner 66. B Booth 64; I. Ralph 99 for six) v. Essex 27 rci ot e

At Worcester: Worcestershire 205 (M. Hcrton 10, G. Dews 46) v. Gloucestershire 38 for six. At Taunton: Somerset 294 (M. Tremiett 97 H Stephenson 554 v. Nottinghamshire. At Cardiff Glamorgan 324 (J. Pressdee 52 P Walker 75; J. Savage 114 for eight) v Leicestershire 126 for two (D Kirby 49 not out, L. Gardner 44 not out).

Played Points Yorkshire .. 27 192 Surrey .. 26 186 Gloucestershire .. 27 186 Warwickshire .. 27 184 Derbyshire .. 27 172 Hampshire .. 27 168 Essex .. 27 168 Glair vrgan .. 26 160 Lancashire .. 26 156 Middlesex .. 26 153 Northamptonshire .. 27 132 Somerset .. 26 118 Kent .. 27 114 Worcestershire .. 27 92 Sussex .. 26 88 Leicestershire .. 27 72 Nottingham.rnire .. 26 62