COUNTY GAMES

Press, Volume C, Issue 29567, 17 July 1961, Page 6

COUNTY GAMES

Rain Curtails Play (N Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) LONDON, July 15. Close-of-play scores in today’s first-class cricket matches:— At Gloucester.—Essex two for 199 (G. Barker 130 not out) v. Kent (rain curtailed play). At Bradford.—Sussex one for one v. Yorkshire. Rain curtailed Play. At Lord’s.—Cambridge University five for 90 v. Oxford University. Rain curtailed play. At the Oval.—Middlesex four for 177 (P. Parfitt 68 not out) v. Surrey. Rain curtailed play. At Taunton—Northamptonshire 246 (R. Subba Row 136. K. Palmer six for 56) v. Somerset none for 31. At Bournemouth.—Glamorgan 211 (W. Parkhouse 52) v. Hampshire two for 59. At Bristol.—Gloucestershire six for 211 (D. Allen 50 not out) v. Worcestershire. Rain curtailed play. At Manchester.—Warwickshire two for 188 (M. Smith 83 not out) v. Lancashire. Rain curtailed play. Friday’s Matches Results of Friday’s county cricket matches were:— At Southampton—Hampshire 178 and six for 224 declared (B. Harrison 48. J. Gray 84, D. Baldrey 61 not out) beat Nottinghamshire 207 and 180 (G. Millman 67. M. Hill 46) by 15 runs. At Colchester.—Warwickshire five for 174 declared and four for 247 declared (M. Smith 93 not out, M. Horner 56) drew with Essex seven for 175 declared and five for 110. > At Hastings.—Sussex nine for 195 declared and seven for 135 declared (J. Parks 51 not out) beat Kent three for 126 declared and 156 (R Wilson 68) by 48 runs. At the Oval.—Leicestershire 92 and 181 beat Surrey 71 and 201 (P, May 73, B. Constable 86) by one run. At Lord’s.—Cambridge University eight for 148 declared and seven for 210 declared (A. Goodfellow 41) drew with M.C.C. nine for 209 declared and none for 25. Abandoned Games Matches abandoned because of rain were:— At Taunton.—Yorkshire eight for 232 declared and three for 169 (J. Binks 58) v. Somerset nine for 259 declared. At Cardiff.—Glamorgan nine for 258 declared and three for 37. v. Derbyshire 285, At Manchester. Middlesex four for 242 declared v. Lancashire one for 150. „At Worcester.—Worcestershire 258 and 104 v. Gloucester 83. At Northampton.—Northamptonshire 294 and two for 231 declared v. Combined Services 175.