SURREY CUTS LEAD

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29878, 19 July 1962, Page 18

SURREY CUTS LEAD

Seven Wickets’ Victory

(N Z PJL.-Rtuttr—Copyright) LONDON. July 17. Warwickshire retained its lead in the English county cricket championship table today when it drew with Worcestershire at Edgbaston. Surrey coasted to an easy seven wicket victory over Gloucestershire and was on the heels of the leaders. Somerset 168 ill Roe 53; Wheatley seven for 55) ard 11* beat Glamorgan 112 and LH> (K. Palmer seven for s>> oy 2<i runs Somerset 14 pointe. Surrey 284 for nine deeterert snd 51 for three beat Gloucw tershlre 128 ,P Loader five for 32. G A. R Lock five foe 45) and 207 by seven wickets. Surrey 14 points. Hampililre 16® for two declared and 12® for throe <R Marshall 78) beat Nottinghamshire 153 and 144 b v seven wickets Hampshire 14 points Northamptonshire 255 far seven and 119 for two (M Norman 41. B Reynolds 48) drew with Yorkshire 281 (P Shaipe 110, B Close 53). Yorkshire lour points. Middlesex 185 fur seven declared and 191 for two declared W. Russell 104 not out) be-jt Leicestershire 171 and 182 <F Titmiw seven for 50) by 23 runs Middlesex 14 points. Worcestershire 175 and 160 for three declami iD. Kenyon 85. D. Richaidsun 53) drew with Warwicks! i ire 115 (R. Carter five for 53) and 61 for two. Worcestershire two points. Kent 209 (P. Ttich irdson 69: I. Lsker seven for 731 and 149 for nine declared ( S. 43; I. six for 86) drew with E-sex 191 for four declared (B Knißht 79. T F Bailey 53 not out) and 138 lor seven. Kent four points.