Low Scoring In Most County Matches

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30219, 26 August 1963, Page 13

Low Scoring In Most County Matches

(N.ZP. A.-Reuter—Copyright)

LONDON, Aug. 25. Close of play scores in Saturday's county cricket matches were:— At Lydney.—Gloucestershire 121 for six v. Surrey. At Taunton.—Lancashire 261 (P. Marner 65), Somerset 20 for none. At Trent Bridge.—Warwickshire 345 (N. Horner 108, A. Smith 56), Nottinghamshire 10 for none. At Chesterfield.—Derbyshire 199 (D. Morgan 82: R. Cottam four for 50), Hampshire 45 for one. At Cardiff.—Glamorgan 179 (J. Pressdee 50, E. Lewis 50; J. Dye four for 21), Kent 18 for none. At Northampton.—Sussex 133 (M. Dilley five for 48). Northamptonshire 90 for five. At Worcester.—Middlesex 189 (P. Parfitt 54: D. Slade five for 41). Worcestershire 97 for three. At Scarborough. Leicestershlre 124 (A. Nicholson four for

36), Yorkshire 87 for on* (G. Boycott 49 not out). Results of matches which finished on Friday were:— At Worcester.—Worcestershire beat Somerset by eight wickets: Worcestershire 272 and 91 for two, Somerset 178 and 182 (N. Gifford five for 87). Worcestershire 10 points. At Old Trafford.—Lancashire 1 beat Kent by 23 runs: Lancashire 149 for six declared and 123 for two declared. Kent 92 for six declared and 157 (A. ' Catt 69. K. Higgs seven for 45). Lancashire 10 points. At Leicester. Match drawn. i Middlesex 79 for two and 165 for eight declared (R. I Smith four for 46) Leicester- • shire 80 for four declared and IS7 for four (S. Jayasinghe 56, > A. Warton 62). Leicestershire • two points. At Derby—Match drawn. • Derbyshire 197 and 162 (D. Syd- ' enham 47 for six), Surrey 143 and seven for 169 (M. Willet 50), Derbyshire two points. At Southampton.—Hampshire beat Northamptonshire by 29 runs. Hampshire 365 for seven declared and 92 for one declared (R. Marshall 51), Northamptonshire 228 for nine declared and 200 (D. Ramsamooj 85; D. White six for 37), Hampshire 10 points. At Clacton.—Match drawn. Yorkshire 160 and 125 for eight declared (J. Laker four for 42), Essex 83 and 151 for seven (A. Nicholson four for 26). Yorkshire two points.