U.K. COUNTY GAMES

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31120, 25 July 1966, Page 17

U.K. COUNTY GAMES

f.V.Z.P.4.-Reuter— Copyright) LONDON. Close of play scores in Saturday’s English county cricket matches were: At Hastings: Sussex 75 (A. Dixon 6/37, B. Underwood 4/26) and 33/4, Kent 90 (A. Oakman 6/15). At the Oval: Worcestershire 103/7, Surrey 125/3. At Nottingham: Nottinghamshire 363/9 (J. Bolus 79. M. Smedley 71) v. Gloucestershire. At Burton-on-Trent: Derbyshire 96 (K. Palmer 7/59). Somerset 139/3 (M. Kitchen St i not out). At Colchester: Lancashire 272 ! <D. Worsley 60. P„ Lever S 3) Essex 31/1. At Coalville: Glamorgan 141 <G. A. R. Lock 4/48, P. Marner 4/57, Leicestershire 197/3 <C. Inman 84 not out). At Birmingham: Warwickshire 322/6 <K. IbaduMa 62. M. Smith 113 not out) v. Hampshire.

At Sheffield: Yorkshire 214 (j Hampshire 78; F. Titmus 5/«3 Middlesex 78/3.

Somerset’s Big Win Results of matches which ended on Friday were:— At Southport: Lancashire 97 and 211 (B. Langford 7/99) lost to Somerset 323 (K. Palmer 118. J. B. Statham 4/58), by an innings and 15 runs. Somerset 12 points. At Coalville: Leicestershire 332/3 dec. and 53/0 drew with Hampshire 310 (H. Horton 146 not out). Leicestershire two points. At Northampton: NorthampI tonshire 200/6 and 225/7 dec. drew with Warwickshire 163 and 176/5 (M. Smith 84 not out Northamptonshire two points. At Colchester: Derbyshire 147 drew with Essex 99/7. At Cardiff: Gloucestershire 344 and 162/9 dec. drew with Glamorgan 318 and 154/9. Gloucestershire two points. At Maidstone: Kent 135/1 dec (M. Denness 79 not out) and 57/7 dec. beat Worcestershire 1/0 dec. and 159 (D. Underwood 7/50) by 32 runs. Kent 12 points. At Nottingham: Nottinghamshire 308/6 dec. and 137/4 drew with Sussex 170 and 250/8. Nottinghamshire two points.