In-Form Cowdrey Ready For Test

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31760, 17 August 1968, Page 15

In-Form Cowdrey Ready For Test

(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter —Copyright)

LONDON,

M. C. Cowdrey left no doubt about his fitness to lead England against Australia in the fifth test next week, when he scored 80 not out for Kent in its English county cricket championship match against Surrey yesterday.

Cowdrey, who hit 11 fours in a stay of 3hr 20min, was ably supported by the West Indian all-rounder, J. Shepherd. They put on 142 in 135 minutes for the fifth wicket,

Shepherd slamming three huge sixes and 11 fours for

Another test batsman in flne form was T. W. Graveney, who hit a half-century in just under two hours and reached 88 before falling to G. S. Sobers, the Nottinghamshire and West Indies skipper.

K. Shuttleworth, the Lancashire fast-medium bowler, returned a career-best six for 34, and a second-wicket stand of 117 between R. Nicholls (91) and D. Shepherd (59) dominated the Gloucestershire innings against Sussex. Scores:

At Derby: Clamorgan 143/7 dec., Derbyshire 16/0. At Bournemouth: Hampshire 315/8 dec., Leicestershire 63/1.

At Leyton: Lancashire 178/9 dec. U. Bond 54 not out; R. East 4/28), Essex 64/8. At. Northampton: .Middlesex 281/6 dec., Northamptonshire 98/4.

At the Oval: Surrey 190, Kent 217/5 (M. C. Cowdrey 80 not out, J Shepherd 76). At Scarborough: Somerset 214, Yorkshire 230/6 (D. Padgett 56). At Birmingham: Warwickshire 350/5 dec., Scotland 66/2.

At Cheltenham: Gloucestershire 192/5 dec. <R. Nicholls 91. D. Shepherd 59), Sussex 0/2. At Nottingham: Worcestershire 229/6 (T. Graveney 88), v. Nottinghamshire.