U.K. CRICKET

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31763, 21 August 1968, Page 15

U.K. CRICKET

(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter —Copyright) LONDON. Scores of English county cricket matches played on Monday were:—

At Birmingham: Nottinghamshire 205/4 dec. <H. Moore 72 not out) drew with Warwickshire 30/1. Nottinghamshire two points, Warwickshire two. At Worcester: Worcestershire 342/3 dec. (G. Turner 106 not out, T. Graveney 62) drew with Middlesex 108/3. Worcestershire four points, Middlesex one. At Bradford: Derbyshire 285/9 dec., Yorkshire 1/0.

At Leyton: Essex 181/4 dec. beat Leicestershire 105 (R. East 7/37) by 76 runs (one-day match). Essex 10 points.

At Bournemouth: North* amptonshire 85 and 173/8 dec. beat Hampshire 91/2 dec. and 102 (Mushtaq 5/45) by 65 runs. Northamptonshire 11 points. Hampshire five. At Cheltenham: Gloucester* •hire 242 and 104/4 drew with Surrey 176 and 43/6. Gloucestershire four points. Surrey four. At Cardiff: Lancashire 126/3 dec. and 111/7 dec. lost to Glamorgan 60/4 dec. and 178/6 <A. Jones 95 not out) by four wickets. Glamorgan 11 points, Lancashire two.

At Hove: Somerset 229>'0 dec. <R. Virgin 115 not out) and 181. Sussex 227/4 dec. A. Greig 71, E. Dexter 80 not out).

Increase Opposed.-A bid by the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association to increase the membership of its management committee from seven to nine will be opposed by the Wellington association.