U.K. CRICKET

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31775, 4 September 1968, Page 16

U.K. CRICKET

(N.Z.P. A.-Reuter—Copyright) LONDON. Scores of English county cricket matches played on Monday were:— At Manchester: Essex 84 and 150. lost to Lancashire 230 and 5/1, by nine wickets. Lancashire 17 points, Essex three. At Swansea: Nottinghamshire 394/5 dec. and 139/6 dec. (G. Sobers 72) beat Glamorgan 254 and 113 (M. Taylor 5/47, R. White 4/9), by 166 runs. Nottinghamshire 18 points, Glamorgan five. At Folkestone: Kent 458/9 dec. and 131/5 dec. <M. C. Cowdrey 66) beat Northamptonshire 325 (Mushtaq Mohammad 87) and 189 (R. Prideaux 67; D. Underwood 5/54, A. Dixon 4/55), by 75 runs. Kent 21 points, Northamptonshire nine. At Bristol: Somerset 212 and 249/8 dec. (M. Kitchen 145 not out; D. Smith 4/62) drew with Gloucestershire 286 and 164/6 (J. Mortimer 69). Gloucestershire seven points. Somerset five. At Derby: Hampshire 243 and 51/2, Derbyshire 167 (R. Cottam 4/51). At Hove: Middlesex 238 and 74/2, Sussex 109 (H. Latchman 3/10). At Birmingham: Warwickshire 294. Leicestershire 90/2 (rain). At Worcester: Worcestershire 114 and 93/1, Surrey 209/8 dec. J. Edrich 125). Duty Fulfilled.—A Czechoslovak radio station which began transmission six days after the country was invaded and supported the Soviet line on the events there, ceased broadcasting today. “The Voice of the Workers of the Republic” said it had fulfilled its “patriotic and partisan duty.”—Vienna, September 3.