CONNOLLY HAS QUICK SUCCESS

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31981, 7 May 1969, Page 19

CONNOLLY HAS QUICK SUCCESS

(NJT.PuI.-Bcuter—Copyright? LONDON. A. N. Connolly, the Australian test bowler newly recruited by Middlesex, took five wickets for 50 in his first county championship match yesterday.

Connolly started badly in his opening speU. He was noballed for dragging, hit for six by the Essex opener. Ward, and finally taken off after conceding 20 runs without a wicket.

But he quickly made amends with the second new ball, taking four wickets for three runs in one devastating burst

The day’s batting honours went to D. Walsh, of Oxford University, who made the first double century of the season. The 22-year-old Walsh scored 207 against Warwickshire. completing his maiden century in first-class cricket in 270 minutes, and then racing through the next 100 in only 108 minutes. Fastest Century

P. Marner, a Leicestershire all-rounder, hit the fastest century of the season so far in 105 minutes, against Cambridge. His second 50 took just 35 minutes and he was out for 101.

The match between West

Indies and Worcestershire ended in a draw today when bad light cut short the final day’s play here. It ruined any hope of an exciting finish to the tourists' first fixture against a county side after L. S. Gibbs had made a surprise declaration with the tourists struggling at 87 for six in its first innings. Scores: At Worcester: Worcestershire

235/9 dec. (G. Shillinglord 6/63) and 24/0 drew with West Indies 87/1 dec. (B. D’Oliveira 2/11).

At Swansea: Yorkshire 2SS (D. Padgett <l, D. Close SO; M. Nash 4/43, D. Shepherd 4/52). Clameraan 169'4 (Majid Jahangir 64 not out). At the Oval: Surrey 352/4 dec. and 14/2. Derbyshire 237 <P. Pocock 4/44).

At Lord’s: Middlesex 322 and 11/2. Essex 269/9 dec. <K. Fletcher 88, A. Connolly 5/50). At Cambridge: Cambridge University 193 and 95/9, Leicestershire 313/8 dec. (P. Marner 101).

At Oxford: Warwickshire 310, Oxford University 413/9 (G. Goldstein 87, D. Walsh 207, S. A. Westlev 93 not out).